Posted on 10/15/2020 6:11:24 PM PDT by simpson96
Dramatic and intense video circulating on social media showing an all-out brawl in the heart of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, raised questions about the city's proposal for dealing with the unhoused.
Several businesses and residents say the district once known for peace and love is starting to look more like a "fight club,” and they want help to stop it.
The viral video was shot Saturday at the intersection of Clayton Street and Haight Street. A place where the man who shot it says he frequently sees fights from his window overlooking the intersection.
his was one of the larger ones, but he says the rate of violence has increased since the pandemic and since a large homeless population moved into the area.
“That’s the face of the city, when people come to visit, that’s what they see,” said Chris Leduc of San Francisco.
He and Nancy Riley say they're among those who have seen a spike in violence and crime in the area.
“There’s not enough of a police presence in all of the neighborhoods here,” Leduc said.
This couple, both multi-generational San Franciscans, say they also believe police presence has been shrinking for years.
“You don’t even see a squad car come by anymore, and if there’s no accountability, then they’re going to do whatever they want,” Riley said.
And they say recent moves by the city encouraging large tent cities in the area have led to even more crime.
“It’s one step above a shanty town, like they had during the depression,” Riley said.
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It’s okay, they all had masks on... :)
Bring back the Workhouse.
Not much of a brawl. Mall orcs do this regularly and with more vigor.
Send in the social workers. Defund police and use social workers in these situations. Isn’t that what liberals want? And SF is full of liberals.
Everywhere is freaks and hairies
Dykes and fairies, tell me, where is sanity?
Polousy already dealt with that problem....She feeds them!!!
what more do those ungrateful ba$turds want....My Ice cream too??
“Everywhere is freaks and hairies
Dykes and fairies, tell me, where is sanity?”
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Tax the rich, feed the poor
Till there are no rich no more
Unintended by the author, but truer words were never written
“not enough of a police presence”
I thought they wanted to defund the police there?
I’m surprised, after all these decades, they have not renamed it “Love-Ashberry” to get rid of a hateful name.
A bunch of bums are fighting in San Franfreakshow? I’m shocked, shocked I tell you!!
On brawl status (1-10)...it’s marginally a ‘3’.
Were they sure to wear some flowers in their hair?
Used to live in Haight Ashbury, lots and lots of lost stoned kids, 1000s at that time in the 90s, probably much worse now.
OMG! It would be disparaging to call them homeless. They are now the “unhoused.” (Okay. Breathe deeply. Put head between legs.)
Are there not old abandoned army bases out in the desert?
How about rounding them all up and ship them there?
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