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June 10th, 2010
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Cold treatment from NYPD Special Victims Unit Hotline Number

Posted 4-27-10

This morning 4/14/2010 on a Jamaica-bound F train at about 7:15am a man got on at Roosevelt Ave and sat down next to a woman who had been sleeping since midtown. He was trying to lay his arm touching hers. I was watching him and he started staring at me, then he put his hands down his pants for about 15 seconds. When I called the 212-267-rape hotline just now (10:30am) to report what he had been doing to the woman, the operator who answered the call told me that if the woman was an adult she has to report it herself. I called right back to add that he had put his hands down his pants in front of everyone, and she said the same thing again, in the same cold tone, and did not try to soothe me at all. She said that if I really wanted to report it I could go to some office at the Union Turnpike station. The bottom line is that I was exposed to sexual misconduct, and when I sought help there was none. The next time I’m in Queens I’ll go to look for the place the operator told me to look for, but the way that woman handled my call was so harmful. I feel more traumatized now than I did before.

Turning it Around

Posted 2-8-10

(reposted from HollaBackNYC)

I was leaning up against the metal rails on an already crowded N train when the door opened and even more passengers got on. One passenger took the opportunity to smoosh himself right up against my backside after the doors closed and apparently was just planning on remaining that way. I started to turn myself entirely around to face him and move away, meanwhile saying “Oh NO, no no no no.” This pissed him off and he started shoving me. I looked at him and in my loudest HollaBack voice said to him and the other passengers, “LOOK–I just don’t want your COCK pressed up against my BUTT. Is that so hard to understand? I think that’s a pretty reasonable expectation.” He said “That’s why I was turning around” and turned around. Mission accomplished.

Police Allow Subway Groper to Walk Away

Posted 2-5-10

Was anyone on the Brooklyn bound N train around 8:30ish Monday night where there was this creepo in a giant black coat with a huge hood on with a skirt over his pants and black gloves walking through the train groping himself and then touching women? If so, please contact me (missgeorgiawarren@gmail.com), I tried to get this guy busted by the police after he attempted to accost me but they just let him go, didn’t even charge him or anything.

The whole ordeal is pretty sickening, I reported the incident to the conductor, the police FINALLY came 20 minutes later, then told me there was nothing to do about it and let him go. I argued with them for a good 20 minutes along with another eye witness and then finally left. I followed up with the precinct and filed a formal complaint, have the cops badge numbers and info and have been checking in regularly, and the cops botched the report and said that there were no victims present and no eye witnesses. This guy is still out there right now and it makes me sick to my stomach to even think about it.

Anyone with a similar story wanted to file a suit? I’ve already filed an official complaint.

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