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Category Archive for "Court House"

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Pss, Pss!

Aug 26, 2011

I was taking my 2 mile walk to work in sweltering heat. I was in a tank top and jeans, nothing notable especially given the weather. I passed two construction workers. They started making that “pss pss pss” sound that people use to call cats. At first I didn’t think it was for me, but […]

2

“I felt violated.”

Dec 1, 2010

This story isn’t recent, but three years later I am still annoyed and disgusted thinking about it. I wish Hollaback had been around then, so I would have thought to get a photo of the jerk who verbally harassed me or in some way react to the guy rather than just letting it happen. I […]

3

Violated On The Orange Line

Jul 28, 2010

As I got on the orange line train at 8am towwards New Carrolton with another young lady, a middle aged  man was eager to get off the car. He was dressed in a faded green shirt, blue addidas-type pants and black soccer shoes with cleats (possibly). Once we were on, he got right back on […]

4

Upskirting at Courthouse Metro

May 28, 2010

Yesterday this happened: Today, as I was emerging from the Court House Metro Station, a man got uncomfortably close behind me on the escalator. I had headphones on, but even so, I heard the familiar fake shutter-click of an obnoxious phone camera, then felt the unmistakable grab of a stranger’s hand under my skirt. I […]

5

Sigh.

Oct 1, 2009

A van drove down Clarendon Blvd while I was waiting to cross the street, and its driver beeped at me and nodded his head like he was checking me out. It was too easy to identify his employer, Banana Banner (http://www.bananabanner.com/) since his van was covered in bananas and it had a license plate that […]

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