In a recent post discussing crime in the Bay Area, I reported thieves in Oakland had just stolen the “Jaws of Life” from responding firefighters.
Furthermore, San Francisco city officials have decided that their priority is auditing its collection of monuments to tag those deemed ‘racist’ or ‘sexist’ according social justice dogma so that they can be removed. Clearly, art history is easier to deal with than crime.
However, crime continues to be a problem, and this time it can’t be swept under the rug…especially as football season is about to start. San Francisco 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall was shot during an attempted robbery in San Francisco on Saturday afternoon.
Pearsall is in “serious but stable condition” after sustaining a bullet wound to his chest, the 49ers said in a statement. Police said a 17-year-old suspect from Tracy, Calif. — about 60 miles east of San Francisco — is in custody.The incident occurred in the Union Square area of San Francisco. At a news conference Saturday night, SFPD chief William Scott said Pearsall was walking alone when the suspect approached him. A “physical altercation” ensued during the robbery attempt and both Pearsall and the suspect were shot during the struggle, police said.Scott said more than one shot was fired, but would not confirm how many times each individual was shot. Both Pearsall and the suspect were transported to a local hospital and are in stable condition. The suspect’s gun was recovered at the scene, Scott said.Scott said there was no indication that Pearsall was targeted because he is an NFL player. He said police believe the suspect was working alone but that they are checking video cameras in Union Square as part of their investigation.
Since the initial reports, Pearsall has been released from the hospital.
The suspect was shot during the attempt. Meanwhile, Mayor London Breed is desperately trying to assert this was an isolated incident.
The 17-year-old resident from Tracy, California, who attempted to rob Ricky Pearsall — and was also shot during the incident — is in custody, police said. Officers say they believe the suspect acted alone and have no reason to believe Pearsall was targeted because he is a football player.Mayor London Breed, in a news conference outside San Francisco General Hospital on Saturday, framed the shooting as an isolated incident in a city with relatively low violent crime rates.Breed said the shooting was “a terrible and rare incident in Union Square,” where the city has increased police officer coverage in recent years.“This incident does set us back from all of the hard work that we’ve done in order to make significant changes in public safety in San Francisco,” she said.
It turns out not only firefighters are targets of opportunity in the Bay Area, but so are NFL Football Payers.
But when you prefer to cataloging statues rather than controlling crime – both small and significant ones – even the biggest and bravest can become victims.
Pearsall is lucky to be alive, and San Fransisco is luck that he is, too. Not only does it look like he will be able to play football, but a potential enhancement to the city’s already grim crime reputation is somewhat mitigated.
I do not think Breed’s assurances that crime is the comfort to potential residents, tourists and business owners that she thinks it is.
Prayers to Pearsall for a speedy recovery, and the normals living in the Bay Area for their safety.
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