I also want to second her point that MPD is often more interested in covering their a–es than serving justice. As I said before, even in a case where we had incontrovertible proof, and where we actually managed to detain the attacker on-scene while waiting for MPD, it was still like pulling teeth to get them to do anything.

I challenge MPD to tell the truth and bring real justice to these crimes. Instead of handing out criminal records for “noise,” let’s try throwing some violent individuals in jail?

In response to Roger’s comment, I’ve decided to post one of my own. I was the victim of the first in this series of hate crimes (the attack on Canal Road), and I want to make it clear that I DO NOT think that my assailants were Georgetown students. As I told DoPS, the two men appeared to be in their mid-to-late twenties and were apparently stumbling home from a bar on M Street. Because they fled the scene heading in the direction of MacArthur Blvd, I assume that they are residents of the Georgetown/Palisades area. While the Canal Rd sidewalk is usually pretty heavily populated with runners, bikers, students, and others walking at night, I did not see anyone else around at the time of the incident (around 9 pm), so I have no idea whether or not there were any witnesses.

I have given MPD all of the information I have about what happened. An officer personally came to the door of my apartment and wrote down my account of the incident. I am furious that the police have said that the victims “aren’t talking,” because it really took a lot for me to recount the details again and again to DoPS and the MPD officer. Is MPD looking for the criminals involved in this attack? I have no idea. Are they trying to find people who were driving by the scene of the crime? There were definitely cars passing us as the guys shoved me to the ground. I think MPD should STOP blaming the victims and START doing their jobs. Period.

Some people claiming to represent victims’ friends said they actually are trying to talk… is there any way to get through to these victims and see if they can comment (even anonymously) on what’s up?

I’m trying to confirm that with DC’s Gay and Lesbian Liaison unit, so if anything develops with that we’ll put it up here.

Frankly, I find all this talk about the Georgetown admittance process failing to weed out homophobes (and accepting “assholes,” classy Jason) seriously misplaced. If anything, these hate crimes have reflected positively on the campus community, as both the student population and administration have universally condemned the acts.