Discussion: Woman Fatally Shot At San Francisco Tourist Spot, TV Crews Mugged On Scene

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Donald Trump will say I told you so

Shot dead by a stranger? Gun-loving Republicans would be surprised, but that’s actually a fairly uncommon event.

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yeah… we have more damned trouble with those immigrants from Texas…

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Chammy, many ugly, racist comments appearing on the SFGate article about this shooting…along the lines of “Trump was right”.

We have serious problems right here in Bay City. Intense poverty and homelessness juxtaposed against unimaginable wealth. As a local, I know you see it every day.

LD

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This story originally ran on the SF Chronicle website, my newspaper, and the commenters are responding to the fact that the suspect is Francisco Sanchez, 45, from Texas and these bigots make Trump sound like Mother Teresa.

I don’t want to make light of this story because there are two grieving parents and a lovely young woman shot dead while being a tourist. I just shake my head and wonder.

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Trump probably hired him…

LD, I live in San Francisco, I don’t believe Chammy does. Those commenting on the Chronicle website about this murder have a Mexican from Texas in their sights and would shoot and kill if they could. There’s not enough sympathy being expressed for all involved and too much bloodlust. P.S. I know we’re the City by The Bay, hadn’t heard Bay City used.

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Don’t go there. A young woman is dead, two parents are grieving, and Trump and his bullshit is not relevant.

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Yep. My husband and I pulled up the article, and about half way through, he asked, “How many comments before someone brings up ‘those damn illegals?’” We weren’t surprised that it was in the very first comment. I don’t know the guy’s status, but SFGate commenters assume anyone with a Hispanic surname has entered the country illegally. It’s pretty disgusting.

I can’t imagine what her poor parents are going through. How horrible to see your daughter go like that, or to have your husband come home to tell you…

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Not only are there over the top hateful racist spews about the suspect, someone threw in something about the president. They always do, imagining he’s at the bottom of everything that goes wrong. Makes me ashamed to say I live here sometimes.

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…as if there are those who have not endorsed Donnie for his perspicacity…

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There are bigots and racists everywhere.
And online? No telling where they’re surfing in from.
Knowing trollish behavior as well as I do-- it would be unsurprising-- if we were able–
to learn that a good number of those commenters registered just to comment on this article/event.

jw1

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More guns would obviously have prevented this.
snark

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Chronicle stories draw a lot of haters, it’s consistent and in a perverse way dependable.

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You still don’t get it. These were her dying words, and this is what she looked like…

‘Dad, help me, help me,’”

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Another NRA victim.

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Was a spinoff of River City…as in “Right here in River City” from The Music Man.

My bad, I admire both yours and Chammy’s posts. I got your locations mixed up. Thank you for the gentle correction.

LD

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It’s everywhere. You can’t click on a comments page in a newspaper without seeing post after post of ugly hatred.

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I understand that mugging of TV crews and theft of their cameras and gear has been a big problem in the Bay area, especially for KTVU