Lock your car doors
At a quarter to two this afternoon we were sitting in traffic in the Guadalupe interchange en route to Rockwell when a group of kids surrounded the taxi. There were about six of them, pre-teen, early teen, in T-shirts and shorts. One of them hopped onto the back of the van in front of us then somersaulted onto the roof of the taxi. The other kids stuck their faces in the windows and pounded on the doors. It was like being in Mad Mad: Beyond Thunderdome, or getting stuck in open auditions for a Glee remake of Fame, which is scarier. Then the kids started rattling the door handles and trying to open the doors, which were locked.
The driver looked straight ahead and refused to notice the rumpus. We have heard of thieves lurking in intersections, opening car doors and grabbing whatever they can (It’s Xmas). The kids may have been high on solvent. We were listening to Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (50th anniversary edition). It is hard to be fazed while listening to hard bop. Then the traffic started moving and the wild ones went off to harass another car. They could still be down in Guadalupe, freaking out random motorists.
December 13th, 2012 at 07:43
Since the kids are minors, they can’t be jailed. All the police can do is hand them over to DSWD and they’re back in the streets in a couple of days.
December 13th, 2012 at 15:15
they should all be maced.
December 13th, 2012 at 19:29
Cab alert: there are kids who do the same thing in the Shaw/Ortigas underpass. I’ve seen this, and it usually happens during rush hour until 8-9-ish. Lock your doors, guys.
December 18th, 2012 at 19:09
Happened to us in Timog area… a group of kids pounded on the windows and even tried to open our locked doors. When the cab started to move, some of them kicked on the doors and shouted expletives… It was sad and scary… :(