WillT Posted April 16, 2014 at 12:22 PM Share Posted April 16, 2014 at 12:22 PM This could...and should...have turned into a drastically different story. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-suspect-charged-in-lakeview-sexual-assault-20140416,0,6494474.story A 20-year-old man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a Lakeview alley Monday afternoon, police announced this morning. Marcus Lynch, 20, of the 4700 block of South Loomis Boulevard, has been charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault with a weapon and one count of armed robbery, police said. Surveillance cameras near the scene helped authorities identify Lynch, according to police. He is expected to appear in bond court today. The 22-year-old victim was walking in 3500 block of North Halsted Street when a man ran up from behind, pulled out a knife and said, "Don't do anything, I'll slit your throat," according to police.The man assaulted her, then fled with the woman's purse and iPhone, police said. The woman ran for help to a local coffee shop and was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital, according to a police report.The woman told officers she had bought a pack of cigarettes at the gas station at Halsted Street and Addison Avenue around 4:25 p.m. Monday and was walking through an alley when she heard someone running and turned to see a man running toward her, the report said.The woman thought the man would run past her, but instead he grabbed her around the neck and forced her to the back of a garage, where he assaulted her, behind a pickup truck, police said. The man then pushed her to the ground and ran off, warning her, to stay put or he would harm her--"I know where you live." The woman waited a few minutes, then ran to the coffee shop for help.Police at the time described the suspect as black, between the ages of 25 and 32, 5-foot-4 to 5-foot-5, police said. He was wearing a black skull cap, blue jeans and white gym shoes, according to police.Area North detectives were investigating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango7 Posted April 16, 2014 at 01:29 PM Share Posted April 16, 2014 at 01:29 PM But.. a weapon carried by a woman is 5,497 times more likely to be used against them... better to tell your attacker you're pregnant, or puke on yourself. - this is a public service announcement from your friends at the Illinois State Police.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solareclipse2 Posted April 16, 2014 at 01:36 PM Share Posted April 16, 2014 at 01:36 PM But.. a weapon carried by a woman is 5,497 times more likely to be used against them... better to tell your attacker you're pregnant, or puke on yourself. - this is a public service announcement from your friends at the Illinois State Police.... She should have sprayed him in the face with hair spray. ...Also, I have coworkers that live near where this happened. I heard them talking about this just a few minutes ago and they all sound so shocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjachDjach Posted April 16, 2014 at 02:27 PM Share Posted April 16, 2014 at 02:27 PM I'm wondering if the victim was able to see the Women and CCW segment on WGN last night??? It's unfortunate that something like that has to happen to make one take self-defense more seriously... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianj - now in Kansas Posted April 16, 2014 at 04:23 PM Share Posted April 16, 2014 at 04:23 PM To be fair, this is a failure of the first rule of CCW: Situational Awareness. If a person walks down an alley, hears a person running behind them, and fails to generate a plan to deal with the runner if he attempts an assault, then they will be disarmed by the perpetrator. 1. Don't walk down an alley by yourself.2. If you have to walk down an alley by yourself, make sure your mental condition is on the orange side of yellow. Very little cover, very little concealment, no place to retreat all mean that your options for dealing with an attack (should one occur) are very limited.3. If you have to walk down an alley by yourself, and someone starts running behind you, start making your conditional decisions (if he's still running at a certain point, move to the other side of the alley and watch him carefully. If he comes closer, warn him away. If he continues, draw your sidearm). A sidearm is a tool to help you deal with a problem. It ain't a magic talisman. Bri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rat Posted April 16, 2014 at 06:10 PM Share Posted April 16, 2014 at 06:10 PM And even if you don't want to carry a firearm, for god's sake carry some pepper spray. This is Chicago after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vezpa Posted April 17, 2014 at 12:27 AM Share Posted April 17, 2014 at 12:27 AM Did she not have her tactical tongue depressor to use to vomit on herself to make herself less appealing to her attacker?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSA Posted April 18, 2014 at 02:30 PM Share Posted April 18, 2014 at 02:30 PM To be fair, this is a failure of the first rule of CCW: Situational Awareness. If a person walks down an alley, hears a person running behind them, and fails to generate a plan to deal with the runner if he attempts an assault, then they will be disarmed by the perpetrator. 1. Don't walk down an alley by yourself.2. If you have to walk down an alley by yourself, make sure your mental condition is on the orange side of yellow. Very little cover, very little concealment, no place to retreat all mean that your options for dealing with an attack (should one occur) are very limited.3. If you have to walk down an alley by yourself, and someone starts running behind you, start making your conditional decisions (if he's still running at a certain point, move to the other side of the alley and watch him carefully. If he comes closer, warn him away. If he continues, draw your sidearm). A sidearm is a tool to help you deal with a problem. It ain't a magic talisman. Bri+1 I teach Situational Awareness at all times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyGuy Posted April 18, 2014 at 02:50 PM Share Posted April 18, 2014 at 02:50 PM But can we all agree that as operator as we are sometimes we will fail at situational awareness? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianj - now in Kansas Posted April 19, 2014 at 04:11 PM Share Posted April 19, 2014 at 04:11 PM But can we all agree that as operator as we are sometimes we will fail at situational awareness? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Hi, Ty, Yeah, I'll admit I fail at it. But I work as hard as I can at maintaining it. In the situation that we were talking about above, the victim's sense of situational awareness SHOULD have been heightened when she recognized she was walking into a potential danger zone. She either never recognized that the zone was dangerous, or failed to heighten her situational awareness status as a result. When I'm teaching at my Hapkido school, though, I teach the same thing: "Yes, you have every legal and constitutional right to walk down an alley by yourself at 2 a.m. That doesn't mean that you SHOULD." Heck, I've got one girl in one of my Hapkido classes... She's a really nice kid, maybe 5'4", 120 lbs, 17 years old, that insists on walking around ALL THE TIME with earbuds in her ears. I've been yelling at her about it for over a year and can't seem to make a dent in her consciousness. I just hope that when she goes off to college that one of her classmates can get through to her before she learns the hard way. Bri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDuty Posted April 19, 2014 at 05:04 PM Share Posted April 19, 2014 at 05:04 PM Did she not have her tactical tongue depressor to use to vomit on herself to make herself less appealing to her attacker?. Pretty cold. A woman was attacked here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chip Posted April 20, 2014 at 06:45 PM Share Posted April 20, 2014 at 06:45 PM To be fair, this is a failure of the first rule of CCW: Situational Awareness. If a person walks down an alley, hears a person running behind them, and fails to generate a plan to deal with the runner if he attempts an assault, then they will be disarmed by the perpetrator. 1. Don't walk down an alley by yourself.2. If you have to walk down an alley by yourself, make sure your mental condition is on the orange side of yellow. Very little cover, very little concealment, no place to retreat all mean that your options for dealing with an attack (should one occur) are very limited.3. If you have to walk down an alley by yourself, and someone starts running behind you, start making your conditional decisions (if he's still running at a certain point, move to the other side of the alley and watch him carefully. If he comes closer, warn him away. If he continues, draw your sidearm). A sidearm is a tool to help you deal with a problem. It ain't a magic talisman. BriTHIS!Without situational awareness, a firearm doesn't do much good. We teach defensive shooting as a last resort, situational awareness as your best defense. Anytime you're in an armed encounter, you have a 50/50 chance of survival. If you can avoid conflict...you've improved your survival odds to 100%. Walking down a dark alley in the city is not something I'd ever suggest, with or without a firearm. Instead of taking shortcuts, stay in the well lit and populated areas. Having a firearm is not a shield of invincibility. - chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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