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A marauding group of teenagers was arrested yesterday in connection to 14 muggings in Manhattan and Queens. The four teens apparently targeted subway riders with iPods, zeroing in on women, who were 12 of the victims. Their MOs included punching a victim in the face and grabbing a purse, harrassment followed by punching nad kicking, and pelting garbage at them. The Post reports that the police found four iPods, three cellphones, and a digital camera, all from victims. The teens ranged in age from 14 to 19, and confessed to the crimes.
After all the news about iPod related thefts, it always surprises Gothamist that we see as many exposed iPods and white earbuds as we do. Have you done anything to keep your iPod protected?
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this is exactly why i don't listen to my ipod mini on the subway. btw, what's a "mudding"?
It's like a mugging, but two keys to the left. Thanks for noting that.
i think jen's having a tough start to the day. could still understand the story though. and she's still smokin' hot.
four iPods,
three cellphones,
two turtle doves
and a digital camera, all from victims.
no problem. i'm happy to help. btw, i noticed that you fixed the error asap. nice work.
Nad Kicking... ouch!
iPod goes in a pocket, under a jacket, or in a bag, zipped out of sight. No white earbuds for me -- heavy-duty Sony MDR V600s that seal in the music and seal out the bleed-thru of other folks' shitty little earbuds. Back to the wall on the train, standing. Eyes on the passengers, constantly roving, watching -- no reading. On the street: right hand free to fend off assailants, or holding a 2 1/2-foot umbrella point out. Always moving, watchful, topped off by a scowl. Don't make it easy for the shits.
Better yet, when in questionable areas or unfamiliar crowds -- no iPod at all.
wow, you really bring out the joy of being alive.
I guess I've never understood this need to shut out the outside world, not even when the first Sony Soundabout was introduced 26 years ago. When I'm outside, I like to hear as well as see everything that's going on around me. The cacophony is part of the energy that I love about the city. My music stays at home. Although the new iPod Nano is pretty darn tempting.
I agree, don't allow hoodlums to turn you into a paranoid wuss. Stay alert, don't wear your headphones in a bad neighborhood, and stay awake on the subway and avoid empty cars. But don't freak out about it. It's all common sense, iPod or no iPod. We live in New York people, this is the way things are. And we're lucky, the city used to be much worse as far as crime goes.
"unfamiliar crowds"
just say it people. PUERTO RICANS. You're afraid of saying puerto ricans. puerto ricans puerto ricans, puerto.......ricans.
"Lock 'em up forever and don't let them bred. The party starts now."
When did New York turn into Texas?
I have fashioned a faux-pod that is actually made out of c-4, when these f-kwads grab it, it starts a timer that goes off in 30 secs. I don't want them to get too far and spoil the fun of watching them go poof!
3 ipods sitting in a house? This lends new meaning to these stupid criminals in training – they the cops notice if they have 3 separate PCs? A bigger question, did they realized that this ipod technology was totally new to them and lost on its functions? Where they going to steel chargers from the shiny ipod store? I’ll bet my U2 IPod Edition that these dumb dumbs couldn’t relate to NOT ONE song on any of those stolen IPODS. Live near 143street? – someone should guide them to that near by college.
Or buy the a book, perhaps, steeling ipods for dummies. The Ebonics edition
That's it.. I'm getting a cup and a pair of brass knuckles.. let's see how far these little bastards get with me.. Though I doubt they'd ever f'k with a 6'3" 200lbs guy.
Ebonics? The kids were Hispanic. Who's the "dumb dumb"? Racist idiot.
It's ironic for "U2 pod" to have a comment riddled with so many misspellings.
Rio -- I didn't know they were Puerto Rican. To me, Times Square on matinee day and a subway platform both comprise "unfamilar crowds." Don't put words in my mouth.
Got a bug up your ass b.c you missed your last FALN meeting?
I didn't miss anything because I was trying to be a tough guy hanging out in TIMES SQUARE..........Was there a midwestern special at the TGI Friday's?
Okay, I gotta say it even though I'm going to get serious flack for this. The whole reason to wear the white ear buds is so people know you are listening to an iPod. Let's face it. It's fashion just like that designer label you're wearing. I've been wearing an iPod since the month after the first one was introduced, and it makes me feel a little more distinctive to have white ear buds. I realize that may make me a target for thugs, but if some jerk decides to try to steal my iPod he's going to get a hell of a fight for it. (Nad kicking is a great example!) I know I'm shallow, but at least I'm prepared for the consequences.
"...it makes me feel a little more distinctive to have white ear buds."
Yep. You and the thousands of other people wearing them around the city.
[plucks iPod from unsuspecting ironic suburbanite hipster]
[rotates Click Wheel™]
"What? ABBA songs?!"
[stabs ironic suburbanite hipster with utility knife, throws down iPod in disgust]
they were latino. Latino =indians who were turned into slaves and taught spanish by their masters, the hispanics = the caucasians who came from motherland spain. Puerto ricans and dominicans and mexicans are mostly Latino. who cares if their ipods were stolen? you have to get the latest ipod nano anyway.
you're wrong. Look at this, terrorcon. I was born in San Juan, so unlike you, I have an inside view of what the term means.
rio piedras. I used to be right. but they changed the word hispanic so the slaves could feel better about themselves. Hispanic = originating from spain. It doesn't make sense to say george lopez is hispanic, the guy looks like an aztec. political correctness is totally incorrect.
i find it strange that a non-Hispanic/Latino person is telling me what to call myself. I use both Latino and Hispanic. The proper way to say it is Hispanic. Latino is also correct, although not as proper (compare "Hello" to "Hi"). But Hispanic is not wrong.
You are confusing "Hispanic" with "Spanish." Spanish means originating from Spain. George Lopez is Hispanic, but not Spanish. Whiteys make this mistake all the time. Doesn't mean they're right.
Definitions from a white-bred non-Hispanic/Latina/whatever are totally incorrect. You have no idea what you're talking about. Don't believe me, believe Webster.
see rio piedras. even you are confused. I just say this cause i had a sociology class and every latino/hispanic person was pissed off at what they should call themselves. Some wanted to be called hispanic and would be insulted at latino or spanish and some vice versa. Then some people invented some weird ass shit like MESTIZA to call themselves. just make it easy for us or we'll all have to call you "spanish speaker guy".
my ipod's electrified. i keep it in an insulated pouch in my bag... but if it's grabbed incorrectly, it will incapacitate.
a sociology class? there's a world out here, outside of the insulated bubble of kiddie schoolbooks, number two pencils and bookbags.
You can use Latino or Hispanic any way you want. They're pretty much interchangeable. I'm telling you this stuff to save yourself some future trouble: your rationale behind "Hispanic" is completely false.
Hispanic is all-encompassing. If you don't know whether someone is from Latin American descent, use Hispanic. Latino is more particular--it's okay to use it if you know the person is from there. But Latino is less formal.
You'll get into trouble if you say Puerto Rican and the person is really Dominican. But usually whites get into trouble if they say it. Other Latinos are more forgiving for the blunder.
Why can't one use the iPod earbuds as a choke wire?
Status symbol for some, yes, but I use the white earbuds because I'm too damn cheap and lazy to get black ones. I mean come on, after spending $300 I'm supposed to shell out for black headphones? No way.
Remember when gold chains were the thing to steal and everyone was told to hide their chains under their shirts? And the sneaker-mugging craze? Same thing here. Just be aware of what's going on outside your own head--whether or not you're using your ipod.
I bet black people were like "Please let these muggers be not black" before they clicked on the link.
I tend not to use the regular ear buds, not to avoid the status symbol stuff. . but to actually help me enjoy my music. The regular buds that come with it SUCK.
Inside the ear buds such as the Sony MDR V600s Conspir8or was talking about are perfect for any situation, including nosey trains and even airline flights.
Black people were what? They "were like"? What does "were like" mean? I can't understand your Cali-valley-yuppie-girl accent.
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