Assault Attempt in Davis Sq

[dawneliz.livejournal.com]

Hey all. My neighbor notified us that he saw 2 men jump out from behind the wall at Kidder and College last night around 11pm and try to drag a woman (who was walking about 50 feet ahead of him from the T) down Kidder. He yelled and they ran off. When the police arrived, they said a similar incident had been reported the week before on Morrison. Has anyone heard of this or similar stories? Does anyone have a description of the alleged assailants?

ARG!!!! THIS PISSES ME OFF TO NO END.

Comments

[ad-lib.livejournal.com]

that's really friggn scary! i hate that they are still out there. :O/

[cleanup-davissq.livejournal.com]

Actually, we put up with too much of this crap. We put up with deadbeats in the Square and we tolerate people who trash the place. Let's stop being soft on this thuggery and send letters to the police and the mayor. We want our town cleaned up. We want these thugs away.
I saw some guy outside JP Licks today with "STOP SNITCHIN" tattooed on his arms. I thought this sort of thug was only to be found in Dorchester. This type of guy should be rounded up and escorted to the city limits. Second time 'round, put him in jail. Another deadbeat was calling people names. We either stay all PC like or we take a stand before someone really gets hurt.

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

Your classism offends and disgusts me. I'd like you to be rounded up and escorted out of the square. Luckily for you, me, and the people with tattoos that offend you, in this country we don't generally arrest people BEFORE they've done anything wrong just because somebody didn't like the look or smell of them.

The assumption that the people of lower socioeconomic status who hang around the square are obviously the same sorts of people who would attempt to rape a woman walking down the street has no basis in reality. This has nothing at all to do with being PC and everything to do with objecting to bigotry.
Installing brighter streetlights around the area and increasing police patrolling would be a lot more effective at reducing this sort of crime than throwing out everybody who makes less money than you.

My idea of cleaning up Davis Square involves not only better protection from criminals, but also taking a firm stand against hatred.

[cleanup-davissq.livejournal.com]

My point was that our supreme tolerence will be our undoing. Look at Dorchester and Roxbury. Do we want criminals to take hold. Every person who leaves behind trash in the square and who steals a laptop from the Someday are showing others that we are willing to put up with petty crime. Trust me it is a slippery slope. You made the assumption about class, not me. Talking about arresting people before they commit a crime; isn't that what our Government is doing with terrorists? Sometimes pre-emptive methods are advantageous.

[ocschwar.livejournal.com]

I hear the ironic style of writing is all the rage in Paris this summer.

[ron_newman]

You want to arrest someone for wearing a tattoo?

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Ordinarily I would delete you for hijacking dawneliz's thread with your classist verbal diarrhea, but I'd rather see the membership have their say with you. If you further hijack this thread, I will delete your comments and consult with the other Mods about banning you.

-Mod #4 (and her tattoos)

[hakamadare.livejournal.com]

well, you started out in fine form, but you lost your focus towards the end there. “rounded up and escorted to the city limits”? i had been hoping at least for a stirring call for vigilante justice, but it was late, and perhaps you were feeling sleepy.

better luck next time!

-steve

[glowroper.livejournal.com]

So we get phone calls about fire works and parking, and don't hear about ATTEMPTED RAPES???

[artic-monkeys.livejournal.com]

I am surprised to hear about this from a far off witness instead of a one of these folks who were dragged off. What happened in the first case? same thing? Dragged a little and then escaped or was it more serious? How do we know it is rape, maybe they were going rob her?

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

that's a really good point that I think needs to be shared with ze mayor.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting this information. I walk on all of those streets almost every evening. Please keep us posted if any more information surfaces.

[jennyelfenmass.livejournal.com]

Creepy, that was part of my running route.

[snowwand.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info...I often walk down College by myself at night. Mayhaps I'll just take the loooong way home to avoid that and the man who insists on talking to me at Powderhouse.

[curiositykt.livejournal.com]

that guy is soo annoying.

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

ARG!!!! THIS PISSES ME OFF TO NO END.

How much time and energy are you willing to devote to do something about it?

If we were all willing to spend 20 minutes one evening a week walking in groups along area streets that would be a serious impediment to this sort of thing.

[artic-monkeys.livejournal.com]

good point. I make it point to walk around my block for that very reason. And if your the photographer sort, keep your digital cameras handy as well.

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

I agree with you, but it pisses me off that these sort of precautions are necessary.

[dangerousface.livejournal.com]

Great. That's how I walk home from the T.

[glowroper.livejournal.com]

Oh good - I was going to point this thread out to you. Please let your housemate know, OK?

Info Gathering

[dawneliz.livejournal.com]

So I'm trying to find out if my neighbor has a description, and if it sounds like the same folks from the alleged assault on Morrison.

That said (fluffs feathers for appearance on soapbox)--Holy cow, folks!

1. I come from a working poor family and grew up over by Union Sq, got tattoos, etc. PLEASE do not make the assumption that a crime like this (or crime in general) necessarily stems from someone of a lower socioeconomic group.

I don't know if this was an attempted sexual assault, but even if it was, a sexual assault by a stranger is *rare.* BUT given the fact that a similar assault allegedly occurred last week, it seemed worthy to let folks know, so that we can be vigilant and look out for each other.

2. I'm pissed because I refuse to be scared into shrinking my world. And yes, I'm happy to partake in letter-writing, phone calling, neighborly walking patrol of the streets. I feel lucky that I live on a block where folks seem committed to knowing and looking out for their neighbors (*waving* Hi Neighbors!).

3. I'd like to take a moment to say !!!THANK YOU!!! to my neighbor for being an involved and caring person.

Re: Info Gathering

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Sorry that cleanup_davissq jacked your thread. And thank you again for bringing this to our attention.

[ron_newman]

You may want to give a heads-up to the local newspapers, the Journal and the News. Postering the neighborhood may also be useful.

[dawneliz.livejournal.com]

thanks. i was thinking of that. waiting for more info from the neighbor.

Neighborhood Watch

[tracy-rolling.livejournal.com]

Neighborhood Watch is a good organization. Maybe we should start one in davis or join one if there is one already.