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'It's worse than Afghanistan or Iraq': Immigrant San Francisco store owner says crime-ridden Dem-led city's politicians 'need to get a grip' after gang of thieves smashed his tobacco shop windows and made off with $100,000 in goods and cash
Daily Mail ^ | 6/02/23 | Will Potter

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...

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Food; History
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; california; crime; donatedonaldtrump; donatefreerepublic; donatetrump; gang; theft; thieves
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People actually voted for this, yes?
1 posted on 06/02/2023 7:32:18 PM PDT by Libloather
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claiming the officers told him they are short-staffed when he reported the incident.

You can bet that the property tax collection unit and the code enforcement unit are FULLY staffed...

2 posted on 06/02/2023 7:34:51 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Libloather

Maybe he could go back?

I mean if if it is better where he came from, why not?


3 posted on 06/02/2023 7:35:23 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Starve the beast and steal its food!)
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To: Libloather

I wonder if it’s bad enough to get them to vote Republican yet


4 posted on 06/02/2023 7:38:35 PM PDT by cableguymn
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To: Fai Mao

He has been here over 30 years I do not think he will be going back. He is giving us a warning about how very bad it is here these days.


5 posted on 06/02/2023 7:38:48 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: cableguymn

I believe that it is coming to this point. Hopefully enough will say they have had enough. As they say what do they have to loose?


6 posted on 06/02/2023 7:41:39 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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NO!

If people realized the extent of STOLEN elections; local, state and federal, they'd be shocked.

For example, Chicago booted Lightfoot only to choose another ANTI-LAW-AND-ORDER Brandon Johnson? Uhhh, Hell and NO.

ON WHAT PLANET DOES A pRESIDENT WITH A 36% APPROVAL RATING SHAMELESSLY RUN FOR A SECOND TERM where apparently an order has gone out to other DemonRats NOT to run against him and they oblige? And YES he is going to WIN BY FRAUD AGAIN and Americans will just pretend they believe it.

7 posted on 06/02/2023 7:43:24 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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San Fran feces.


8 posted on 06/02/2023 7:46:27 PM PDT by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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To: Libloather

Elections have consequences.


9 posted on 06/02/2023 7:53:04 PM PDT by lurk (u)
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San FranSH!Tco!
10 posted on 06/02/2023 7:54:46 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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Stories “survived combat in the Middle East but were killed by an urban criminal not long after returning home in the US.”

March 27, 1991 (one example):
Army Specialist Anthony Riggs, whose murder on a Detroit street less than a week after he returned from the Gulf War provoked a national outcry over urban violence.


CARJACKER SENTENCED TO DIE FOR KILLING GULF ....
Washington Post
Oct 25, 1996 — A Prince George’s County jury sent a Silver Spring man to death row yesterday in the carjacking and killing of a Persian Gulf War veteran.

United States Army soldier Tracie Joy McBride was kidnapped, raped, and murdered on February 18, 1995.



11 posted on 06/02/2023 8:05:33 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: cableguymn

Something tells me the answer is no.


12 posted on 06/02/2023 8:06:02 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: lurk

Yeah, as it turns out that was pretty much only one of two things I agree with Barack Obama on, the other one being don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to bleep things up.


13 posted on 06/02/2023 8:07:17 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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And the consequences of 2020 and 2022 were disastrous for America!


14 posted on 06/02/2023 8:07:56 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Libloather

And anyone and everyone who did deserves to burn forever!


15 posted on 06/02/2023 8:08:56 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Libloather

One hundred year ago my mother’s immigrant parents were shopkeepers.

I don’t know what to say but that American systems have failed, allowing great evil to be done.


16 posted on 06/02/2023 8:20:23 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: kiryandil

Who wants to bet this useful idiot votes straight democrat?


17 posted on 06/02/2023 8:23:49 PM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: Libloather

An immigrant once said something like:

“I was told the streets of America were paved with gold, but they were not paved at all, and I was expected to pave them.”


18 posted on 06/02/2023 8:25:07 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: No name given

Probably correct


19 posted on 06/02/2023 8:33:08 PM PDT by cableguymn
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Who wants to bet this useful idiot votes straight democrat?

Good point.

It's a shame that if he revealed that he voted Republican, the Democrats felons in charge would use the laws to attack him.

20 posted on 06/02/2023 8:47:54 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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