Comments on: Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Advice on How to Behave During an Armed Robbery/Mugging

By: Trixie

Trixie — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:19:15 +0000

Honestly? A lot of women are “out of control” the second you’re in a cab, drunk or sober. You may have somewhat less control drunk but frankly, even sober, you’re still at the mercy of some guy that you don’t know, that can take you just about anywhere, and has a fair shot of overpowering you pretty easily. The only difference if it’s late or early are the likely amount of witnesses.

We should be holding cab drivers responsible for their actions, not telling women not to take cabs. I hope those of you that have had scary cabbies have reported them to the appropriate authorities.

By: 2b3s

2b3s — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:42:48 +0000

No, not to the burbs. Just to a part of DC where my family and I will be less likely that we are in north Columbia Heights to be the victims of violent criminals.

By: Dr Pangloss

Dr Pangloss — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:21:32 +0000

Chronic repeat offenders are a big problem, as someone mentioned above. One of the most effective thing you can do as a private citizen is write community impact statements to the sentencing judge. You can get information on who and when by subscribing to your local MPD listserv.

i.e. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MPD-1D/

By: oboe

oboe — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:00:02 +0000

@2b3s:

So you will continue to live here in the hopes that some random, but statistically unlikely thing won’t happen to you. But if that statistically unlikely thing *does* happen to you, you’re going to move. Probably to somewhere in the suburbs–where you’re even more likely to be killed or injured in a traffic accident.

Got it.

By: Irivng Streete

Irivng Streete — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:44:11 +0000

I generally agree, but there are a lot of variable to consider. I’ve told a guy with his hand in his pocket — “don’t make me use the gun” — to fuck off. When two guys pulled knives on me, I handed the money over. There’s a big difference between risking a pounding and risking getting your head blown off.

By: mizer

mizer — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:24:34 +0000

Malice Mizer

By: Frankie James

Frankie James — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:15:07 +0000

I agree completely.

“These muggings will just increase because it will be so easy.”

By: c.

c. — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:06:54 +0000

Me too.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:03:17 +0000

What I meant was (in response to the MPD advice) if you do find yourself intoxicated getting in a cab is unwise adivce. Staying at a friend’s place or calling someone to pick you up, taking the metro, walking down well-lit streets, and probably even taking the bus are all safer solutions.

There’s this great organization called Right Rides that provides safe cab rides to people in NYC. If you feel as strongly about this cause as I do, I urge you to donate to bring this service to DC:
http://www.rightrides.org/dc/index.html

By: TaylorStreetMan

TaylorStreetMan — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:59:39 +0000

@bloom:
I’m all for that.