“Dear PoPville,
Let folks know that there’s someone on the metro randomly pepper spraying people. He sprayed me right as he was getting off the train so I can’t identify him. I was on either the orange or silver line heading towards Virginia and sitting on the bench near the train door. The door opened at L’enfant Plaza and the guy sprayed me as he was getting off the train.
I reported to incident to the station manager who then brought the metro police over. They got word that someone else reported getting peppered sprayed as well shortly after me. Obviously whoever is doing this is not well. I don’t want him to keep doing this to others and I want him to get help.
Unfortunately the police said the only way they can do anything about this is if I press charges. I’d love to crowdsource ways to make sure this person gets help without putting him through the criminal justice system.“