15 Heinous Mass Transit Attacks That Occurred in 2012

Maybe you should take a cab instead.

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Public transit can be a pain sometimes. Train and bus riders are regularly faced with long routes, crowded subway cars, and stink-eyed beggars mean mugging from the across the aisle. We can almost assume at this point that subway cars ship with flickering lights overhead and the stench of urine already permeating the air. It all comes standard with public transit. 

While we expect regular run-ins with trouble, 2012 saw a few particularly brutal incidents that made our common commuting woes seem like a breeze. Here are the worst of them: 15 heinous mass transit attacks that occurred in 2012.

Written by Faiz Siddiqui ()

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15. Teen Attacked in California Metro Station

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14. Guardian Angels Knifed on the L Platform

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13. Philadelphia Metro Rider Stalked and Sexually Assaulted

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12. Pregnant Woman Assaulted and Robbed on BART

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11. Teen Girls Punch and Stab Elderly War Veteran

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10. D.C. Metro Rider Stabbed in the Face

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9. Fare-jumper Attacks Bronx Bus Driver

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8. Two Brooklyn Bus Drivers Attacked on the Same Day

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7. Retired Teacher Gnaws on Man's Face

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6. Disabled Woman Raped on L.A. Bus

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5. Man Pushed Onto Subway Tracks and Photographed in Last Moments

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4. Basketball Argument Ends in Shooting

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3. Woman Attacked with Feces-Filled Sock on Chicago Train

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2. Man Pushed Onto Subway Tracks in Hate-Motivated Crime

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1. Man Dies in Edmonton Light Rail Assault

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