Current Events > Asian Man walking with his 1 y/o child beaten up in random attack in SF

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https://abc7news.com/san-francisco-asian-hate-crime-man-attacked-grocery-store-sf/10575684/

A father of a 1-year old child is sharing his story after being brutally attacked outside a grocery store in San Francisco. The incident has community leaders speaking out on the need for safer streets in order for businesses to thrive post-pandemic. "My sense of security has been shattered," says the man who wants to be called "Bruce." He recalled the terrible moment he was waiting to cross the street in the Mission Bay neighborhood with his child in a stroller, when he was suddenly knocked to the ground and attacked with a flurry of punches. "I was right on the ground and in that exact second I was trying to shield my head and prevent any worse injuries," he said. "I couldn't protect my child. I was on the floor and he was in a stroller that was slowly rolling away, so it's definitely very scary as a parent." When asked if he thought the incident was racially motivated, Bruce said the thought did cross his mind, especially given the random nature of the attack and the number of attacks on Asian Americans in the past year.

The incident is shocking to nearby business owners, such as Nani Tsegaye of Tadu Ethiopian restaurant. She says her store location in Mission Bay has actually been broken into and robbed more times than their Tenderloin location, and that dealing with crime is the price of doing business in San Francisco. "It was a heartbreaking experience," she said. "We just expect something to happen now more than we expected before." "The city needs to demonstrate that we are safe and clean and fun to be in again. Safety is of the utmost importance for us running our businesses so we really need to address this."



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da streetz aint safe

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Someone on reddit claims to have seen it firsthand



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That is so scary how Asian people aren't safe just walking down the street. You dont see this with any other race where people just walk up to them and attack them for no reason this frequently.

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pogo_rabid posted...

Someone on reddit claims to have seen it firsthand

I am triggered by Gus's

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MelbuFrahma4 posted...

That is so scary how Asian people aren't safe just walking down the street. You dont see this with any other race where people just walk up to them and attack them for no reason this frequently.

Happens in waves. Happened to middle eastern and indian people a lot after 9/11. Now with Covid its asian people getting the bull shit. This country needs to stop fear mongering based on racist ideals, but unfortunately we have a political party who humors the idiots that think this way and let this shit spread.

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This shit really needs to stop

This been happening

fucking hell man it's like every day in the bay


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How come no one steps in to help but they will take pics

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