Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) Location: Petworth I was walking home and heard sobbing and shouting from across the street. As I crossed, I saw a man holding a woman around her waist and pulling her down the block. I sped up until I was a little behind them and decided to intervene by asking ‘Hey, are you […]
We love this story about a bystander intervention at the 801 bar! If you witness a positive bystander intervention, we’d love to hear about it! A couple weeks ago I was at 801 when a somewhat drunk male patron who I was making friendly conversation with went to reach for something at the bar and […]
Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Location: Little Falls Park Trail, Little Falls Parkway & Dorset Ave I was walking along a park path during the day when I came upon a man walking his dog in the park. The dog was unleashed, in a park with leash laws. As I passed, the dog ran toward me and […]
Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) Location:Southern Avenue Station Bus Bay I’m sexually harassed on a near-daily basis as I walk through the Southern Avenue bus bay to get to the metro station, but today was out of the ordinary. Two guys walked past me; one made some comment directed at me that I didn’t hear, and […]
Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) Location: Between McPherson Sq and Metro Center I’m 5 months pregnant and was happy to find one empty seat on the metro train. I sat down next to a man who promptly started rubbing himself over his jeans. Submitted 11/23/16 by “BL” Do you have a personal experience with public harassment […]