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By Ramin Katirai  A weekday morning this fall, I was walking back from the mailbox in DC’s Shaw neighborhood when I heard a woman yelling at this dude. At first I couldn’t understand what they were saying, so I slowed down walking and started to listen and watch. He was yelling something like “baby sister […]

Location: Georgia Avenue between Thayer Avenue and Silver Spring Avenue (Silver Spring) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was heading to my yoga class this evening (12/23/14) and I walked past a group of guys. I heard one of them hock a loogie and spit near me. I said, “Ew!” loudly. This guy started cursing and saying, […]

Location: Connecticut & L St NW, Washington, DC (Farragut North) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I was leaving a meeting around 8pm and headed towards Dupont. The moment I stepped out of the building, I noticed two men walking in front of me. I was in a rush to get somewhere, so I walked past them, and I suddenly heard […]

Location: G8 bus stop at 11 & M Street NW (towards Avondale) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) This happened several years ago. I was sitting in the bus shelter at 11th and M Streets NW in the dark at roughly 8:00pm. A man was sitting next to me. Another man walked over and started unlocking a bicycle near the […]

Location: Wiseguys Pizza (4th & H Streets NW) and McPherson Square Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I have two stories to share. Last Monday, October 20th, I was walking to Walmart during my lunch break, and a man was sitting outside of Wiseguys at 4th and H Streets NW. He started staring at me as if he’d never seen […]