to the victim and you say something s got to be changed. that s just not going to be acceptable. we ve had that observe and report for years in our contract. and this incident clearly shows that we need to change that. and changes are made. the controversial observe and report policy is eliminated. a new security firm is hired. and according to metro transit, the guards are better trained to handle situations like this one. as for the kids involved in aisha s attack, six are arrested. the main aggressor who, like aisha is 15 years old at the time of the attack, pleads guilty to assault and is sentenced to up to nine months in juvenile detention. two more teens younger than 18 plead guilty to fourth degree assault and are sentenced to 30 days detention. and three men, all adults over the age of 18, plead guilty to theft, admitting to stealing aisha s belongings, including her cell phone and ipod. two are sentenced to six months in work release and the third
fun of and threatened her earlier in the day. then they hunted her down in this terminal. first, the boy in the hat appears to be the lookout. then the attacker enters the picture. aisha spots the trouble and stands right in the middle of the security guards. but they do nothing to stop the attack once it starts. and shockingly, that s exactly what they are instructed to do. the guards are employees from a private security company, not trained police officers. and their contract with metro transit specifies they are supposed to observe and report, not get involved. so while aisha lays on the ground getting punched and kicked, the security guards stand by like spectators calling in the incident on their radios just as they are supposed to do. after the incident, the video is released by metro transit and general manager kevin desmond hears the public outcry. you look at what s happening
this time an attack in a metro bus terminal. the assailant blindsides the victim, pushing her into the bus lanes as she windmills her fists with fury. the brawl spills back on to the platform where the attacker pounces on top of the victim and pounds her face more than ten times. then she gets up and delivers six vicious kicks to the head. and just when it looks like it s over, the attacker comes back for one last stomp right on the victim s face. nobody, including the three security guards seen in the video comes to her aid. aisha steward baker is the 15-year-old attacked in the video. i am angry at what they did to me and the security guards could have prevented it. it could have been a situation that didn t have to happen. a group of ten teenagers made
in the incident on their radios just as they are supposed to do. after the incident, the video is released by metro transit and general manager kevin desmond hears the public outcry. you look at what s happening to the victim and you say something s got to be changed. that s just not going to be acceptable. we ve had that observe and report for years in our contract. and this incident clearly shows that we need to change that. and changes are made. the controversial observe and report policy is eliminated. a new security firm is hired. and according to metro transit, the guards are better trained to handle situations like this one. as for the kids involved in aisha s attack, six are arrested. the main aggressor who, like aisha is 15 years old at the time of the attack, pleads guilty to assault and is sentenced to up to nine months in juvenile detention. two more teens younger than 18 plead guilty to fourth degree assault and are sentenced to 30 days detention.
15-year-old attacked in the video. i am angry at what they did to me and the security guards could have prevented it. it could have been a situation that didn t have to happen. a group of ten teenagers made fun of and threatened her earlier in the day. then they hunted her down in this terminal. first, the boy in the hat appears to be the lookout. then the attacker enters the picture. aisha spots the trouble and stands right in the middle of the security guards. but they do nothing to stop the attack once it starts. and shockingly, that s exactly what they are instructed to do. the guards are employees from a private security company, not trained police officers. and their contract with metro transit specifies they are supposed to observe and report, not get involved. so while aisha lays on the ground getting punched and kicked, the security guards stand by like spectators calling