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

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(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Regarding this incident, I just received a subpoena to appear in court

> 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

> anecdotes. > > Cheers, > Naomi > > > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Ryan Bethencourt > <ryan.bethencourt(a)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

>> me personally realize how important these apps are and I'm going to

>> 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(a)sbcglobal.net> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Great blog post, Naomi. It conveys a strong sense of resolve and

>>> in dealing with the jerks who mugged you, and with the aftermath. >>> >>> What surprised me is that there were three of them acting together,

>>> the one who sprayed you appeared after the first two ran off. That's >>> organized activity, not casual opportunistic crime. It would be

>>> to see if any security videos emerge in the case, showing them

>>> around the bus stop before they jumped you. >>> >>> Probably the end result will be that they implicate each other, and

>>> end up doing well-deserved time. Probably also, one of them will be

>>> with a bunch of other stolen mobile devices, so your action will end

>>> solving other cases as well. BTW, three people acting together to

>>> felony, can also be prosecuted for felony conspiracy. >>> >>> Do you want other SudoRoom members to go to any of the various

>>> 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. >>> >>>

>>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 2:22 PM, William Budington <

>>> 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

>>>> 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

>>>> 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

>>>>> 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

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