Too Much Hate
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- Little Progress in Gay-Bashing Case - City Paper
- Two Md. Gay Men Attacked Near BeBar - DCist
- Gay Attack Victim on Life Support - Metro Weekly
- Man in critical condition after suspected gay bashing - Washington Blade
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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Oh godamnit. Some days I feel comfortable to just go to BeBar wearing my kilt, and then walk from there to Nellie's with a couple friends. And then one reads things like this and I feel perhaps in addition to the kilt I should carry a heavy stick. It's ridiculous.
I say, let's strike back! Clearly the police and other authorities in charge of protecting our integrity and our rights are not taking them seriously enough. So, in the best spirit of citizens living in a despotic regime, let's take justice in our hands... let's organize a gay vigilante group... who is game?
This is starting to feel a lot like Queer as Folk when Justin was bashed and they started up a group..
I'm buying a gun.
I've been a licensed gun owner for years. Go to a firing range and learn to shoot with precision.
Unless I'm mistaken, all this ballyhoo about getting a gun is fairly useless in DC, since the recent ruling only allows for possession inside of your home. Not only that, but having grown up with guns and taught to use them, I can tell you that they're not the most reliable means of self defense -- especially when dealing with multiple attackers.
There are other alternatives, though. If you're faced with an equal number of adversaries, self-defense training *might* help -- but you generally need a lot of training, and if you're not successful, setting yourself up for more severe retribution.
Two easy ways to defend yourself against multiple attackers:
Pepper spray foggers: get one with a high capsaicin content (10-15%), and make sure it's a fogger. Foggers don't require precise aim, and can hit lots of folks at once. This one has a high capsaicin content, broad dispersion, and a 20 foot range:
http://www.pepper-spray-store.com/products/fogger-15.html
Closest legal thing to bear spray that you can own in DC. Keep in mind that the registration law for DC only applies if you buy spray in the District. If it's bought from elsewhere and shipped in, you don't need to register.
Additionally, a personal alarm is a great way to disorient attackers and draw attention. Make sure it's got a high decibel rating (110+), and that it's made to easily trigger without any complicated unlocking. Here's a good example:
http://www.brickhousesecurity.com/smat-papersonalalarm.html
Of the two, I'd recommend going with at least the alarm, and always travel in pairs or more. If you choose to use spray, keep in mind that in these situations, it is not as easy to respond as you might think, and that anything you use as a weapon can just as easily be used as a weapon against you. Your attackers always know what's coming before you do.
That said, give 'em Hell -- I'm all for putting the fear of God into these sewer rats to get them out of our neighborhoods and nightmares.
i certainly do not know the details, but the attacks lasted long enough to do substantial damage and others failed to intervene? that is particularly troubling.
i dont think there is much that can be done about this, guns, training, etc... are not going to stop a motivated attacked and certainly not multiple.
and, i mean no disrespect to those trying to work with the police, but, please give me a break. you are better off organizing a watch, escort, etc... kind of program and just pretend the cops dont exist, because they dont.
Maybe we can get Black Kids or some other indy hipster band of the day to write us a montage song to play in the background as we gun these children down in the street.
Bring on the mutual annihilation!
Get out!
White people moving into black neighorhoods need to make a special effort to get to know their new neighbors, especially the black neighbors. Simply being friendly and neighborly and helpful to your black neighbors can go a long way towards building alliances that can effectively squelch crime. Don't let the first time you speak to your black neighbors be the day you call to complain about the parking problems which their church presents you.
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