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Originally Posted by you&me
Or in the middle of the afternoon on a weekend, in this case.
But yes, this seems more like a case of s**t heads, than crack heads... and there has always been s**t heads.
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Most gangs of teens will wait until no one else is around before pulling shenanigans. Most of the attacks will happen late at night. I suppose they could happen anywhere, the C-train probably gets fairly quiet in the mid-afternoon.
I would actually be more alarmed if there were people around and no one was helping. The bystander effect seems to be getting worse in our society. It does sound like the attack happened after the victim had left the C-train. They likely followed her until they saw that no one was around.
The overall incidence of random violence is actually a lot lower now that it was when I was growing up in the 1990s. Despite the upsurge we're seeing now, it's way below what was happening in the 90s.
Anyways, I don't think teens attacking other teens is a signal that our society is going down the crapper. It's just always been a thing. Teens can be complete crap heads.