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๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„/๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ โœ‚๏ธ & ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ

Ben was a guard at a homeless facility where it happened.
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He saw my story & IDโ€™d Thompson right away (1/5)
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Ben says if Thompson was beind bars & not on mental health diversion in 2020 โ€” the double stabbing of 2 Asian seniors on Market this week would not have happened.

Mr. Thompson refused to show up at his arraignment today.

So I asked Chesa at court...

#stopaapihate #aapi
โ€ฆthe DA why he blamed the judge for Mr. Thompsonโ€™s mental health diversion when as district attorney he could have objected to it.

He side-stepped my question & gave a definition of what mental health diversion is. (3/5)

#stopaapihate #aapi
Thompsonโ€™s public defender says this is not a hate crime.

Protestors like Asian With Attitudes & @UnitedPeaceColl chanted their displeasure outside the courthouse & are fed up with offenders being released to commit more crimes.

(4/5)
#StopAAPIHate #APAHM
Thompsonโ€™s next court date is Monday.

Ben says the 2017 incident changed his life. He realized he wanted to help others & is not a crossing guard to keep kids safe.

The 85-year old victim Mrs. Fong is still recovering in the hospital. bit.ly/3tv1Quk

(5/5) #AAPI Image

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May 10, 2023
64-year old Ms. Hu (right) was stabbed to death in her Duboce Triangle apartment Friday AM.

Family says the man arrested, 41-year old Jesus Esparza lived in the unit right nextdoor.

Ms. Huโ€™s niece says she was just trying to get her mail. ๐Ÿงตโฌ‡๏ธ #sanfrancisco Image
The senior tried to escape but succumbed to her injuries. Nobody saw her until about an hour later.

โ€œI want ppl to know my aunt was very brave & she did what she could try & surviveโ€ says her niece.

According to fam Ms. Hu & Esparza had never spoken b/c of language barrier. Image
Ms. Huโ€™s son says he wants to tell his story b/c he worries the suspect in the case will be released & doesnโ€™t want his mother to โ€œdie for nothingโ€.

Neice Shan says her murder shouldnโ€™t just be a # but a โ€œbe a reminder we have severe problems in our society in #sanfrancisco โ€œ
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Sep 26, 2022
This 68-year old jewelry shop owner was pistol-whipped & hit in the head w/a hammer 9/15 in DE.

Son Steve told me he wants to spread awareness b/c โ€œIโ€™m thinking ab my familyโ€™s safety & safety of Korean biz owners.โ€

He spoke w/@nydia_han & @6abc covering ๐Ÿงตโฌ‡๏ธ #StopAAPIHate
(2/3) Steve est. the jewelry taken was valued at around $100K.

Wilmington PD say they arrested 39-y/o Calvin Ushery who is now in custody on a $130K cash-only bail.

Steve added dad spent multiple nights in the ICU for brain/head trauma & has delayed speech & canโ€™t walk.
Note: the rest of the vid is too graphic & triggering for Steveโ€™s family. It shows the suspect smashing & stealing for 20 mins.

Steve set up a @gofundme to pay for med bills & to help dad retire. Excess funds will go to nonprofits fighting #stopaapihate bit.ly/3dKHGLb
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Aug 14, 2022
๐—”๐—”๐—ฃ๐—œ ๐—ข๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ โ€œ3xs a weekโ€ฆ for months.โ€
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Leeโ€™s Sandwiches gets vandalized & broken into regularly. @tl_merchants says hundreds of $ of items get stolen/damaged each time.

#SanFrancisco #AAPI
๐Ÿงต โฌ‡๏ธ
Rene Colorado Ex. Dir of @tl_merchants says ambassadors (who now wear bulletproof vests aft getting a gun pulled on them) patrol daily & have been successful in deterring crime 9-6.

But crooks have figured out they can break in b4 or after they leave for the day #SanFrancisco
Renee says โ€œthe sense in the community is that the Asian community is an easy targetโ€ฆur not going to get hurt ur not going to get caught & there are no consequences. Itโ€™s been kind of lk a free for all so weโ€™re on edge, the community has been on edge for months.โ€ #StopAAPIHate
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Aug 2, 2022
๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฌ-๐—ฌ/๐—ข ๐— ๐—ฟ๐˜€. ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป & ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜… ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ.

Warning: Iโ€™ve seen many attacks but this incident is next-level heinous.
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๐Ÿงตโฌ‡๏ธ #stopaapihate
1 suspect asks her for the time. She shows her โŒš๏ธ b/c she doesnโ€™t speak Engl. She realizes the group is โ€œup to no goodโ€ so she runs into the elevator.

The susps follow her & search her. They find an iPhone7. When Mrs. Ren refuses to give it up, sheโ€™s assaulted. #StopAsianHate
When the 4 take her phone & leave Mrs. Ren tries to hide in a nearby hallway.

But the susps come back AGAIN & take her keys. They do not touch her earrings or watch. She has no wallet

The 4 appear to take turns attacking her. She couldnโ€™t get out of bed today. #StopAAPIHate
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Jul 19, 2022
๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š โš ๏ธ this video provided to me by Kon โ€œPatrickโ€ Fungโ€™s family is stunning & disturbing.

2 suspects approach 52-y/o Fong & demand he get out. When he doesnโ€™t he is shot & killed.

The whole thing took less than 5 secs Sunday AM.

(Thread โฌ‡๏ธ) #StopAAPIHate #Oakland
Patrick drove for Uber. โ€œItโ€™s b/c of his job, his hard work that he got killed.โ€

This crime happened close to Little Saigon which has been hit hard by crime & violence.

โ€œWhy us? We are hard workingโ€ฆwhy are we being targeted over and over again?โ€ said Judy. #StopAAPIHate
This family is demanding changes. Fungโ€™s brother Ivan says:

โ€œThereโ€™s far too much gun violence. If the gvt can put 2gether restrictions on gun control itโ€™ll help our society.โ€

This @gofundme was set up to help w/funeral expenses bit.ly/3B3rXQH

#StopAAPIHate #Oakland
Read 4 tweets
Jun 15, 2022
This 90-year old w/dementia was home w/2 grandsons when men jumped over a fence & entered the sunroom in an attempted home invasion.

This is 1 of 5 sim incidents Iโ€™ve reported on in 2 wks in S. San Jose.

โ€œI felt like I failed to secure the home.โ€ Says 1 grandson. Thread โฌ‡๏ธ
The crooks left the crowbar theyโ€™re holding in the backyard. Nobody was hurt in this incident.

The same day tho an 83-y/o grandpa was not so lucky. He was at home during a home invasion robbery & hit on the head & taken to the hospital.

#StopAAPIHate abc7ne.ws/3MS0e7K
Just yesterday 2 men (at least 1 dressed like a mail carrier) invaded the home of a couple in their 60โ€™s.

Their daughter said the men pistol-whipped her mom twice & held dad against his will.

You can see one man pull out a long object f/his bag. abc7ne.ws/3MS0e7K
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