This incident is truly without explanation. God is the only one who would forgive such an act.
One possibility is that the man was doing a chore for her while she was gardening, maybe moving dirt or debris in her yard. He could also have been someone who had done handyman work for her in the past, fixed a sink, moved a piece of furniture, she may have been familiar with him in some way (remember, we are probably not hearing the complete story). She may have offered him a glass of water because he was working and it was hot outside, not uncommon or unusual. It could explain how he ended up inside of her home using a back door. There are a number of guys looking for odd-jobs going door-to-door, I don't recommend using them without a recommendation from a friend, you can end up being scammed for money, robbed, or a victim of violence. As tragic as this incident is, I hope it will make us more cautious. S. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Diller Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 2:30 PM To: Cristle C. Judd Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] Re: Crime Incident Ok, if there are those alleyways, then that's different. Over here on this side of baltimore, there are no alleys, and if someone came up in the backyard they would only be up to no good. I'm not trying to make this into something she did wrong: I'm trying to understand how someone brings a stranger back to their backyard, and then opens the back door in order to get them water. That wouldn't happen with the layout of the houses over hear near De Sales church. I guess this senseless act makes a bit more sense now, at least how it came about. -andy On Jul 8, 2004, at 2:24 PM, Cristle C. Judd wrote: > FYI: The houses on 4600 Osage have small yards that back on to wide > alleys > which often see more activity as a kind of communal space than the > fronts > of the houses: kids playing, neighbors on decks, workmen, delivery > people, > people gardening, people coming and going from garages. They are not > dark, > secluded places. Indeed I know my across the alley neighbors and their > comings and goings much better than my across the street neighbors. > Were > I to be as gracious as my neighbor and offer someone a drink who asked > for > it, telling them to come around the side of the house to the back door > would make sense if I walked into the house, back to the kitchen and > didn't want to walk all the way back out the front of the house. Her > kindness was obviously repaid in an unimaginably horrific way, but why > speculate about what she should or shouldn't have done on the basis of > sketchy news reports and lack of knowledge of what back doors are like > on > this block? > > --Cristle > >> >> OK, that was just a bad, dumb move. Not in any way did she deserve it, >> but come on. >> >> If some weirdo came up to me asking for water, I would squirt him with >> my hose! If he wasn't a weirdo I would send him down to the GL, where >> he can get free water. >> >> Note to self: Do not invite strange looking men into my back-yard and >> open my back door for them. >> >> >> -andy >> >> >> On Jul 8, 2004, at 12:38 PM, Tina Horowitz wrote: >> >>> From what I just read in the Daily News, he approached her as she was >>> gardening in her front lawn. When he asked for a glass of water, she >>> asked him to come around the back. She walked through the house to >>> the >>> back and that's when he forced himself in the house. >>> >> >> ---- >> You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the >> list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see >> <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. >> > > > > -- > Cristle Collins Judd > Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies > Music Department, University of Pennsylvania > 201 S. 34th St., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6313 > tel: 215-898-7544; fax: 215-573-2106 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - Andrew Diller - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
