CBS reports:
“The small business owners on Valencia have every right to be angry,” said San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee.
Now, Lee said talks are underway about possible new police tactics in the future.
“We won’t unveil those until the next time, but I think we’ll be adequately more ready,” he said. [link]
Sounds good I guess.
[via Eater SF] [Photo by Jake "Shake 'n' Bake" Frye]
My money’s on flash grenades and tear gas.
Tear Gas or Flash Grenades? Sorry, but if you want this problem solved for good then the answer is obvious.
Bring out the Bart Police.
Next time they’ll overcompensate for not doing their job this time?
exactly
SFPD will now be shaking their finger at any criminal activity instead of just standing there.
You mean they’ll have police in the Mission after 7pm? Because that would be a good start.
Were there any reports of looting? I was surprised to see smashed windows with merchandise still displayed. If they were “escorting” the vandals it’s ridiculous, but by keeping them moving (without engaging/escalating) the cops might have prevented worse damages.
Next time there is a peaceful march the police will baton everyone and claim they had no choice based on what happened last time.
Yup. I fear that you are exactly right about that, sadly.
Mayor Lee Pak is thinking more along the lines of Ming the Merciless: “I’ll release the death-dust and KILL them all!”
SFPD shoulda kicked their sorry little Occupy/hipster butts.
Name one SF city department that isn’t a total fuck up. One.
Please.
One.
IT? no check that they persecuted a poor network engineer dufuss.
How about the one responsible for Healthy San Francisco–I feel like they got that one right. Dept of Health? Or Human Services?
Great, so first they screw up and let these arrogant little fucks destroy a bunch of shit, and now they’re openly planning to over-react “Oakland style” the next time there’s a demonstration. So…..lose-lose.
So now we’re gonna see the cops bust heads to protect windows…
What I wanna know is, why doesn’t SFPD have water cannon? Think of it, drenching a hipster is like throwing a bucket of water on the Wicked Witch of the West.
Meh. You might want to check the expiration date on that joke. I think it’s from 1965.
Hopefully the new ‘tactics’ include understanding and communication.
you all should know that this was put on by thegovernment they are behind this shit
…and police violence continues unabated (THOSE tactics sure won’t change, will they?)
All by design… all by design.