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Reporter robbed at gunpoint while filming a story on theft in crime ridden San Francisco
PM ^ | March 4,2021 | James Anthony

Posted on 03/05/2021 4:22:19 AM PST by Hojczyk

A local reporter in San Francisco was filming a segment on people breaking into cars on Wednesday, and was about to interview a man in the Twin Peaks area when they he was robbed at gunpoint.

Before the interview could commence, a white car pulled up with four men in it, and three men got out and threatened them.

According to the Daily Caller, Ford told local news the following:

"The car came up here while we were about to do an interview, three guys jumped out. One had a gun and put [it] in my face and said, 'We’re taking the camera'."

"My whole thought at the moment was be calm. Let's not get this guy excited. He's got the gun. I don't. So you take the camera. It's yours Buddy."

The city of SF has become an increasingly dangerous place to live lately.

Rafael Mandelman, the supervisor for the city's District 8, had this to say on Twitter:

Earlier this afternoon a reporter was robbed at gunpoint at Twin Peaks Blvd & Burnett Ave while interviewing a resident about car break-ins in the area. @SFPD officers are working to find those responsible and recover the camera. This incident is ridiculous & unacceptable... 1/2— Rafael Mandelman (@RafaelMandelman) March 3, 2021

We need to adequately resource public safety agencies, adopt better strategies to stop repeat offenders & make clear that San Francisco is not a place that you can commit crimes & put people's lives at risk with impunity."

Despite all of this, the SF city government has just defunded the police to the tune of some $120 million.

Police managed to get the stolen camera back by Wednesday night, but apparently no charges have been laid yet in connection with the incident, and the investigation remains open:


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; sanfrancisco; whoops
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1 posted on 03/05/2021 4:22:19 AM PST by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

Cities are turning into Gotham.


2 posted on 03/05/2021 4:25:41 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Trust the plan of the 17th letter of the English alphabet!)
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To: Hojczyk
King Crimson - Thela Hun Ginjeet
3 posted on 03/05/2021 4:27:05 AM PST by real saxophonist (The mouse doesn't understand why the cheese is free.)
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To: Hojczyk
He's got the gun. I don't.

Yeah. Well, that's gun control. Crooks have guns, because they don't care about your law: they're crooks. Law-abiding citizens don't have guns, because they are law-abiding.

And this seems like a good thing to the media?

4 posted on 03/05/2021 4:33:10 AM PST by ClearCase_guy ("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
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To: ClearCase_guy

+1


5 posted on 03/05/2021 4:39:08 AM PST by Kevmo (So America gets what America deserves - - the destruction of its Constitution. ~Leo Donofrio, 6/1/09)
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To: Hojczyk

Twin Peaks? Ask the Log.


6 posted on 03/05/2021 4:41:56 AM PST by NonValueAdded (March comes in like an emu and goes out like a tapir. And they don't even know what that means!)
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To: Hojczyk
"My whole thought at the moment was be calm make this look real; you paid these fakes $50 each so the story would get publicity. Don't blow your chance.
7 posted on 03/05/2021 4:48:21 AM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: Hojczyk

“a white car pulled up with four men in it” -— When you want to blame whitey, but can’t, mention the white car...


8 posted on 03/05/2021 4:49:22 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: DoodleBob

The only thing left out was “all four robbers were wearing MAGA hats”.......


9 posted on 03/05/2021 4:51:08 AM PST by nevergore (I have a terrible rash on my covfefe....)
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To: real saxophonist
Hah! That was my first thought too.

This is a dangerous place.

10 posted on 03/05/2021 4:52:39 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

San Francisco has been a $h1thole for decades.

They have no interest in doing anything meaningful about it.


11 posted on 03/05/2021 4:53:25 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Hojczyk

12 posted on 03/05/2021 4:57:51 AM PST by LouAvul (Lying headlines from fake news articles written by pimps masquerading as journalists.)
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To: ClearCase_guy
And this seems like a good thing to the media?

Like all liberals, they think the answer is more gun control. They just don't get it.

13 posted on 03/05/2021 4:59:27 AM PST by LouAvul (Lying headlines from fake news articles written by pimps masquerading as journalists.)
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To: nevergore

That would have required an extra $20 per robber-actor and the budget just wasn’t there.


14 posted on 03/05/2021 5:01:47 AM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: DoodleBob

$5 dollar blank red hats and a sharpie?


15 posted on 03/05/2021 5:09:56 AM PST by nevergore (I have a terrible rash on my covfefe....)
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To: Hojczyk

“...and the investigation remains open:...”

Where it shall forever remain.


16 posted on 03/05/2021 5:17:44 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: nevergore
You're assuming the reporter can think proactively.

This whole thing is just too convenient...really...a reporter with a film crew gets robbed by four random criminals?

17 posted on 03/05/2021 5:20:26 AM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: ClearCase_guy

“When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns!”


18 posted on 03/05/2021 5:25:52 AM PST by pfony1 (All Democrats LIE. )
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To: Hojczyk

This happens when you take guns from the non-violent, honest people and deliberately leave them in the hands of violent criminals.


19 posted on 03/05/2021 5:27:00 AM PST by I want the USA back (The nation is in the grips of incurable hysterical insanity, as usual.)
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To: DoodleBob
I assume nothing when it comes to the current crop of "journalists".


20 posted on 03/05/2021 5:43:03 AM PST by nevergore (I have a terrible rash on my covfefe....)
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