Posted on 06/02/2023 7:32:18 PM PDT by Libloather
A San Francisco store owner has slammed the Dem-led city's officials for failing to control its out-of-control crime wave, after a gang of thieves smashed into his tobacco shop and stole $100,000 in goods and cash.
Storeowner Zaid, an immigrant from Afghanistan, said lawmakers 'need to get a grip' on the city, feeling it has become 'worse than Afghanistan or Iraq'.
'At least in Afghanistan the Taliban will cut your hand off and people are afraid to commit such a crime,' he added to Fox News.
His remarks come as the West Coast metro continues to spiral into lawlessness, with homicides and robberies up 25 and 17 percent on last year respectively according to official crime statistics.
Shocking footage of the attack on Zaid's store saw a mob of thieves emerge from two vehicles on the street outside and begin smashing through his shop window.
After making their way inside, Zaid said it took the thugs just 20 minutes to 'ransack' his business, where they made off with around $80,000 in merchandise and $20,000 in cash in the Tuesday evening spree.
No arrests have yet been made following the incident, leading Zaid to hit out at soft-on-crime policies implemented by Democrat lawmakers.
'They know the police won't do anything,' he added, claiming the officers told him they are short-staffed when he reported the incident.
'We have a drugs issue, we have a homeless issue, and on top of this these idiots come in here and take whatever they want,' he said.
The Afghani immigrant has lived in the United States for over three decades after emigrating to the country in 1987, but he said San Francisco is worse than he has ever seen it.
'The city has gone downhill, especially the last 2 years since COVID, I’ve never seen it...
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at Cigarettes R Cheaper, 5300 Geary Blvd (at 17th Ave)
Perfect name for it. So sad... San Francisco at one time was one of the most beautiful cities in the US. Not really that long ago.
i dont think they can vote their way out of this cuz of the systemic fraud
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