Comments on: Yikes – Uncool “Kicking” Incident Outside Columbia Heights Metro

By: Golden Silence

Golden Silence — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:02:01 +0000

Sadly, Golden Silence, I fear that nothing will happen. Even if the police arrest him, he’ll be back shortly, perhaps in a different neighborhood, as he was after being apprehended in Dupont (in April).

It seems like you’re right. A recent post at Holla Back DC said that this guy was kicking women at the Wheaton Mall (and he got away again that time as well). When will this stop?

By: Golden Silence

Golden Silence — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:43:41 +0000

Found a news link to this: Police Hunt Columbia Heights Kicking Bandit

By: WriteItUp

WriteItUp — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:06:52 +0000

You can ask for an order that he not be permitted within a certain area. And if he violates that, it’s another charge against him.

Have your ANC write up a request that echos yours. Ask neighbors to email the police, and a contact in the prosecutor’s office, demanding he be prosecuted. Place an emphasis on him attacking females: does the US Attorney’s office want to be blasted for not prosecuting a serial assaulter of women?

Keep the pressure on.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:22:00 +0000

Sadly, Golden Silence, I fear that nothing will happen. Even if the police arrest him, he’ll be back shortly, perhaps in a different neighborhood, as he was after being apprehended in Dupont (in April). Maybe he’ll be “sentenced” to court-mandated counseling sessions, which he won’t attend.

This guy is a threat to public safety. What else can be done to get him off the streets?

By: Golden Silence

Golden Silence — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:02:26 +0000

Channel 5 is doing a story on this now. Oh god!~

Really? I tried to find a link for it but couldn’t find it. If this is true, I’m glad this is getting news attention.

The power of the media, I swear. With the story being told here and the photo of the guy at Holla Back DC, this guy will be off the streets sooner than we think.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:51:23 +0000

I saw the kicker harrass people in front of the metro last night around 8pm!! I was waiting for a friend to come up from underground and I was standing under the awning of the BB&T atm. The guy kicked and grabbed at a man who had some fancy head phones on. The guy tried to grab the chord in order to rip the head phones off. The victim got on the next bus that was heading north on 14th street. the next bus that came, a woman got off and the kicker went up and ran into her with his bike 2x, clearly on purpose. He then loaded his bike on the front rack and got on the bus, I can’t remember what bus he got on. This is so clear to me because I was so SHOCKED to see this happening in broad day light (we’ll it was a little dark and the rain had just let up). But there were people everywhere! Nobody yelled at the kid to fuck off and I just stared at him. He saw me looking too and glared right back at me, which made me kind of scared. I was thinking of calling the cops, but I knew he wouldn’t stay long enough. I will call them now, because I stared this guy DOWN. I could definitely ID the little twat.

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:56:03 +0000

Sorry for not responding sooner. I just looked at the photo and yes, this is the same man who kicked me, except now he doesn’t have a beard. Beware if you all see him. He is a disturbed man.

I have been in contact with the police and have filed a report. They have identified the “kicker” and I’m working with them to take care of this situation. I’ll keep you all posted on what happens with that.

Thanks for your help.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:34:01 +0000

Channel 5 is doing a story on this now. Oh god!~

By: WriteItUp

WriteItUp — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:29:33 +0000

If 911 or police fail to respond to a call, you should write to them and complain about that failure. It’s important for people to stay on 911 and the Office of Unified Communications if we’re ever going to see results. It’s also important to demand that police contact you and file an incident report–and don’t let them tell you that you have to go to a station, you don’t, they can take the info over the phone.

Without this assault being filed by police, guess what happens if police ever do catch the guy? They’ll have only that present assault, no record of previous incidents to to connect to the creep, and voila, you have the prosecutors saying they don’t have enough to make it worth their time to put this guy through the court system.

And when people let 911 slide, or crimes go unreported, police get to claim lower crime stats than really exist. Your ‘hood gets shortchanged for coverage, which is based on stats.

Write an email to 911′s director (Google their webpage) and your local police district commander, and your councilman.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:26:48 +0000

A hipster went to Target for tube socks
From his new condo it was just a few blocks
Thinking this is so good,
I love my new ‘hood!
Until he was attacked by kids throwing rocks