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I just emailed Naomi privately; this part is for the SR list:<br>
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1) Any type of mobile device or anything that looks like one,
including tablets, is BIG BIG BIG mugging fodder these days, not
just because the devices can be resold, but because they contain
personal data that can be used to steal your identity or at least
hijack your bank account. Put your devices away before you leave
SR, do not let them be seen when you're on the street, EVEN in the
DAYtime. In the Mission in SF, people get robbed of their mobiles
in the middle of the day: grab-and-run, often getting pushed down or
otherwise injured in the process.<br>
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2) ALWAYS go out in pairs, never alone. This was a feminist issue
when I was in college, it was called "Take Back the Night". These
days it's for guys as well as gals: everyone, even if you're built
like a sanitation worker and don't think anyone would ever want to
mess with you: the badguys have weapons. <br>
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3) If someone is going to be leaving after dark, always offer to
accompany them to whatever means of transport they use and wait with
them until they are moving (until they are on the road or on the bus
or in the paid area of BART etc. etc.). Take another person with
you so there are three going out and two coming back. Just DO IT as
a matter of routine. <br>
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4) We need cameras outside. I can get Panasonic outdoor cameras at
wholesale if SR or the building owner wants to buy them, they run on
Cat5 cable, power-over-ethernet, and can go into a network. I might
have a line on a couple of oldschool outdoor cameras in big housings
that are highly visible and may help as a deterrent, though they are
not network cameras. Ideal case, we put it online so any SR member
can watch the outside of the building, and it becomes normal to keep
the camera screens open while you're working at your computer.<br>
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5) We might want to consider self-defense classes or anything else
that can empower people. There are community/nonprofit groups that
teach various techniques for personal safety & defense, someone
around here probably knows how to find them. Part of it is
"situational awareness": being alert about the environment wherever
you are, potential risks, potential safety advantages, who's around,
what to do if a risk turns into a direct threat, etc. <br>
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6) We need a meeting topic on security, and an ongoing discussion
about it. This topic is always going to be current. <br>
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Enough was enough long ago! No more!<br>
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-G.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 13-04-09-Tue 1:55 AM, Naomi Most
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<div dir="ltr">11:45pm at the 20th st bus stop (at Broadway)
waiting for the 72M.
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<div>So, ah, watch yourselves.</div>
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<div style="">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.</div>
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<div style="">An emergency team showed up about 6 minutes after
the incident, and the cops showed up about 8 minutes after.
They were very helpful. </div>
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<div style="">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.</div>
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<div style="">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.</div>
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<div style="">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. </div>
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What a strange experience.</div>
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-- <br>
Naomi Theora Most<br>
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+1-415-728-7490<br>
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skype: nthmost<br>
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