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

Tue Apr 23 16:05:00 PDT 2013

We will celebrate the vanquishing of monsters with a beer and a vegan sausage!

Raymond Lai
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Atomic Ice Cream
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On Apr 23, 2013, at 12:31 PM, Naomi Most <pnaomi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah I am not looking forward to it.  :p
> 
> 
> On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 12:03 AM, Ray Lai <raymond.wm.lai at gmail.com> wrote:
> Go get em, le tigre!
> 
> Raymond Lai
> Ice Cream Man
> Atomic Ice Cream
> Facebook.com/MotoAtomico
> 
> 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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> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Naomi Theora Most
> >>>> naomi at nthmost.com
> >>>> +1-415-728-7490
> >>>>
> >>>> skype: nthmost
> >>>>
> >>>> http://twitter.com/nthmost
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Ryan Bethencourt
> >>>
> >>> Tel: (415) 794 6463
> >>> ryan.bethencourt at gmail.com
> >>>
> >>> www.bamh1.com
> >>> www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt
> >>> www.logos-press.com/books/biotechnology_business_development.php
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Naomi Theora Most
> >> naomi at nthmost.com
> >> +1-415-728-7490
> >>
> >> skype: nthmost
> >>
> >> http://twitter.com/nthmost
> >>
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> 
> -- 
> Naomi Theora Most
> naomi at nthmost.com
> +1-415-728-7490
> 
> skype: nthmost
> 
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