Submitted by TreeMac12 t3_10pzel7 in philadelphia
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Trowed_Away t1_j6mwb5o wrote
He deserves a medal - seriously took a big risk to help someone in need.
User_Name13 t1_j6my53a wrote
FTA:
“I caught hell in the depot the next day,” DeShields, 38, said, on a day off from his regular 4:30 p.m.-to-2:05 a.m. shift. “My coworkers were laughing and teasing me, saying, ‘We heard you were Batman."
"He noted, “I’ll get my revenge.”
Lol, dude's hilarious, and also a hero. We need more guys like this. Saves the day, then gets back on the bus and does his job.
"With the danger over, he said, he stepped down from the bus for a minute to ask people in a bar to watch the woman until she was able to get help. And then he got back in and continued the route “to get my passengers home.”
Also DeShields is an appropriate name for someone who steps up to shield a woman from criminals when she's in danger.
LoudGroans t1_j6n3tld wrote
Wow. 10:40 p.m. on any day of the week outside fishtown tavern is still going to have foot traffic. People are getting ballsy and desperate out there.
Pantone802 t1_j6n4vca wrote
What an awesome guy. The city should give him and his fiancé a spot on a float when the birds win the Super Bowl.
PhillyAccount t1_j6n77rg wrote
Very glad that he didn't get in trouble for this.
NextTimeIllMeanIt t1_j6n8apa wrote
—Also DeShields is an appropriate name for someone who steps up to shield a woman from criminals when she's in danger.
I feel like some vocab bot saying this: it is “aptronymic”
Thank you posting the article clip- it made me read the whole thing. And yes! Such a good dude.
(Edited to correct autocorrect)
Windstance t1_j6n99n4 wrote
Holy shit, I was in the bus when this happened and had no idea why it stopped blocking the entire street for a couple of minutes. Mf really just got back in and continued on like nothing had happened.
SClub909 t1_j6n9d7m wrote
People getting carjacked at that location should be a huge red flag.
Why live or raise a family here when your wife or GF could get carjacked in whats suppose to be a very safe area right now and a high foot traffic area at that.
Outside fishtown tavern.
After people were making fun of fishtown for hiring private security.
NoTradeClause19 t1_j6n9jsk wrote
Defund the police and fund SEPTA bus drivers. They're the true heroes in this city. Busses are a delight to ride in this city and I'm bummed I didn't really start riding them until recently.
UnknownEerieHouse t1_j6nbfz3 wrote
They should give him tickets to the game.
User_Name13 t1_j6ncxzi wrote
He should run for Mayor.
At least I know he actually cares about his fellow citizen, which is more than I can say about a lot of our politicians.
ferrusmannusbannus t1_j6nd9jm wrote
Kinda wild. 1030 in front of fishtown tavern is pretty safe and lots of people are still around. Mfs getting wild
AbsentEmpire t1_j6nk2h0 wrote
It's getting completely out of control because there are zero consequences for doing it.
The cops aren't likely to arrest for it, and on the off chance they do catch the car jacker the DA lets them off on reduced charges; so they're back out in the street doing it again within a few days.
AbsentEmpire t1_j6nkob4 wrote
The hero we need, give that man tickets to the super bowl.
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tastycakebiker t1_j6nlq46 wrote
Why haven’t we seen this on a single local news outlet?
BigTittyGothGF_PM_ME t1_j6nluqe wrote
It would be sick if we had police in our city that did literally anything so this bus driver didn't have to risk his life.
Aromat_Junkie t1_j6nm00m wrote
because they're 14 year old
system is broken
NoWarrantShutUp t1_j6nmdx7 wrote
Why is a spot on the float your first thought before tickets to the game lmao, interesting, not knocking it just makes me chuckle because floats are kinda dope
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ColdJay64 t1_j6nn8r2 wrote
The article goes out of its way to say that there weren't many people out
AbsentEmpire t1_j6nnc7q wrote
My hot take is that a 14 year old armed car jacker is in fact a danger to society, and should be sent to juvenile prison. They should not be allowed to continue terrorizing and attacking members of society solely because of their age.
Regardless the people involved in car jackings do tend to be older than 14.
Aromat_Junkie t1_j6np33f wrote
I don't disagree. There's a reason 3rd world countries are the way they are and enlightened ones are, well enlightened.
3rd world countries are barbaric and cruel because the economic situations force them to be so. Once their economic conditions improve a lot of problems are solved.
if you have bands of armed 14 years olds running around, you're heading in the direction of 'chopping arms off is a good response'.
electric_ranger t1_j6npmgr wrote
Whoa whoa whoa, SEPTA already said 3 billion dollars is out of the budget.
electric_ranger t1_j6nppwn wrote
He wouldn't need a flight, hotel, etc. Can watch in the comfort of his home, and then shotgun beers with Kelce on a float?
carolineecouture t1_j6nqehn wrote
Yeah, the tone of the spokesperson made me a bit scared for a second, but once it made the papers I don't think they will do anything against him. Probably just warn others not to do that in the future.
Do bus drivers have communications with police from the buses? Can they call for help?
courageous_liquid t1_j6nqhnt wrote
MANDATORY BUS-BASED CRIME DETERRENCE
hashtag_n0 t1_j6nqk95 wrote
What are you going on about ?
rovinchick t1_j6nqnhw wrote
Ask the railroad union members how much it helps. Spoiler....not at all. They do have decent benefits though.
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scruffygem t1_j6nrsdw wrote
Dude’s name, face, and route number being broadcast. Hope he doesn’t get assassinated.
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Salaco t1_j6nvqy8 wrote
The Virgin PPD officer
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The Chad SEPTA bus driver
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FUN_LOCK t1_j6o05wc wrote
It's an article from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
It says it right at the top of the article.
It's available there too.
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LetsHaveAwkwardSex t1_j6o2jj6 wrote
He's not 17 years old, he's been operating busses for 17 years.
familyofgeniuses t1_j6o2umm wrote
He's been a bus driver for 17 years.
TreeMac12 OP t1_j6o65mt wrote
>You don't steal cars out of desperation
A three-on-one attack on a woman
Hoyarugby t1_j6o7s12 wrote
...you are reading an article on a news outlet
tastycakebiker t1_j6o8sp7 wrote
Oops. Missed that. I also meant more like 6abc, cbs, fox29 etc.
ForwardPress t1_j6ob0uh wrote
Right? That's why people don't intervene.
ForwardPress t1_j6obivb wrote
These stick-up kids aren't armed. Car thieves usually lurk in the night and steal your car while you are sleeping. New key tech requires them to steal the car while the keys are in it. Which usually includes you.
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felldestroyed t1_j6oede1 wrote
Still much more likely to be a victim of a serious, life debilitating car accident on my 25 minute commute from the burbs than a victim of a violent crime in fishtown. My chances of being a victim even go down when I don't really go out past 10pm.
LurkersWillLurk t1_j6oexk8 wrote
I believe so
WeJustDid46 t1_j6ogkgu wrote
No, they can call their dispatcher and put on a light requesting police.
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LowPermission9 t1_j6omg0s wrote
So what consequence would you impose upon these children.
Original60sGirl t1_j6onafo wrote
What route is he on? I want to ride with him.
Dryheavemorning t1_j6oo14s wrote
Didn't bleed enough to lead for those suburban scare factories.
Aromat_Junkie t1_j6oo973 wrote
banishment
UndercoverPhilly t1_j6oohs5 wrote
Doesn't matter. Here in Philly no bystander would have helped her. This bus driver deserves a raise!
ColdJay64 t1_j6opckd wrote
A stranger helped a woman deliver her baby on a North Philly street. After that, he kept helping: https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/baby-delivery-north-philadelphia-stranger-help-20230127.html
You never know! Most people here are GOOD people.
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kindofasshole t1_j6otfpl wrote
You’re right, even for the SEPTA RR union.
rovinchick t1_j6ouqw1 wrote
It's the same union, but different locals. It was the United Transportation Union, but they merged with Sheet Workers to make the SMART union. In any event, they are terrible and a SEPTA bus driver even proved that the union was actively working against him and aiding SEPTA in disability bias. He won a $284k judgement against the union.
ColdJay64 t1_j6ovqsw wrote
It's incredibly uncommon for this area, it's still very safe overall.
I have no problem with the idea of private security, PPD doesn’t seem to have any presence in Fishtown when I’m there.
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Original60sGirl t1_j6p1otl wrote
Thank you!!
nowtayneicangetinto t1_j6p63rq wrote
It happens all the time around here now. It's like every other day I get an alert that someone was carjacked in fishtown. Just a few days ago someone shot someone attempting to carjack them on mascher
nowtayneicangetinto t1_j6p6mn6 wrote
In all fairness, the police couldn't have been there that fast. The bus happened to be right there as she was car jacked. But other than that I totally agree with you, they seemingly do nothing. We've been left to police ourselves
nowtayneicangetinto t1_j6p70dt wrote
It used to be uncommon years ago, now it happens pretty frequently. The police admitted to it a few months ago during a local meeting at Friends of St Laurentius
AbsentEmpire t1_j6pb7r2 wrote
A stint in a juvenile detention center no where near the city, and a case worker assigned to figure out what the issue is and direct appropriate services to address it.
ColdJay64 t1_j6pdw91 wrote
How much have they increased? Has the increase been commensurate with the rise in these incidents across the city/country, or at a higher rate? In the 30 largest cities in the US, the average increase between 2019 and 2022 was 59%.
nowtayneicangetinto t1_j6pieuh wrote
Don't you feel like that response is normalizing carjackings? Crime is something that hits home even if it's consistently rising across the country, it hurts all the same. The point I'm making is that carjackings were not common 10 years ago in fishtown. If one happened it was a big deal. Now there are carjackings constantly. Even with crime up across the country, car jackings are exponentially more common in the city than burbs that are minutes outside of the city.
nolandeluca t1_j6piizz wrote
Yup just carry your 9 and end them, you'll get off too if you have a ccw
TreeMac12 OP t1_j6mw66f wrote
In front of Fishtown Tavern