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| British activist is slain in D.C. attack |
| 2006-07-11 |
| A British anti-Semitism activist and aspiring politician was killed in the city's Georgetown neighborhood by robbers who slashed his throat and tried to rape his female companion, police said. Within three hours of the attack Sunday, police arrested and charged two men, and two other suspects surrendered to police a few hours later. The four suspects, including a 15-year-old boy, were due in court yesterday afternoon. Three assailants stabbed and slashed the throat of Alan Senitt, 27, as he and his companion returned home from a movie, police said. Senitt, a Jewish activist, had moved to Washington last month to volunteer for the potential presidential campaign of Virginia's former governor, Mark R. Warner. ``Our entire team is shocked and heartbroken," Warner said in a statement. Senitt had joined Warner's PAC on June 19, said Ellen Qualls, a spokeswoman for Warner. ``He wanted to work on our finance team and learn fund-raising and donor relations." He had worked for Greville Janner, a member of Britain's House of Lords from Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labor Party. He also ran unsuccessfully for a council seat in a London neighborhood. Three men approached the couple with a gun and a knife, demanding money and valuables, investigators said. One man grabbed the woman and dragged her down a driveway where he tried to pull off her clothes, said Lieutenant Robert Glover. Two others attacked Senitt. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #20 When a perp is not specifically identified, he's black. We're talking MSM here, no ? |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-07-11 21:57 |
| #19 SU: It's a "chocolate city".... sprinkled with a few nuts up on capital hill. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-07-11 21:07 |
| #18 See #4's link. The one in the photo is an African-American. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-07-11 21:04 |
| #17 Just curious...were these animals black? Seems like most of the mindless, cruel, insane crime in DC is committed by blacks. Not saying anything, just curious....its a legit question. |
| Posted by: Spineger Uneling4937 2006-07-11 17:39 |
| #16 A leftie who almost certainly opposed strict law enforcement found out the hard way why all those mean people on the right want criminals locked up and the key melted. It's a pity it cost him his life but I can think of several--we can start with Schumer and Feinstein--whom I would love to see personally get a clue through something like this. Biter bit, as it were. |
| Posted by: mac 2006-07-11 16:43 |
| #15 Well, at least DC's gun ban certainly helped. The assailant didn't use a gun to commit the crime and the victim didn't have one to protect himself. Reminds me of the Archie Bunker exchange with Meathead over gun control: "Would it make you feel better if they were pushed down the stairs?" |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2006-07-11 14:59 |
| #14 Years ago, Washington used to be a reasonably safe place. It has turned into a cesspool over the years. I try to avoid the place as it is not somewhere I feel comfortable traveling without a firearm. Unfortunately, many people have to live and work there. Social experimentation has not worked well for DC. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2006-07-11 12:09 |
| #13 D.C./Georgetown: Today, President Bush called for a timeline on withdrawl of all law enforcement personnel from the D.C. Metro area. Stating that the area was rife with crime, and specifically noting this weekend's attack on a Jooooo Jewish visitor, President Bush called the D.C. area a "quagmire" and demanded the Congress move to enact a timeline for withdrawl of all law enforcement personnel, especially in light of the District's gun ban. "Seeing as how this gun ban has completely disarmed all law-abiding citizens in the District, we call for immediate withdrawl and handing over responsibility of security to the native street thugs," state White House Spokesman, Tony Snow. An anonymous source in the District's police department said that they are now considering mounting .50 caliber rifles and controlling cameras on all street corners in the District. As usual, Marion Berry could not be reached for comment. |
| Posted by: BA 2006-07-11 11:44 |
| #12 Beards, Throat cut, victim jewish. Perhaps one to watch? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2006-07-11 11:38 |
| #11 It certainly sounds unusual to me. I've never heard of a robbery victim in the US being killed in this way. |
| Posted by: Kratos 2006-07-11 10:39 |
| #10 Actually, it appears the assailant did have a gun. And if Senitt was campaigning for Warner -- King Moonbat at YearlyKos -- it's unlikely he'd have carried a gun under any circumstances. So the DC gun ban is functioning as expected, but it was also aided by the synergistic effects of natural selection. A pity all round. |
| Posted by: Hupinens Ulomble6807 2006-07-11 09:21 |
| #9 Well, at least DC's gun ban certainly helped. The assailant didn't use a gun to commit the crime and the victim didn't have one to protect himself. /sarcasm off. Like calling the police would have helped at the point of confrontation. |
| Posted by: Glogum Thaviling3232 2006-07-11 08:55 |
| #8 This is a slightly odd murder, yes. The local news last night showed the court illustrator's pictures of the accused. Two of the men have carefully groomed beards. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-07-11 08:50 |
| #7 It pegged my suspect meter when I first read it, but looks like just your random street crime. Not an Abdul or Mohammad in the lot. |
| Posted by: Steve 2006-07-11 08:50 |
| #6 BP, Georgetown is a very upper class sort of place, where the liberal elite have really expensive homes and shop at really expensive places. The crime rate there is lower than the average in DC (which would still make it much higher than the national average). |
| Posted by: Jonathan 2006-07-11 08:48 |
| #5 From the picture at the WaPo it looks like the Pillsbury Doughboy was involved. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-11 08:29 |
| #4 Washington post has details: Slaying Suspects Linked to Holdups |
| Posted by: ed 2006-07-11 08:23 |
| #3 Names & motivation. What was said during the assault. What type of area Georgetown is. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2006-07-11 08:21 |
| #2 What do you notice missing, Bright Pebbles? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-07-11 08:15 |
| #1 This article is missing some things normally that's a sign the journalist has censored things so the "little people" don't get stirred up. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2006-07-11 08:06 |