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Happyhippychick (6,159 posts) Tue Sep 16, 2014, 06:08 PMMy story of being sexually harassed by a NYC copI am inspired by a story in Gawker where they are addressing the stories of women who have been harassed and brutalized by the police. This is my story. I was 23, it was 1988. I had just finished helping my sister move to New Jersey and was headed home on a hot summer day after schlepping boxes and furniture for 7 hours. I was driving through the city, in midtown. I was sitting at a stop light behind another vehicle and when the light turned green, I started to drive. I turned a corner and a cop waved me over. I had never been stopped by the police before, I pulled over anxiously. "Did I do something wrong?" I asked. "You went through the light but that's not important. Can I see your license?" I knew I hadn't gone through the light but I felt like I had no choice. I handed him my license. "Yep, your eyes are definitely blue" he said and smiled at me. I didn't reply. "Where do you work?" he asked. "Do I have to answer that?" I replied. "Only if you want to get home anytime soon" he said. I gave a vague answer about where I worked and what I did. He then told me to wait in my car. He took my license and walked to his car, I didn't see him again for 45 minutes. At that point he told me that I could go but he would like to see me, would I have dinner with him? I told him I would have to think about it, mostly because I didn't want to be detained further. He handed me back my license and his hands were shaking. He told me I made him nervous. I drove home incensed and feeling violated. I was pulled over for no good reason, detained against my will and sexually harassed with no way to leave. I never reported it for fear of the repercussions. That's my story.
mahina (5,792 posts) Tue Sep 16, 2014, 06:14 PM1. Creepy! I was stopped by a cop on the street, asked all kinds of q & told I was being charged with being beautiful in public. Not cute, not funny, not charming, power tripping asshole.
YoungDemCA (2,640 posts) Tue Sep 16, 2014, 06:15 PM2. I am so sorry that that happened to youIt really makes me angry what some people can get away with. There are several things to think about here: abuse of authority by people (men) in positions of power/authority, the power imbalance between men and women, the very real fear that all women feel (which escalates in situations like the one you experienced). But the most important thing for everyone to realize is that what you and other women experienced was real, and horrible, and so your voices and experiences should be heard and validated.
Any bouncy on this topic needs to begin & end with "And a cop jumped out of the bushes..."Game, set, match DUmmies.
Any bouncy on this topic needs to begin & end with "And a cop jumped out of the bushes..."
RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Mon May-02-05 11:47 PMOriginal messageSo my boss was racially profiled last night.... My boss is an American Indian. Last night, he was walking home and happened, for some unknown reason, to zigzag while walking on the sidewalk to his apartment, and a cop jumped out of the bushes and stopped him from entering, then proceeded to browbeat him for twenty minutes for no ****ing reason....I guess his pretense was that his irregular walking pattern made the cop think he might be a drunken burglar.The weirdest thing about this story is that my boss, a couple years ago, was running down the street to return a video to Blockbuster on time (and he's an athletic guy, too, who enjoys running.)A cop stopped him and questioned him for over an hour and was prepared to arrest him on suspicion of burglary...or for just having dark skin.The kicker? It was the same cop, both times.I am not making this shit up.
It was a great DUmp bouncy tale. With nadin STILL on hiatus, we have to pull these golden oldies out of the vault. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3172625
RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue May-03-05 03:36 PMResponse to Original message16. This is for the assholes at CU: Yes, honestly, there was cop hiding in the bushes outside my boss's apartment. Cops do this shit. Just cuz you're white and have never experienced it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Yes, I've read my share of somewhat bizarre "encounter with a freeper" stories that I don't always believe, but this actually happened.Yes, this actually happened.Do I need to say it again?Yes, I am a liberal, so everything that I say is in doubt, unlike your leaders who never lie, exaggerate, or just make shit up.But this story is true.Yes, you are all dickless ****wads with far too much time on your hands and, in all likelihood, excessive body odor. And you probably have "backne," too.Yes, you must go **** yourselves now.PS:And.Your.Ideology.Is.Shit.
In their case, the cop would be jumping into the bushes.Cindie
mahina (5,792 posts) Tue Sep 16, 2014, 06:14 PM1. Creepy! I was stopped by a cop on the street, asked all kinds of q & told I was being charged with being beautiful in public.
Happyhippychick (6,159 posts) Tue Sep 16, 2014, 06:08 PMMy story of being sexually harassed by a NYC cop....."Where do you work?" he asked. <-------DUmmies don't "work" as you call it I gave a vague answer about where I worked and what I did...... <------ OK I'm wrong. This gal is a "working" girl . That's my (BS)story.< -----fixed it for the old gal
I was sitting at a stop light behind another vehicle and when the light turned green, I started to drive. I turned a corner and a cop waved me over. I had never been stopped by the police before, I pulled over anxiously. "Did I do something wrong?" I asked. "You went through the light but that's not important. Can I see your license?" I knew I hadn't gone through the light but I felt like I had no choice. I handed him my license.
