[SkateDC] General George Armstrong Custer

[Maureen Cohen Harrington]

I didn't see the attack (I had already passed by the gang without incident),
but from what I understand, the gang didn't just make Sabina fall.  They hit
and kicked her.  A new skater (Ian?) said that when some of them came after
him, he charged them and they ran away.


-----Original Message-----
From: skatedc-bounces at www.skatedc.org
[mailto:skatedc-bounces at www.skatedc.org] On Behalf Of Carl Ford
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 5:30 PM
To: Justin Resnick
Cc: Emily Bennett; WAR Listserv
Subject: Re: [SkateDC] General George Armstrong Custer


I hope it is an isolated incident too.  BUT nailing someone in the eye with
an
egg and making them take a fall on a dark street takes a Halloween prank to
a
different level.  They might as well have run out into the street and pushed
her down in front of  a car.

Now if there are three skaters and 12 kids, the odds aren't that good.  But
from
 what little I've read, I think Fabio did the right thing by showing some
fight.
 By not doing anything in response, you are definitely making yourself an
inviting target in the future.

I'm not saying y'all should have chased them and beaten the crap out of the
slowest of them.  But in some circumstances, scaring them a little by giving
a
little chase would be teh right response.

Quoting Justin Resnick <justin.resnick at gmail.com>:

> Having not been present for this situation, but judging entirely from the
> e-mails, I think the pick-yourselves-up-and-skedaddle maneuver was
probably
> best.  First off, we'll never know the full intentions of these kids.
Most
> likely, they simply felt like being pains in the ass by egging people, but
> given that there seems to have been many of them and that they were
somewhat
> organized, you can never know what else they might have had planned.
> Secondly, I'm sure this will prove to be an isolated incident.  Egging
> people on Halloween is not exactly a new and original, or unusual for that
> matter, idea.  By firing back, you may have only welcomed further abuse in
> the future specifically directed at skaters.  If it happens again, I'm all
> for busting some heads, but I have a feeling we won't see these kids
around
> any more.
> 
> P.S. - Sorry for trying to be that lame-ass voice of reason that we all
like
> to ignore.
> 
> 
> On 11/1/06, Emily Bennett <EBennett at trammellcrow.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Not trying to think like (or be) a victim, here.
> >
> > But we *were* taken by surprise, the kids *were* better prepared because
> > they were planning to cause trouble, and in this instance we were not
> > able to do much more than tend our injuries and skedaddle.
> >
> > The bear spray idea has some merit as well, methinks.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pedja Gudac [mailto:djop at yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 2:44 PM
> > To: Emily Bennett; WAR Listserv
> > Subject: RE: [SkateDC] General George Armstrong Custer
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Emily Bennett <EBennett at trammellcrow.com> wrote:


-- 
Carl Ford
ford at dcaccess.net



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