Armed trans woman arrested after 10-hour D.C. standoff

[stephaniec]

Armed trans woman arrested after 10-hour D.C. standoff

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/11/17/armed-trans-woman-arrested-after-10-hour-d-c-standoff/

The Washington Blade/November 17, 2015 at 9:05 am EST | by Lou Chibbaro Jr.

"The D.C. police department's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit and its transgender supervisor, Sgt. Jessica Hawkins, played a role in persuading a 31-year-old transgender woman to peacefully surrender after a 10-hour standoff on the roof of a downtown office building in which she fired a handgun and threatened to kill herself and harm others. "

[Amato]

I'm glad they were able to talk her out of ending her own life. The fact that she seems to have a few friends who are willing to step up and support her through her struggles helps me feel positive about her future.

[sparrow]

Sounds like the police responded remarkably well to this.  They didn't even out her as transgender.  Kinda wish that wasn't the focus of the story.

[Shana-chan]

Why oh why did I read the comments? *sigh* Stress can kick it, I'm eating soon and watching an episode of anime and will feel better after doing so. Thankfully, the comments weren't too bad on bashing us but, they certainly argued, trolled, got off topic etc.

On topic, I hope she gets the help she needs and I'm sure she lost her job and probably will have a harder time of finding a new job as a result of all this.