Woman is awesome, teaches T creeper a lesson!

[anolinde]

A strap-hanging MBTA heroine said she went into “She-Hulk” mode to single-handedly collar a man who exposed himself on a crowded B-Line trolley - dragging him off the train and holding him until cops arrived.The 24-year-old Allston woman, who did not want to be named, said the man boarded one stop after she did on her ride home from her marketing

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[chaya]

What do you think are the best ways to deal with people like this guy?

[clevermanka]

Okay, yeah, that's a good way to deal with it, too.

[carmy_w]

*applause*

I was thinking of one of those extra large office binder clips, myself! Or a rat trap....

[lastrega]

*likes*

[dearmisterecho]

[clevermanka]

GOOD FOR HER. I would have done something similar. I think it was a great way to deal with this guy, and I hope he doesn't get a pathetic little fine/slap on the wrists OR find a way to sue the woman for assault or something (which wouldn't surprise me, alas).

And FUCK THOSE OTHER PEOPLE ON THE TRAIN. I get so frustrated with people who don't stand up for other people. It's rare enough that someone calls someone out on poor behavior in public. But then when nobody stands up in solidarity? RAGE.

eta: I love this line! “He kept saying sorry, but he was just sorry for himself,” she said.

FOR. REAL.

[bushy_brow]

HDU! He was being CREEP SHAMED! Don't you know how ~*~hard~*~ that is for the poor widdle menz? [/sarcasm]

*edit for typo

[clevermanka]

HA! I thought about typing that exact same thing.

[smittenlotus]

Me too. Clearly everyone else did too. Jeez all he was doing was letting her know of his sexual desires! GAWD, what's wrong with that! Someone should send this bit of news to the idiot who wrote that stupid "creep shaming" article on Jezebel.

Seriously though this shit has to stop. I'm almost more disgusted with the people who just sat there and did nothing than the guy having a surprise wank. It's disgusting.

[evewithanapple]

The man told transit cops that the “packed and jostling” trolley caused his shorts to fall, according to a police report. He told police that he was unaware he was exposed until the woman started screaming.

. . . uh-huh.

[darsynia]

'lol NO' was my immediate thought. I've lost so much weight after giving birth that all my pants are too big, to the point where they definitely feel like they're going to fall down, often. Even with 5 inches of space when I hold them out away from my stomach, they wouldn't fall down because of 'jostling' of a vehicle.

[kaelstra]

I would've fucking started yelling at him and making a huge deal about it.

I've had to do something really, really similar when a guy was sexually harassing me at work (a customer). Eventually I had to throw him out, because it got so bad, and he refused to go, so I stood there yelling at him with the work phone in my other hand threatening to call the police if he didn't get out.

He tried to appeal to another employee, but he told him if I was kicking him out, he basically needed to gtfo.

I think, especially in a highly public situation like that, I'd definitely confront the guy and try to hulk out/shame him, etc.

[anolinde]

That's awesome that the other employees (and, presumably, your boss) supported you! What do you do for work, if you don't mind my asking?

[screamingintune]

yeah I've had a few situations like that at work. I work graveyard shift front desk at a hotel, so I've had to deal with all sorts of middle-of-the-night drunken creeps. After five years at this job I've learned to be really aggressive with people, hahah, and it's bled into the rest of my life.