Hug a Hoodie - Thug Life in East Dulwich

[vegas_baby]

August 8, 2012

This morning, while catching the 959 train to London bridge, a young black youth sitting on the south bound platform made threatening and disturbing gestures to me.

As I arrived onto my north bound platform and reading the morning metro, I could hear loud music coming from across the tracks. Looking up, I eyed the young man sitting down, legs wide open, wearing his hoodie and blasting his thug tunes. He noticed me looking - and I returned to my paper.

About a minute later, as the music continued, I looked up again and this time he gestured with his hands a gun shooting at me.

Slightly confused, I looked down again. Waited a moment and then had to look at him again - maybe it was part of his song... As i looked at him again, he not only made the same gun gesture but mouthed the words 'I'll kill you"

At this moment the London bridge train was arriving and as it pasted by I looked through the passing train windows to see him still mouthing "I kill you."

When I sat down on the train I quickly got out my phone. He had started to walk towards the exit - I raised and took a photo of him. (see attached)

He saw what I was doing, raised his hand and ran back down the platform.

All this to say it left me very unnerved that stupid kids in this neighbourhood want to be the next 50 Cent. Thug life in East Dulwich indeed.

[DulwichFox]

Cannot see anything in your photo that would produce loud music.

Fox.

[vegas_baby]

Mr. Fox - your reply is irrelevant.

But to satisfy your statement: He had a phone/music player. Playing at top volume.

didn't bother me - just curious as i looked at him to see if it was coming form him.

Then he said he would shoot and kill me.

Discuss.

[henryb]

You should report it to the police.

[Loz]

Did you report it to the police? If not, why not.

[Loz]

Snap!

[vegas_baby]

I have called the police and will be making a report tomorrow.

[vicksg]

That's horrible and I would be completely unnerved too. I hope the police can help.

[Jessie]

I find it unnerving that you put photos of people up on an internet forum

And August 8th is tomorrow, no?

[pk]

Jessie Wrote:

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> I find it unnerving that you put photos of people

> up on an internet forum

i think it's wrong - so open to abuse

[vegas_baby]

Just want to let you all know - im going to delete this post.

I'm too scared that the person 'of interest' will see it, track me down at some point and do harm to me.

PK > I'm the one who was abused. And now i walk in fear in my own neighbourhood. Thanks for the support.

[jumpinjackflash]

hopefully his mum or dad are EDF users, recognise him and give him a clip round the lugholes.

[Parkdrive]

jumpinjackflash Wrote:

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> hopefully his mum or dad are EDF users, recognise

> him and give him a clip round the lugholes.

Yeah if this were the 1950's. VB I feel for you, the scary thing is that people such as this creature are allowed to intimidate people in this way, and it's a good thing that you're taking this to the boys in blue. Hopefully they'll find the scrote before he does some actual damage. Mind you if they do he'll get a slapped wrist and get told to run along and play nicely.