Slog
News & ArtsFriday, September 11, 2009
Crime You Might Not Want to Hang Out at Green Lake in the Middle of the Night
Posted by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 11:37 AM
For the second time this week, Seattle police are investigating a series of robberies at Green Lake.
According to SPD, five people were robbed along the park path around midnight last night by a group of men armed with a handgun and wearing bandannas over their faces.
According to police sources, SPD's K-9 unit tracked the men for two blocks before losing their trail. SPD subsequently called out the Guardian One helicopter, but were unable to locate the men.
1
Yo yo yo, show me da' money....I guess these morons don't read the press so have no idea everyone on the Northside will assume any group of black males out after midnight, north of the Ship Canal are potential muggers.
2
Which side of the lake? I didn't hear the copter last night. Often I do. God DAMN, do I hate that copter. I assume it's probably illegal to shoot at it, though?
3
And THAT is why I have been running after work instead of my normal 4:30am jaunts around Greenlake.
4
So is it ironic, coincidence, or just plain continual shoddy journalism that you won't post the full accurate description of the suspects Jonah?
Are you really that politically correct? Are you really that intimidated to do the right thing?
I think you are doing a public disservice by choosing to cherry pick your published details of these incidents.
And that is being generous.
Are you really that politically correct? Are you really that intimidated to do the right thing?
I think you are doing a public disservice by choosing to cherry pick your published details of these incidents.
And that is being generous.
6
@5, I'm guessing that shooting at a police helicopter carries a somewhat higher risk of getting caught than, say, mugging people in a park in the middle of the night.
7
uh, what could you possibly get from a midnight Green Lake mugging?
A tube of lube and (hopefully) a pack of condoms?
A tube of lube and (hopefully) a pack of condoms?
8
How hard is it to find a group of young black men up here in the Great White North? I mean, one of the reasons we are so liberal up here is because they are NO BLACK people. It makes it so much easier to be a progressive when the blackest thing in your 'hood is an Obama sticker on a Prius and the occassional cute black kid who has been adopted.
9
SPD thinks same suspects might be involved with Capitol Hill armed robbery this morning http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2009/0…
12
Sunset is at 6:35pm
Sunrise is at 7:39am.
The "middle of the night" would be around 2am, not "around midnight".
Sunrise is at 7:39am.
The "middle of the night" would be around 2am, not "around midnight".
16
STABBING ON 11th??!?!
Slightly off topic, but I work at Cafe Petti Rosso (11th and Pike) and we came in this morning only to discover copious amounts of blood coating the sidewalk outside...anybody know what happened?
Slightly off topic, but I work at Cafe Petti Rosso (11th and Pike) and we came in this morning only to discover copious amounts of blood coating the sidewalk outside...anybody know what happened?
18
Somebody got stabbed in the petti and bled rosso all over the sidewalk. It was an homage to your establishment.
19
@14 at least I know that it's uber-dangerous out there and you should all live in Fear like good little scaredy-cats.
Meanwhile check out the crime stats in the rest of the city.
Grow a pair.
Meanwhile check out the crime stats in the rest of the city.
Grow a pair.
20
"Meanwhile check out the crime stats in the rest of the city."
Very low....mind you it's one of the whitest cities in the US.
Very low....mind you it's one of the whitest cities in the US.
21
Fnarf, it was the east side of the lake - check out http://MyGreenLake.com for more info.
Hey, you live in Green Lake? Bring your badass self over to our comment boards and get the party started, please --- we have a serious lack of drama that I know you can remedy.
Hey, you live in Green Lake? Bring your badass self over to our comment boards and get the party started, please --- we have a serious lack of drama that I know you can remedy.
22
I'm a woman, and I don't give a fuck what color these young men are! It also happens to be information that is easily acquired elsewhere, for those who want/need to know.
If I'm out walking around any neighborhood in Seattle in the middle of the night, I pay attention to my surroundings and to the people passing/approaching me. When anyone walks toward me, I try to be aware of what is close by, whether I need to cross the street, make for light or people, etc. I also try to meet each person's eye as they pass, and to say hello in a confident voice.
I love walking around the city late at night, and have been doing it since my teens. I grew up in Madison Valley and the CD, and have lived all over Seattle. I've never felt universally unsafe in any neighborhood here, but there certainly have been situations when I have felt less than comfortable. I'm not willing to give up my contemplative walks, so I pay attention and try to be conscious of my risks without being paranoid. Recognizing that crime doesn't have a color is my way of making sure that I ALWAYS use my best practice with regard to my own safety.
What kind of an idiot would I be if I thought I had nothing to fear walking in the dark past a group of young men just because they were white?
* And, btw, I'm not insinuating that any individual deserves to be mugged - whether or not they're paying attention - or that those mugged weren't observant enough. I'm just saying that there are risks to being out late at night, and these are the safety measures I employ because of those risks. No one deserves to be mugged, of course, and risk can never be completely eradicated.
Harumph - long post. Sorry!
If I'm out walking around any neighborhood in Seattle in the middle of the night, I pay attention to my surroundings and to the people passing/approaching me. When anyone walks toward me, I try to be aware of what is close by, whether I need to cross the street, make for light or people, etc. I also try to meet each person's eye as they pass, and to say hello in a confident voice.
I love walking around the city late at night, and have been doing it since my teens. I grew up in Madison Valley and the CD, and have lived all over Seattle. I've never felt universally unsafe in any neighborhood here, but there certainly have been situations when I have felt less than comfortable. I'm not willing to give up my contemplative walks, so I pay attention and try to be conscious of my risks without being paranoid. Recognizing that crime doesn't have a color is my way of making sure that I ALWAYS use my best practice with regard to my own safety.
What kind of an idiot would I be if I thought I had nothing to fear walking in the dark past a group of young men just because they were white?
* And, btw, I'm not insinuating that any individual deserves to be mugged - whether or not they're paying attention - or that those mugged weren't observant enough. I'm just saying that there are risks to being out late at night, and these are the safety measures I employ because of those risks. No one deserves to be mugged, of course, and risk can never be completely eradicated.
Harumph - long post. Sorry!
23
" I'm just saying that there are risks to being out late at night, and these are the safety measures I employ because of those risks"
Well, can't they stay down south and mug their own people?
Well, can't they stay down south and mug their own people?
24
"Recognizing that crime doesn't have a color"
REally? You know that 8% of Seattle population committed over 50% of the homicides in Seattle last year. This year they shooting for over 60%, it's quite impressive. I can't remember the last time anyone was mugged by a Korean or Japanese in Seattle.
REally? You know that 8% of Seattle population committed over 50% of the homicides in Seattle last year. This year they shooting for over 60%, it's quite impressive. I can't remember the last time anyone was mugged by a Korean or Japanese in Seattle.
25
I'm like all the other white liberals who moved up to the Northside, I moved here for the ..... diversity. So many shades of pink.
26
I've long since reached the point where I'm not out late at night unless I need to be, and I'm in full 'move quick, watch your back and be ready to defend yourself when need be' mode when I am. I mean, many parts of town are safe... but many parts of town are not, and there are more unsafe parts nowadays than many of you think. Case in point, the surprise from this post. Who here would have pointed out Green Lake as a good spot to get robbed at night?
28
I guess kids from the CD/southside don't understand that white folk on the northside don't walk around with wads of cash. Exepct to see these morons using canceled credit cards down the Rainier Valley by day break.
I actually support black kids coming up here and mugging folks, it'll help convert some on the looney left.
I actually support black kids coming up here and mugging folks, it'll help convert some on the looney left.
29
Blacks make up only 8% of Seattle but blacks committed over 50% of the murders in Seattle in 2008, and by my count they have committed about 85% of the murders in Seattle in 2009 (so far).
30
To the repetitious kkk troll: You realize that Whites make up 99.5% of the CEO's that stole billions? You realize that white men made up 100% of the presidents who started wars?
By that count the white man is killing and stealing on a scale the black people could never catch up to.
By that count the white man is killing and stealing on a scale the black people could never catch up to.
31
@30 - that is only because whites are a lot smarter and better at everything than blacks - including being bad.
33
@30 walking around Greenlake I'm not worried about Hitler (or Mao?), I'm worried 'bout yo baby mama's baby.
34
Stop it. This isn't about race. It's about killing these POS punks regardless of color.
I'm thinking bounty. Who's with me?
I'd say let's have them "arrested" but with the whole Tuba Man thing we saw how that turns out. So let's take matters into our own hands this time.
I'm thinking bounty. Who's with me?
I'd say let's have them "arrested" but with the whole Tuba Man thing we saw how that turns out. So let's take matters into our own hands this time.
Advertisement
Most Commented on Slog
-
Hating People Doesn't Make Them Thinner by Jen Graves
-
Los Angeles Gay Bar Bans Bachelorette Parties Until Marriage Equality Is Attained by David Schmader
-
Fill in the Blank by Grant Brissey
-
This Reminds Me of the Great Calculator Scare of the Late '70s/Early '80s by David Schmader
-
Idiot Tries to Defend Bigoted Anti-Gay-Marriage Preacher on Anderson Cooper by Paul Constant
-
Six Moms with Too Much Time on Their Hands and a Shitty Website Decide to Fight Gay Superheroes by Paul Constant
-
Why Mayor McGinn's Wife Canceled Her Family's Seattle Times Subscription by Eli Sanders
-
What the Hell Is Wrong With Seattle's Pride Parade? by Dominic Holden
-
The Saturday Morning News by Unpaid Intern
-
NYC Man Ticketed for Not Riding in the Bike Lane by Jonathan Golob
RSS
Facebook
Twitter
Comments (36) RSS