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mpantone

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:25:36 -0800

@islandbob: And I'm hoping that American Apparel sells non-bulletproof, fair trade cotton vests with gigantic bull's-eyes (and lettering that reads "Shoot Here") to fixie riders.

Brock Keeling

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:46:34 -0800

you could make a killing selling "Don't Snitch" shirts. har.

missiondweller

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:42:54 -0800

The Mission has long been a destination for East Bay commuter criminals, especially along BART / Mission Street.

wrongsong

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:49:40 -0800

it isn't the violence that surprises me (being that I am the quoted person) I have lived in the Mission on and off for 15 years now, and seen plenty of violence. Someone shot in the neck, someone stabbed, someone beaten with a bat, etc. It is that the thugs have upgraded to bullet proof vests. He said he had been shot 5 times before, they are so used to getting shot that they now take precautions. Can't blame them, but it is a scary thought. The cops called the guy they arrested Jacques, a gang member from the East Bay. He is a well known drug dealer out on 16th and Mission. This wasn't a Norteno/Sureno Mission argument.

islandbob

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:16:35 -0800

hopefully american apparel will soon start selling bullet proof vests to all the mission hipsters...of course, ill-fitting bullet proof vests that look like they were made in the 80's.

icbalaam

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:25:57 -0800

Is this why my croissant had blood on it?

Belgand

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:23:47 -0800

While I try to understand how hard these things can be and the realities of working law enforcement in a major city it seems almost like "No arrests have been made." should be the new SFPD motto. Not to mention the documented cases of incompetence and bigotry. Honestly I'd say the #1 display of incompetence is the aversion to foot patrols. This is a compact city with terrible traffic. Driving everywhere is something that nobody else really does. Police need to be on the street where they can actually do something.

bean896

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:56:39 -0800

snobs? yuppies? um, look in the mirror fools

periqueblend

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:12:55 -0800

Thank you for keeping my rent low, and doing your part to limit the amount of yuppies on the streets at night.

sf_bikebike

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:35:26 -0800

Go Mission!

zig

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:22:05 -0800

So what the quoted person means the Mission is still the Mission except that people like him now live there The thugs have been around for as long as I can recall (1980's) Don't get me wrong though I am glad this stuff shocks people at 18th and Guerrero now. things are better not worse