Political Activist Killed in D.C. by Robbers Who Cut His Throat

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Political Activist Killed in Washington
Political Activist Killed in D.C. by Robbers Who Cut His Throat, Tried to Rape Female Companion
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON - A British volunteer for the potential presidential campaign of former Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner 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 a few hours later. The four suspects, including a 15-year-old boy, were due in court Monday afternoon.

Three assailants stabbed Alan Senitt and slashed his throat as the 27-year-old and his companion returned home from a movie, police said.

Senitt, who was active in Jewish causes, had moved to Washington last month to volunteer for the Democratic former governor and to study political fundraising.

"Our entire team is shocked and heartbroken," Warner said in a statement.

Senitt had joined Warner's PAC, Forward Together, on June 19 as one of about 20 unpaid interns, said Ellen Qualls, a spokeswoman for Warner. "He wanted to work on our finance team and learn fundraising 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 was twice elected head of the Union of Jewish Students, which represents 5,000 college students in Britain, and ran unsuccessfully for a council seat in a London neighborhood.

"He was a serious contender for mainstream political life," said Danny Stone, a friend who leads the Co-Existence Trust, a group founded by Janner to promote Muslim-Jewish understanding. "He was up and coming. He would have been brilliant."

Janner, vice president of the World Jewish Congress, said he had worked with Senitt for the past year and found him "very bright, very hard working."

"He was a delight to work with and this is a terrible tragedy to a young man reaching his prime. He was an outstanding young man," Janner said.

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 Lt. Robert Glover.

Two others attacked Senitt.

Investigators were looking for possible links to other crimes in the city.

Christopher Piper, 25, was charged with felony murder and attempted sexual assault, authorities said. Jeffery Rice, 22, Olivia Miles, 26, and a 15-year-old boy also face murder charges. Police did not identify the boy because he was charged as a juvenile.

Senitt's family issued a statement mourning his loss.

"The Jewish community as a whole has lost one of its bright young leaders, and the wider world has lost a champion of peace and goodwill," the statement said.

Britain's Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks mourned the death of "a wonderful young man, a natural leader, and one of the most impressive individuals to have emerged from our student community in recent years."
 
It's a good thing he didn't have the choice to protect himself. [rolleyes]

Total Gun Bans = "Making the streets safe for criminals everywhere..."
 
But... But...
DC has a gun ban, so their won't be any violent attacks!

I call for a complete and total ban of idiot politicians!
 
I'm glad this wasn't done by gunshot, or we'd have protesters from the UK telling us we need a gun ban.

It seems a shame that you can't walk near the capital of our country and be safe on the streets.
 
K-DUB said:
Doesn't UK also ban knife carry? [rolleyes]
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From what I've read carrying ANYTHING as a weapon is Illigal in England. Once case a man who had been mugged frequently on his walk to work started carrying a milk bottle. When he clonked an attacker with it, he was charged with carrying a dangerous weapon on the grounds that the milk bottle was with him with intent to be used as a weapon.

I belive some similar instances have been ruled in the favor of the defender, but because of the above case if you are attacked in the UK your only legal choice is to quickly improvise a weapon (a stick, a rock) or Die Politley. [rolleyes]

Arrr

-Weer'd Beard
 
Weer'd Beard said:
... I belive some similar instances have been ruled in the favor of the defender, but because of the above case if you are attacked in the UK your only legal choice is to quickly improvise a weapon (a stick, a rock) or Die Politley. [rolleyes]
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The last being considered the most civilized and dignified choice, with the first being associated with the lower classes. [rolleyes]

Ken
 
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