Last night I saw this tweet made by the City of Austin about a male suspect groping females in the area of the University of Texas.

 

A male subject has been groping females in the University of Texas area.

A White or Hispanic male suspect, typically on a bike has approached female victims in the West Campus area. The suspect rides by, parks his bike and then gropes or attempts to lift the skirts or dresses of the victims as they walk past him. In recent cases the suspect has been on foot when approaching victims and no bicycle has been seen.

The suspect is described as:

White or Hispanic male

5’7″ to 6′ tall

Thin build

The suspect sometimes wears a black shirt, black biker shorts, and a black and white bike helmet.

He has occasionally been seen riding a mountain bike.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Austin Police Department Sex Crimes Unit at 512-974-5230 or the Sex Crimes Unit Tip line at 512-974-5095 or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477.

Date: 3:52:34 PM 06/21/2011 EDT

 

 

If you have information, please submit it.

As well, submit this to every person, be they in the Texas legislature, or just a private citizen, that thinks crime cannot happen on college campuses. That thinks there’s wisdom is denying the citizenry the ability to protect themselves by their preferred means. That somehow keeping guns off college campuses means people are safer.

Oh but you say, this guy is just lifting a skirt or grabbing a boob… what’s the big deal? Is that really worth shooting someone over? Well, why don’t you ask the women he’s victimized? How about asking my wife, who was sexually assaulted… sure, it was just a boob grab, but her attacker escalated and not too soon after his assault on my wife, he went on to rape a woman.

Tell me you want to deny women the ability to defend themselves.