Street Harassment/ Assault

ilovemydog · January 2011

I was walking a dog about 3:15 this afternoon on Prospect Park West between 11th and 12th streets a male, white, about 6'2", middle aged with gray facial hair carring a new york times and a bottle of water says to me,"she's looking for you." I gave him a weird look and saw a female dog walker behind him. I approached the woman because she looked distraught and asked if she's was ok. She said, "that man spat on me." I saw this man once before jogging in the park near the 11th street entrance, and he shouted "white trash" in my direction. I dismissed it at the time because he was wearing head phones. now I see a connection between both incidences: both of his targets were women, and both dog walkers.

veets · January 2011

and your point?

Be aware?

The man wants to start his own dog walking business and only employ men?

Not being nasty here but WHAT is your point?

dailyheights · January 2011

I think the point is:

A weird dude is spitting on, and yelling at, women in Prospect Park West.

Is that not rating high on the Veets Abnormal Activity Scale (VAAS)?

veets · January 2011

mmm Yeah not so normal.

goodprospect · January 2011

not that it would be much consolation if I were the one spat upon, but this man sounds mentally ill......

dailyheights · January 2011

er, good point. I retract my "weird dude" description. change it to "dude with mental illness who needs help from social services."

In which case, it's not so abnormal. But it is maybe DANGEROUS, as we can see this guy is aggressive, and from what @ilovemydog described, he sounds capable of physical harm, which is unfortunately the case with some mentally ill people. I defer to whynot on this one, though.

He's already willing to verbally assault, and by some definitions, physically assault people. Yes, spitting is assault in some rulings: http://digg.com/news/offbeat/It_s_official_spitting_in_someone_s_face_is_a_crime

witch-king · January 2011

Spit back.

whynot_31 · January 2011

dailyheights wrote: I defer to whynot on this one, though.

Although meeting the general description of the man in question, Whynot respectfully states that he and this offensive individual are not the same person.

In addition, Whynot believes he has fully trained the members of this message board that individuals who present a danger to themselves or others should be brought to the attention of 911 as "Emotionally Disturbed Persons".

Homeless individuals who seem to be unable to care for themselves should be brought to the attention of 311 as in need of Department of Homeless Services Street Outreach.

Witch king is correct in that a third group of people exists, and that spitting back may be the appropriate response.

Whynot believes that the general public is, by and large, more than qualified to decide which of the above actions is warranted, but thanks you for soliciting his advice on the subject.

P.S. http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/by-and-large.html

sadarami · January 2011

must be the guy who was always ranting here about dog poop

drano · January 2011

Perhaps a dialog with this poor man addressing his feelings of isolation and low self-esteem would be an appropriate response to the situation.

stacey · January 2011

Was it this guy?

http://credo-ny2.blogspot.com/2009/05/ny-post-outs-orrin-pepper-spray.html

ilovemydog · January 2011

this guy assaulted a woman!! i'm sharing this info to bring this incident to the attention of other women in the slope, especially those who walk a dog, that a scumbag, who appears well-adjusted, spat on woman. also, if this has happened to you or someone you know please contact me.

ilovemydog · January 2011

stacey, no it's not that guy but thanks.

ilovemydog · January 2011

@ veets is it you? post your pic.

ilovemydog · January 2011

@dailyheights. i think veets would care if it happened to him or someone he cares about.

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