[sudo-discuss] just got mugged and maced near sudo room

Mon Apr 22 17:31:12 PDT 2013

The DA will probably contact you to tell you what to do. Otherwise
it's just a lot of waiting.

On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Naomi Most <pnaomi at gmail.com> wrote:
> Regarding this incident, I just received a subpoena to appear in court in
> Oakland this Thursday.
>
> If anybody has any experience with testifying in court about a crime
> (especially in Oakland or the Bay Area in general), I'd appreciate hearing
> anecdotes.
>
> Cheers,
> Naomi
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Ryan Bethencourt
> <ryan.bethencourt at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Great blog post Naomi and really sorry to hear that you experienced an
>> attack in Oakland. Thank goodness you weren't more badly hurt!
>>
>> I'm still blown away by how, in your case, technology was so empowering
>> and helped find the perpetrators so incredibly quickly. Your forward
>> thinking on installing the tracking app made a huge difference (you've made
>> me personally realize how important these apps are and I'm going to install
>> one on my phone too now, just in case!).
>>
>> We're a community, not just in Sudo room but outside of it too, so if I
>> (or I'm sure many of our fellow sudo'ers) can ever help let me/us know.
>>
>> R
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 1:54 AM, Georgio510 <georgio510 at sbcglobal.net>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Great blog post, Naomi.  It conveys a strong sense of resolve and power
>>> in dealing with the jerks who mugged you, and with the aftermath.
>>>
>>> What surprised me is that there were three of them acting together, and
>>> the one who sprayed you appeared after the first two ran off.  That's
>>> organized activity, not casual opportunistic crime.  It would be interesting
>>> to see if any security videos emerge in the case, showing them hanging out
>>> around the bus stop before they jumped you.
>>>
>>> Probably the end result will be that they implicate each other, and all
>>> end up doing well-deserved time.  Probably also, one of them will be found
>>> with a bunch of other stolen mobile devices, so your action will end up
>>> solving other cases as well.  BTW, three people acting together to commit a
>>> felony, can also be prosecuted for felony conspiracy.
>>>
>>> Do you want other SudoRoom members to go to any of the various hearings
>>> and trial dates, for community support?
>>>
>>> -G.
>>>
>>> =====
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 13-04-10-Wed 1:21 AM, Naomi Most wrote:
>>>
>>> I finished my blog post about the attack and aftermath.
>>>
>>> http://nthmost.com/2013/04/mugged-and-pepper-sprayed-in-downtown-oakland/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 2:22 PM, William Budington <bill at inputoutput.io>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> That's awful :(  I hope you're doing okay, assaults like that can
>>>> definitely be jarring.
>>>>
>>>> If experience from various mass mobilizations & protests gives any
>>>> credence, there are some methods to alleviate the burning from pepper
>>>> spray.  Medics in these situations often carry water bottles to flush
>>>> out the eyes of those effected.  Basically you just lean your head back
>>>> and pour lukewarm water into your eyes to wash away as much of the
>>>> harmful chemical as possible.
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uppkHUPvO4
>>>>
>>>> That being said, that's usually when there are lots of people there to
>>>> help, and you're well prepared.
>>>>
>>>> Bill
>>>>
>>>> On 04/09/2013 01:55 AM, Naomi Most wrote:
>>>> > 11:45pm at the 20th st bus stop (at Broadway) waiting for the 72M.
>>>> >
>>>> > So, ah, watch yourselves.
>>>> >
>>>> > I was transferring my iPad to my backpack when 2 muggers wrenched it
>>>> > out of
>>>> > my hands and a third one maced me right in the eyes.  I mean not just
>>>> > a
>>>> > little spray, a serious "I mean to blind you" lengthy spray.
>>>> >
>>>> > An emergency team showed up about 6 minutes after the incident, and
>>>> > the
>>>> > cops showed up about 8 minutes after.  They were very helpful.
>>>> >
>>>> > One of them asked if I had "Find my Phone" installed, which I did.
>>>> > They
>>>> > activated it and located the iPad right away.  They detained 2
>>>> > suspects who
>>>> > were carrying the iPad.
>>>> >
>>>> > I sat in the back of a cop car as they stood under the light.  One
>>>> > suspect
>>>> > wasn't so clear to me, and I said so -- I wasn't sure. The other
>>>> > suspect
>>>> > was *definitely* the girl who maced me, so I said so.  They let the
>>>> > guy go
>>>> > and took the girl in.  That felt really weird.
>>>> >
>>>> > I'm going to write this up in more detail on my blog, because my face
>>>> > feels
>>>> > like it's melting off so I'm not going to be able to sleep anyway.
>>>> >
>>>> > What a strange experience.
>>>> >
>>>> >
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