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Shooting in the Castro
My account of the shooting in the Castro on Pink Saturday that left one man dead.
After watching the film Bear City in the Castro me and my friend's decided to watch people and take pictures of the Pink Saturday celebration. While we were standing around we would notice arguments and conflicts between people, because many people were partying. There was this one argument we all took immediate notice of, and it was an argument between guys wearing black hoodies and a group of Lesbians. One of the girls from the group was arguing with the guys, her comments were "why you gonna go and mess with a lady" she also stated "men aren't supposed to pick on woman especially queer women" then shots rang out.
Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop, I counted five, and then suddenly people started dropping. My friends scattered, I did the zig zag thing, and had actually kicked the gun on my way out of the scene.
The perps were wearing black hoodies. The private security there also allowed people to bring in glass bottles, which resulted in the police being bombed with glass bottles. That's when some police jabbed and used Pepper Spray to disperse the crowd.
Me and my friends made it out okay, but this is another warning sign for SF City officials.
Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop, I counted five, and then suddenly people started dropping. My friends scattered, I did the zig zag thing, and had actually kicked the gun on my way out of the scene.
The perps were wearing black hoodies. The private security there also allowed people to bring in glass bottles, which resulted in the police being bombed with glass bottles. That's when some police jabbed and used Pepper Spray to disperse the crowd.
Me and my friends made it out okay, but this is another warning sign for SF City officials.
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it must have been pretty scary at the time
too bad someone had to die that night
So why are you using phrases like a cop?
No, really.
The term "perps" is cop talk. Posting a caption underneath a photo of a dead person asking "Maybe one of the perpetrators?" is called fucking over the dead. Perpetrator of what? Catching a bullet?
Someone is dead and you're acting like their body is there for your amusement. You've passed judgement on them before they've even been identified.
I am no fan of people bringing guns to public gatherings and shooting them off, whether they're cops like Johannes Mehserle or random stupid people. But I am also not a fan of someone who has the time to take a photo of a person who is obviously bleeding from their leg, which could be a fatal wound. Put down the camera, grab some plastic and put some pressure on the leg. You might save their life.
This was not eyewitness journalism, this was exploitation.
Until the police earn my respect I will use the term cop. As an eye witness I chose to not go to the police because they are rife with idiots, so I will use tools at my disposal to speak out against gang members and their pesty like behavior.
But, on a more serious note, the task of the left in dealing with these youths is not to preach non-violence to them, but to get them to turn the violence in a conscious way against the ruling-class and its agents.
The only way to get an end to gang violence is for people to stop hassling the folks who are brave enough to say enough is enough.
Just because the flamers who commented aren't brave enough to take action doesn't mean you have permission to bully me....
It would only be inappropriate or gossipy if the family didn't know and it were a true accident
Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop, I counted five, and then suddenly people started dropping." and "I did the zig zag thing, and had actually kicked the [not 'a', but 'the'] gun on my way out of the scene." show that Boyer had no reason to believe that there was more than one shooter. Nevertheless, Boyer refers to 'the perps' (plural) and chose to slander the murder victim by saying that he 'Also may have been one of the perpetrators'!
Then, when called on her cop-like commentary, she complains, 'How dare you chump up my post. I'll write what I want.', 'Stop bullying me.', and 'You don't like my posts then don't read them.' Sorry, Ms. Boyer, but if you can't stand the heat, keep your irresponsible commentary out of the indybay kitchen.