Seriously... sorry to hear of your misfortune.
I never even saw him or interacted with him so I don’t know what might have caused the attack.
I was walking towards the Taste of Colorado to catch the Joan Jett concert. I was walking on the right side, within a group of people, all heading the same direction. All of sudden, the crowd “opens up” and there is a black woman who is flailing (maybe fighting) and stumbling towards me and my son who is behind me.
I didn’t want my son to get sucker punched so I reacted the way the military trained me. I stepped to the right, moved her shoulder to the left and turned her away from me, but pulled her into me to keep her from falling. I also yelled STOP STOP! My son told me the last part ‘cause I dont remember much from this point on. I was then sucker punched and hit from behind by the three guys. Apparently it was all caught on video and witness by an out of state officer who followed the suspect and assisted the DPD in his arrest.
Did I tick him off - maybe. Perhaps he and his two friends were just wildin and just wanted to go getto on whitey.
Oh my gosh, that is so crazy. I don’t get to downtown Denver often, and rarely later than 6 or 7 p.m., usually limiting my exposure to the area to daylight hours. But I have never felt unsafe.
But, you were headed toward Civic Center park? That whole area is pretty rough, even in the day. Colfax, scary place.
Seriously... sorry to hear of your misfortune.
I am sorry for your injuries, and equally sorry for some of the comments here. A sack of frozen peas, gently applied, might help.
When I was assaulted by an “unarmed teen” several years ago, he threw me on the pavement, injuring my spine. My purse strap was across my body, so the creep kept yanking at it, while kicking me in the head, until the strap mercifully broke, and he ran off. I got a concussion and he
darn near broke my neck.
This guy had actually gotten out of a car, while I had been on foot.
Word to the wise—be wary of walkers AND drivers around you!
A kind person across the street got plate number, and the perp was caught, but not until after I had to argue with the cops, who thought a purse snatching (technically, strong arm robbery) wasn’t worth their time to pursue—even with a plate number, pointing to an identity! —because they had “more serious” crimes to deal with.
Rant off. You really have my empathy.
Be well, and be safe.
This might make you feel better about missing the concert:
http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/the-lost-girls/?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067
Joan Jett probably watched (innocent on that account because she was underage and probably intoxicated) and covered up and even mocked her bandmate’s rape. I went to high school with Joan and I have always liked her up until this article which I believe. I knew Fowler and this whole thing is very believable.
Hey this article will distract you from the pain; it’s pretty riveting.
Don’t have any health advice to offer, but I hope that you heal up soon.
Just wanted to say that FYI, and for anyone else who might see this, it sounds like you got caught in a trap. You were alert and acted as your training taught you, but that training was used against you. Whether intentionally or not.
If that seems too much to believe, consider the altercation that was headed your way as being something akin to a domestic disturbance. What often happens to outsiders or cops who interfere in a domestic disturbance?
Either way, you reacted to the altercation and while your attention was diverted, someone took advantage of the opportunity to clobber you.
Similarly, in Europe, it is customary for one person to bump into you, and while you are distracted (and discomfited), the accomplice picks your pocket.
Not trying to blame you, I just think that everyone should be alert and aware.
I hope that you’re feeling better soon. Best wishes.