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Capitol Harassment

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Capitol Harassment

Jul 8, 2009 | Posted by User Submission |

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Around 5:30 or 6PM I was near the White House, and needed to pee. So I went over the the RR building. The guards were cool, and let me go downstairs. But when I came upstairs, one of the capitol police guys started asking me a bunch of questions about myself. At first I thought he was just doing his job, or being friendly. But then he asked me for a number. I attempted to excuse myself, but I didn't feel free to totally blow him off because he was a police officer. He persisted in “can I get to know you?” and “next time you're in town, you can stay at my house,” and “you're so beautiful,” and “you know, I could take very good care of you, and you could take care of me [implying sex].” Finally, I told him that I date women, not men… that's not actually true, but I thought it would be a way to excuse myself without hurting his pride. His response was “really? Well, maybe I can turn you back.” That has to be the most offensive thing he could have said. He also suggested that we could take a bath together, and that he could wash me. This went on for at least 15 minutes- if he'd been some loser on the street, or a rent-a-cop, I totally would have left, but I was afraid to piss off a capitol officer, so I put up with the bullshit until finally I told him that I would think about calling him, and he put his number into my palm.

I was actually a bit threatened/frightened by the incident, because he was a police officer, and very persistent, and sexually explicit right off the bat. I hate that shit!

Location: 1330 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

Submitted by Anonymous

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