Gothamist: Attempted Prospect Park Rape

Brian

Wed, 03 Sep 2003 18:06:24 -0500

Sorry, I meant "castrated."

mig

Wed, 03 Sep 2003 14:57:04 -0500

oh yeah, the homeless definitely deserve to be euthanized.

Brian

Wed, 03 Sep 2003 12:02:21 -0500

Hmmm... homeless AND a repeated rapist? Remind me again why we're not allowed to euthanize?

callalillie

Wed, 03 Sep 2003 11:50:26 -0500

This makes me nervous...but it's also very atypical. The 3rd Street entrance is a tiny little path (only about 5 feet), about 3ft of which is minorly secluded. The rest is out in the open. The shrub filled section near West Drive is not a path. I know this because I enter the park via 3rd Street each time that I run. You know, the bottom line is that these things happen everywhere, no matter how safe a place is deemed. I think that the issue is more why Hogan was out after 18 convictions of rape, assault and resisting arrest. As for the fact that it's Park Slope/Prospect Park-- things like this happen in Central Park all the time. That doesn't make it right, I know, but any heavily wooded area, despite large numbers of people, is going to welcome such problems.

Aaron

Wed, 03 Sep 2003 10:34:10 -0500

My sister will be moved from her Park Slope apartment to an undisclosed bunker. This is crazy!

Todd

Wed, 03 Sep 2003 10:17:33 -0500

The Times report said her jaw was broken. Also said the the cop chased the assailant for "30 feet", which, as my wife pointed out, is more of a lunge than a chase.