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

Tue Apr 23 00:03:20 PDT 2013

Go get em, le tigre!

Raymond Lai
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On Apr 22, 2013, at 5:31 PM, Sonja Trauss <sonja.trauss at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>>> 
>>>> --
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>>>> 
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>> 
>> 
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