[sudo-discuss] [omni-discuss] Problems on the Shattuck steps

[Jenny Ryan]

Thanks for doing that, Null & others involved. Sorry to hear it got violent
:/

personally found approaching a particularly dicey situation with two other
people to work - individually can be risky, and too many more can be
overly-threatening.. (though we have done the human-chain-walkout thing for
persistent, violently aggressive people in the past)

& remember-
<https://www.sproutdistro.com/2017/07/28/new-zine-12-things-cops/>
<https://www.sproutdistro.com/2017/07/28/new-zine-12-things-cops/>
<3

On Sat, Mar 30, 2019 at 7:50 PM Jared Null <admin at jarednull.com> wrote:

> This evening at around 4:30pm, there were two groups of people drinking
> outside Omni, two people at the corner entrance and about six people
> sitting in-front of the ballroom steps.
>
> Me and another member in Omni made an even toned request to both groups to
> please not drink in front of the building. The first group (corner
> entrance) of two people complied with our request with no problem, the
> second group (in-front of steps) became agitated, as we explained our
> situation and the email, two of the people in the drinking group started
> fighting and physically assaulting one another, at that point me and the
> other Omni member decided to go back inside, we did not call the police,
> and as far as i know, the police were never called.
>
> Later on (about a half hour later) someone in Omni acting as a mediator
> told us that the second group by the steps have moved. If this happens
> again in the future, i think we need to act immediate on our request for
> them not to drink and making the request as a group and not as one person
> because of their aggressive and uncontrollable behavior.
>
> Thanks,
> Null
>
> On Mar 26, 2019, at 4:09 PM, Laura Turiano <scylla at riseup.net> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have received messages from a neighbor saying that she is increasingly
> concerned about the situation on the ballroom steps. It seems to have
> deteriorated lately. She says there are often "lots of people" out there
> and loud music is being played at various times of the day and night. The
> people are drinking openly and intoxicated. Lee and Danny's health problems
> have been getting worse so folks are frequently calling ambulances to take
> them to the hospital when they have seizures. She also believes someone
> (she did not accuse Lee or Danny) is dealing there at night. I asked if she
> could describe the person who is dealing and she couldn't. She has noticed
> cops patrolling more frequently and thinks that other neighbors may be
> calling them or complaining that they they feel unsafe.
>
> I think we need to have another discussion about how to handle this. There
> may be new people coming around. In the meantime, if you see people playing
> music loud enough for neighbors to hear, please ask whoever is playing it
> to turn it down. If you feel comfortable asking people not to drink
> alcohol, please also do so. What I say is something to the effect of, "we
> don't mind people hanging out on the steps, but if there is drinking, loud
> music or yelling, trash, or illegal behavior, neighbors are going to
> complain, call the cops, and that threatens Omni's existence. If we go
> away, whoever owns the building next is almost definitely NOT going to let
> folks sit here. So if it continues, then we won't be able to let people sit
> here."
>
> If anyone has any information about any dealing that might be happening,
> please contact me directly. I will keep your identity confidential.
>
> I have been encouraging Danny and Lee to get into a recovery program.
> Their friend Andrew is also trying to convince them and is willing to drive
> them to the program we have discussed.
>
> Laura
>
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