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Good morning, Washington. The case of the Springfield man who was arrested for being naked in his own kitchen keeps on keeping on today, as FOX 5 knows a winner story when they see one and offers this important update. Seems Fairfax County police are feeling the need to defend this particular arrest, and are now trying to paint the suspect, Eric Williamson, 29, as a serial naked-in-his-house-but-hoping-you-can-see-him guy. "On Wednesday, investigators told FOX 5 they have reason to believe there may have been another incident in which someone saw Williamson naked in front of his window. They're asking anyone who may have seen Williamson in the nude through his windows to come forward, even if it was at a different time." Police also canvassed Williamson's neighborhood with fliers, urging people to come forward. For his part, Williamson maintains he never thought anyone was looking at him when he was making coffee in the nude.
Man Fatally Shot By PG Police Identified: We now know the name of the man who was shot and killed outside a 7-11 by Prince George's County police on Sunday. He was Matthew Maurer Obst, 55, of the 7500 block of Spring Lake Drive in Bethesda, the Post reports. Officials say the officers involved, Jonathan Eyler, Michael Gainey, Osiris Lopez, Bryan Hodor, Anton Washington and Iris Borrero, opened fire on Obst because he lunged at one of the officers while wielding two knives.
Metro to Test Bus Emissions: Have you ever wondered which type of Metrobus, compressed natural gas, clean diesel or hybrid, is the least polluting? Well Metro doesn't know either, but now they're going to try to find out, the Examiner reports. A $200,000 study expected to approved by Metro's board today "could save, or cost, Metro millions of dollars," with a goal of "determining which of the fuels and propulsion systems is the cleanest burning and the most cost effective."
Briefly Noted: D.C. man pleads guilty to threatening a federal prosecutor ... Fairfax teen may have died in Korean exorcism ... Thousands in Montgomery County lost power Wednesday evening ... Amanda Mahnke, woman hit by Metrobus last month, is doing better.
This Day in DCist: Last year, we enjoyed a little song about how Maryland sex offenders aren't allowed to hand out candy on Halloween.
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So did the Metro study cost $20,000 or $200,000? Given their penchant for lavish studies, I'm inclined to go with the latter.
I thought Sommer was using European style numbers, where commas and periods are reversed. So I was quite impressed with a full Metro study for only $200.
$200,000, just left a zero off the end there.
And next time I need an exorcism, I'm totally going with a Korean one. Between the smothering, the head trauma, and all-you-can-eat kimchee bar, they make the Catholic ritual look like weak consommé at a spinsterish tea party.
The power of Kimchee compels you... to rush to the bathroom!
My Korean exorcisms mostly involve BonChon chicken.
If the 'hot special' variety does not remove the demons during consumption, they most certainly are excised the next day during extended and painful bathroom visits.
Nobody botha me!
So in this wide world of green technology - no one has ever researched the different levels of pollution from these energy sources before?
If they haven't, they haven't but it seems a little absurd that only our small city is facing this question.
Part of the problem is how you define "least polluting?" You might get less CO2 from one method, but more particulate pollution. Biodiesel generates more C02, but that doesn't factor in the C02 that the soybean/rapeseed plants absorbed from the atmosphere before they were harvested and turned into biodiesel. And while straight electric vehicles have zero emissions, what if the electricity that charges their batteries overnight comes from a coal-fired powerplant? Until these variables are nailed down and agreed to, "least polluting" is a moving target.
There's also the whole issue outside of pollution; that is, which one is most cost effective? One may be less polluting than another, but have higher upfront infrastructure costs and long-term reliability issues. What's the point in investing in a clean-burning transit technology if all of your busses are constantly in the shop?
I feel safe now, knowing that I'm protected from people running around nude in their homes.
Well, I'm not. I won't feel safe until every man, woman, child, and pet is wearing trousers, showering in their underwear, and having sweaty, awkward sex inside a Snuggie.
Indeed. God forbid anyone should walk vaguely close to their kitchen door without any clothes on at 5:30 in the morning. The whole thing still reeks of Fairfax needing more important things to worry about. And leave it to Fox 5 to title the segement a "nudity bust" with Clip art handcuffs.
If ever there was a case for the ACLU to defend, it would be this one.
Why would somebody who wanted to be seen pick an hour of the day when they are unlikely to be seen? I've walked the dog at 5:30 a.m. and I've walked the dog at 7am and there are a hell of a lot more people around at 7.
Kids go to school at 530am? Holy crap, there is no way my mom would have been able to get me out of bed at that time.
If I can't make coffee in the nude, then the terrorists have already won.
I remember when this was a great country, where every citizen felt free to make their coffee in the nude and would defend that right to the death.
One of the reasons we have a Third Amendment is because the founding fathers were creeped out by the Hessians staring them down while they tried to enjoy their morning cup of chicory and johnny cake in the raw.
Williamson's attorney - I presume he is getting one - is going to have a FIELD day with the Po-Po on this.
An arrest has to be justified based upon information available AT THE TIME OF ARREST. Thus, if investigators are actually stupid enough to say that "they have reason to believe there may have been another incident" and are asking people "who may have seen Williamson in the nude through his windows to come forward, even if it was at a different time", they're effectively admitting that they DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION NOW, much less that they had AT THE TIME OF ARREST. So it all boils down to what crazy lady said, and whether that was sufficient.
Stupid, stupid, stupid.
...I wonder if you can sue the police for excessive use of public shaming. I mean, I don't support flashers or anything, but this guy was supposedly naked in his own kitchen. And now not only is this his face plastered everywhere by the news, but the police are flyering his neighborhood? Just in case, you know, someone under a rock somewhere who might possibly know him didn't know he made coffee nude?
What's the sentence for being naked in public, anyway? Unless it's jail time, I can't imagine it being much worse than what this guy's already going through.
I fully expect him to pull a "Levi" and cash in on his 15 minutes of fame by posing for Playgirl.
Oh, and where is the article on the Georgetown tool that wants to hire his own personal assistant? Did I miss that? I expect in-depth and original reporting on that jewel of a story, beyond WaPo's little ditty!!!!
The laundry part was hilarious
IF the naked coffee guy thing happened like the woman claims (going by last night's 6PM news on ch. 4) then it isn't a case of him just being naked in his own home...he actually stood in his doorway facing the street, then moved to a window.
The report also made him sound kinda sketchy, but that could just be Fairfax Co. playing CYA (no pun intended) and spinning for the media.
Yeah, but that's a mighty big "if" - it's largely her word against his word.
I do hope that he is careful about spills.
At least he wasn't frying bacon...
slippery slope, people! let him get away with this and tomorrow he'll be showering in the nude, too.
The case of the Springfield man who was arrested for being naked in his own kitchen keeps on keeping on
For Gothamist LLC consistency, this sentence should be: "The case of the Springfield man who was arrested for being naked in his own kitchen keeps on f**king that chicken..."
You're asleep at the editorial wheel, Sommer!
If the story was about a naked woman, there wouldn't be a story. Men love to see naked women. Women don't necessarily love to see naked men ... especially their husbands.
Get back in the kitchen, Liz. And for god's sake put some clothes on. People are trying to eat here.
When I am with a woman and I am naked, I don't want to see her husband either.
+1
This is my take.
Woman walking with little Ashley see's naked dude.
She bitches to cop husband who feels he has to do something to show what a man he his.
Guy arrested.
Woman sees all the stuff mocking her on the Internets.
Hubby gets Sheriff to start a smear campaign.
But I could be wrong.
I pay more than I really should for the privilege of living alone and one of the things I'm paying for is the joy of walking around naked in my own apartment. I'm on naked dude's side all the way.
I was naked in a hotel room when the maid walked in.
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Finally!
Dear Penthouse Forum, You won't believe this and I never thought this would happen to me, but I was making coffee one morning...