No cop would arrest, no prosecutor would charge, and no jury would convict the lady unless she was shown to be completely untrustworthy for whatever reason.
Plus cops might have video of the flashing. Lots of good reasons not to release that.
Hope they catch and convict the guy and throw the book at him.
Ohhhh the poor guy...women really aren't smart enough to know when someone is flashing them, harassing them or raping them. I guess it's lucky our bodies have a way of just "shutting down" when that happens. FFS.
So we have a surveillance video that starts one second after he did anything incriminating? Seems weird. You could tell me that it was edited specifically not to show this guys junk, but this is from a distance and they couldn't get any shot of him acting strange? Hopefully the rest of the vid will lead to a conviction and this isn't just a waste of time.
In any case, legally, they probably wouldn't want to release that part because if the guy is caught, it will be used as evidence against him at his trial, and it's not a good idea to just release evidence beforehand for any number of reasons (start with potentially shrinking the jury pool). So what they released (and I'm kind of surprised they even released the video with the victim in it) can maybe help ID the guy, but won't help his case at all.
And assuming he's charged with open and gross lewdness, then what a prosecutor might want to show the jury is the actual act, i.e., him pulling down his shorts or whipping out his little twig or whatever, because the goal would be to convict him on that. The part of the video that was posted obviously doesn't show that.
The success rate must be very low for this pickup technique- to the extent you could call it that. Maybe if the woman was desperate and the guy looked like Zac Efron, but even then, I doubt this would work.
Anyone know someone that met their significant other this way?
Sexual harassment isn’t funny, guy. Lucky for you, statistically, it is much less likely that you will be sexually harassed/assaulted in your lifetime than us ladies so you can make a joke of it.
The victim is a veteran of the Israeli military so it's no surprise she acted appropriately in attempting an arrest on a felony that she knew the suspect "in fact committed." It is also important to note that she reported it to police and surveillance footage was quickly produced.
That's a much better approach than saying, "I didn't have time to stop" but I had time to publish a lengthy piece for public radio about the attack. Hopefully when the suspect is arrested his name will not be covered up like the UMass Vietnam Veteran's Memorial swastika suspect.
That's ridiculous that nobody helped if it got that physical. I could understand someone passing by if it just looked like a verbal argument but this is another case. People need to look out for each other more.
Also the black pickup that passed the camera at 0:08 was the Cambridge SWAT K9 truck that patrols around Harvard Square, too bad he didn't see them!
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Kudos to the brave woman who
Kudos to the brave woman who refused to let this clown get away with his cowardly ding-dong exposing act!
jogger
she should have asked him to see it again and then dragged him by his dick into the river.
Is it legal to grab someone
Is it legal to grab someone because (you think) they intentionally flashed you?
Legally yes.
A citizen can make an arrest if they see someone commit a felony. This was a felony, the citizen witnessed it and tried to make an "arrest".
So I think she is in the clear from any wrongdoing. Good thing we are worried about that here.
Thank you. It's always the
Thank you. It's always the guy we are worried about. Jeez, he's still going to take home 20% more than her; the dude will be fine. Chill the eff' out.
I'm worried about both of
I'm worried about both of them getting treated fairly, according to the law and considering the facts in evidence.
Well he ran away like a cowardly POS.
So you can quit worrying, it isn't healthy.
Even if it weren't legal...
No cop would arrest, no prosecutor would charge, and no jury would convict the lady unless she was shown to be completely untrustworthy for whatever reason.
Plus cops might have video of the flashing. Lots of good reasons not to release that.
Hope they catch and convict the guy and throw the book at him.
Ohhhh the poor guy...women
Ohhhh the poor guy...women really aren't smart enough to know when someone is flashing them, harassing them or raping them. I guess it's lucky our bodies have a way of just "shutting down" when that happens. FFS.
Good for her!
He messed with the wrong person. She is taller, faster, and in much better shape!
I'm sure she could have pushed him in the Charles, slowing him down.
Looks like I have to be That Guy
So we have a surveillance video that starts one second after he did anything incriminating? Seems weird. You could tell me that it was edited specifically not to show this guys junk, but this is from a distance and they couldn't get any shot of him acting strange? Hopefully the rest of the vid will lead to a conviction and this isn't just a waste of time.
Oh, man, it must suck to be That Guy
What makes you think the State Police released the entire video?
I addressed that didn't I?
Just saying they could have shown us something without showing us something. KnowwhutImean?
Yeah, I do
Why is it so important to see?
In any case, legally, they probably wouldn't want to release that part because if the guy is caught, it will be used as evidence against him at his trial, and it's not a good idea to just release evidence beforehand for any number of reasons (start with potentially shrinking the jury pool). So what they released (and I'm kind of surprised they even released the video with the victim in it) can maybe help ID the guy, but won't help his case at all.
Why is it ok to release the
Why is it ok to release the part they did release? Would seeing that be fine if you're on the jury?
Assuming he's caught ...
And assuming he's charged with open and gross lewdness, then what a prosecutor might want to show the jury is the actual act, i.e., him pulling down his shorts or whipping out his little twig or whatever, because the goal would be to convict him on that. The part of the video that was posted obviously doesn't show that.
Seems weird you feel you have
Seems weird you feel you have to be THAT guy.
Very risky
The success rate must be very low for this pickup technique- to the extent you could call it that. Maybe if the woman was desperate and the guy looked like Zac Efron, but even then, I doubt this would work.
Anyone know someone that met their significant other this way?
Bye
Sorry, Mark, it's just not working out. Time for another break.
I’d ask how you met your SO
but you’ve had your right hand your whole life.
a felony isn't a pick up technique
What a way to minimize the alleged crime...
Sexual harassment isn’t funny
Sexual harassment isn’t funny, guy. Lucky for you, statistically, it is much less likely that you will be sexually harassed/assaulted in your lifetime than us ladies so you can make a joke of it.
Glad the victim took the time to report it
The victim is a veteran of the Israeli military so it's no surprise she acted appropriately in attempting an arrest on a felony that she knew the suspect "in fact committed." It is also important to note that she reported it to police and surveillance footage was quickly produced.
That's a much better approach than saying, "I didn't have time to stop" but I had time to publish a lengthy piece for public radio about the attack. Hopefully when the suspect is arrested his name will not be covered up like the UMass Vietnam Veteran's Memorial swastika suspect.
Just waiting to hear how
Just waiting to hear how Elizabeth Warren is at fault for this...
I'm waiting to hear how it
I'm waiting to hear how it ties in with that Boston Globe phone operator who was in Manila, even though Oafish dialed a Dorchester number!
6'1" personal trainer, ex-military
She tossed him down and sat on him while asking passers by to call police.
Sadly, none did. Adam should add the interesting details to the story.
I'd imagine that those people
I'd imagine that those people who refused to call 911 are feeling ashamed of themselves now.
That's ridiculous that nobody
That's ridiculous that nobody helped if it got that physical. I could understand someone passing by if it just looked like a verbal argument but this is another case. People need to look out for each other more.
Also the black pickup that passed the camera at 0:08 was the Cambridge SWAT K9 truck that patrols around Harvard Square, too bad he didn't see them!
Woman is former soldier
NBC Boston reports the woman served in the Israeli military and "I was not ready to see his little [expletive]."
LOL
This also probably explains why she fought back.. military woman.
Yup!
Yup. Could very well be.
Nice news clip of her on her motorcycle.
Was NBC Boston trying to , uh, make some kind of a point? :-)
What a putz.
And obviously a very small putz.
Adam, please update this when they catch him.