SFist: Brazen Afternoon Murder at Eddy & Laguna

DJBurrito

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:44:38 -0800

At least they didnt try to say he shot himself, hide the gun and then died.

MedusaSF

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:20:25 -0800

I risked my life by walking past eddy and fillmore yesterday and saw a man snorting a bunch of coke on the corner just before this happend... I wonder if that was him?

lejohnnyc

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:38:10 -0800

Well Urban Dictionary says Witness: To check out, or look at members of the opposite sex; part of the teenage mating ritual; to look and lust over another human So there.

SFJoe

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:18:48 -0800

Left-leaning nerds fail to grasp television? Has someone told Rachel Maddow about this?

aj

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:52:20 -0800

Maybe the cops in question decided to Stop Snitching?

mamcart

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:43:53 -0800

The Random House Dictionary says: "(verb) 1. to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception: to witness an accident.... (noun) 6. an individual who, being present, personally sees or perceives a thing; a beholder, spectator, or eyewitness."

lejohnnyc

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:46:33 -0800

My Dashboard widget says: Witness: A person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.

mamcart

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:39:54 -0800

The CBS 5 report says the police heard the shot. "Witnessing" doesn't necessarily mean "seeing."

manys

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:13:25 -0800

Magdelyn: Feel retarded yet?

manys

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:31:43 -0800

That is fucking gold. They couldn't split up?

alexei

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:54:19 -0800

Yes, let us know if the perpetrator was someone in a position of power who was videotaped in the act, and yet was allowed to go free. Then the crazy protesters will be up in arms for no good reason.

mattymatt

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:39:02 -0800

The Merc is reporting that police WITNESSED the shooting. Of course there were no arrests. Why would there be arrests?

missiondweller

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:25:46 -0800

The Chron reported he was 40 yo. That seems a bit old for the regular dope deal murder. I suspect there's more to this story. Regardless, the brazeness of the killing in daylight, where there were very likely witnesses, is scary. Also, aren't there city cameras down the block on the corner? Hopefully they saw something (even if they just shoot one frame/ 6 seconds).

manys

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:35:11 -0800

Of course, jadedness would prevent you from acknowledging that while usually illegal, some people are killed for perfectly good reasons. This is a crucial distinction when ridiculing activism. Not every comparison can be chalked up as camp.

magdelyn

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:04:35 -0800

Let us know if the murderer was a cop. Then the professional protesters...uh, mmm, "activists" will surely take to the streets. Otherwise, if its just regular folk killing each other, then trying to enforce the law would be just a "war against the poor," or "criminalizing the poor," from what I've been led to believe.

KWillets

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:47:44 -0800

This is certainly no surprise. The gang at this new, mixed-income $43 million HUD HOPE VI housing development has been going around shooting people at the other new, mixed-income $42 million HOPE VI housing developments for some time. I'm not sure if they have new, mixed-income members; it looks like they're the same ones as before.