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I was walking to the Chinatown metro after visiting a friend on H Street around 10:30pm. After a long day of meetings, I was dressed in a suit and pumps. Between 6th and 5th Streets two males (mid 20s) were standing outside an apartment. One stuck his hand out and said “Excuse me miss, would […]

I was sitting on the front wall of the GAO property, reading and waiting for a friend who was coming in on one of the Chinatown buses. I was startled out of my book when I felt a hand grabbing my thigh. My split-second reaction wasn’t to yell or strike or react because it could’ve […]

I was getting on the escalator to the fare-gates from the yellow/green line platform. A young woman and man got on the elevator slightly behind me. At first I thought they were traveling together; they were having a conversation. I heard the young man said something about, “They just go together, like chocolate and peanut […]

Back in 1999, I was an 18-year-old working for a tech support company contracted to the government. We were contracted for 24/7 support, so on holidays someone had to be in the office to operate the systems and help users who might be there. On Thanksgiving, I arrived for work and went through the metal […]

I was out and around the city doing errands for my boss and had two experiences that seemed to totally cancel each other out. The first occurred on the Chinatown metro. I was getting off the red line to transfer to the green line when I feel a tap on my shoulder. I turn around […]