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« Reply #720 on: February 20, 2012, 06:59:25 PM »
I found out that an old friend of mine was murdered walking in the Castro Saturday night.  He told his partner that he needed to pick up some meds at Walgreen's and never came back.  His partner got worried after a while and called around to the hospitals thinking he got hit by a car or something.  A few hours later he got a call to I.D. the body.   :'( The police have someone in custody and said that he wasn't shot or stabbed, but said it was an ongoing investigation and couldn't say much else. 

He was also violently attacked 4 years ago on Valencia by a group of kids who took his watch and cell phone.  He was a sweetheart and I'm just crushed by this.  Be careful out there, kids.

Damn.  :'(

That's truly awful. RIP to your friend, and hopefully his sweet soul is off to a better place.
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« Reply #721 on: February 20, 2012, 08:16:19 PM »
I found out that an old friend of mine was murdered walking in the Castro Saturday night.  He told his partner that he needed to pick up some meds at Walgreen's and never came back.  His partner got worried after a while and called around to the hospitals thinking he got hit by a car or something.  A few hours later he got a call to I.D. the body.   :'( The police have someone in custody and said that he wasn't shot or stabbed, but said it was an ongoing investigation and couldn't say much else. 

He was also violently attacked 4 years ago on Valencia by a group of kids who took his watch and cell phone.  He was a sweetheart and I'm just crushed by this.  Be careful out there, kids.

Blech. I'm sorry to hear about this.... I guess it shows once again that we can't take life for granted.

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« Reply #722 on: February 20, 2012, 08:23:36 PM »
Thanks, guys.  I'm still in a state of disbelief.  Like IE said -- can't take life for granted. 

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« Reply #723 on: February 20, 2012, 08:51:51 PM »
Thanks, guys.  I'm still in a state of disbelief.  Like IE said -- can't take life for granted.
I saw an RIP post you made on fb, but didn't know the context.  This is just horrible.  I get kind of awestruck that such evil goes on, but of course it does.
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« Reply #724 on: February 21, 2012, 12:07:13 AM »
I found out that an old friend of mine was murdered walking in the Castro Saturday night.  He told his partner that he needed to pick up some meds at Walgreen's and never came back.  His partner got worried after a while and called around to the hospitals thinking he got hit by a car or something.  A few hours later he got a call to I.D. the body.   :'( The police have someone in custody and said that he wasn't shot or stabbed, but said it was an ongoing investigation and couldn't say much else. 

He was also violently attacked 4 years ago on Valencia by a group of kids who took his watch and cell phone.  He was a sweetheart and I'm just crushed by this.  Be careful out there, kids.

My god, that's horrific. My heart goes out to you, as well as to his partner. 
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« Reply #725 on: February 21, 2012, 08:15:13 AM »
Thanks, guys.  I'm still in a state of disbelief.  Like IE said -- can't take life for granted.

So sorry to hear this, SG. 
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« Reply #726 on: February 21, 2012, 08:01:53 PM »
Thanks, guys.  I'm still in a state of disbelief.  Like IE said -- can't take life for granted.

So sorry to hear this, SG.

It didn't dawn on me until this afternoon that I walk down the block where that took place (Julien betw 15th & 16th) something like 5 times a week, on the way from BART to my gym.  In broad daylight, but still.
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« Reply #727 on: February 21, 2012, 08:24:51 PM »
Thanks, guys.  I'm still in a state of disbelief.  Like IE said -- can't take life for granted.

So sorry to hear this, SG.

It didn't dawn on me until this afternoon that I walk down the block where that took place (Julien betw 15th & 16th) something like 5 times a week, on the way from BART to my gym.  In broad daylight, but still.

And people in the neighborhood didn't call for help until five hours after they first heard his cries for help. So heartbreaking.
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« Reply #728 on: February 21, 2012, 08:49:37 PM »
Thanks, guys.  I'm still in a state of disbelief.  Like IE said -- can't take life for granted.

So sorry to hear this, SG.

It didn't dawn on me until this afternoon that I walk down the block where that took place (Julien betw 15th & 16th) something like 5 times a week, on the way from BART to my gym.  In broad daylight, but still.

And people in the neighborhood didn't call for help until five hours after they first heard his cries for help. So heartbreaking.

This makes me so angry.  Richard was the nicest guy.  He just posted on my FB a few weeks ago, wishing me well and a Gung Hay Fat Choy.  If someone screams they need help -- even if it's in a dark alley and the person seems disheveled -- DO SOMETHING.  What kind of world do we live in??

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« Reply #729 on: February 21, 2012, 08:54:50 PM »
Thanks, guys.  I'm still in a state of disbelief.  Like IE said -- can't take life for granted.

So sorry to hear this, SG.

It didn't dawn on me until this afternoon that I walk down the block where that took place (Julien betw 15th & 16th) something like 5 times a week, on the way from BART to my gym.  In broad daylight, but still.

And people in the neighborhood didn't call for help until five hours after they first heard his cries for help. So heartbreaking.

This makes me so angry.  Richard was the nicest guy.  He just posted on my FB a few weeks ago, wishing me well and a Gung Hay Fat Choy.  If someone screams they need help -- even if it's in a dark alley and the person seems disheveled -- DO SOMETHING.  What kind of world do we live in??
It's like the old Kitty Genovese story, something I periodically tell my students about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese
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« Reply #730 on: February 21, 2012, 09:30:51 PM »
It's like the old Kitty Genovese story, something I periodically tell my students about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese

Reading about the Genovese case made a big impression on me when I was growing up. But some of the facts presented in the Wikipedia article make it seem that the neighbors made a greater effort for her than the people on Julian Street made for Richard. And that's the textbook case of bystander indifference.
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« Reply #731 on: February 21, 2012, 10:07:56 PM »
It's like the old Kitty Genovese story, something I periodically tell my students about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese

Reading about the Genovese case made a big impression on me when I was growing up. But some of the facts presented in the Wikipedia article make it seem that the neighbors made a greater effort for her than the people on Julian Street made for Richard. And that's the textbook case of bystander indifference.
Just did some Googling to learn more about Richard, and it seems quite tragic, above and beyond the tragedy that any violent death would be.  I'm surprised I hadn't heard about it before.
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« Reply #732 on: February 23, 2012, 10:29:07 AM »
Thanks, guys.  I'm still in a state of disbelief.  Like IE said -- can't take life for granted.

So sorry to hear this, SG.

It didn't dawn on me until this afternoon that I walk down the block where that took place (Julien betw 15th & 16th) something like 5 times a week, on the way from BART to my gym.  In broad daylight, but still.

And people in the neighborhood didn't call for help until five hours after they first heard his cries for help. So heartbreaking.

This makes me so angry.  Richard was the nicest guy.  He just posted on my FB a few weeks ago, wishing me well and a Gung Hay Fat Choy.  If someone screams they need help -- even if it's in a dark alley and the person seems disheveled -- DO SOMETHING.  What kind of world do we live in??

My heart's hurting for you.  RIP.
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« Reply #733 on: February 23, 2012, 12:11:40 PM »
I found out that an old friend of mine was murdered walking in the Castro Saturday night.  He told his partner that he needed to pick up some meds at Walgreen's and never came back.  His partner got worried after a while and called around to the hospitals thinking he got hit by a car or something.  A few hours later he got a call to I.D. the body.   :'( The police have someone in custody and said that he wasn't shot or stabbed, but said it was an ongoing investigation and couldn't say much else.
He was also violently attacked 4 years ago on Valencia by a group of kids who took his watch and cell phone.  He was a sweetheart and I'm just crushed by this.  Be careful out there, kids.
M - just saw this update posted today on sfgate:
http://blog.sfgate.com/inthemission/2012/02/23/sf-man-arrested-with-homicide-victim%E2%80%99s-atm-card/?tsp=1

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« Reply #734 on: February 23, 2012, 07:24:21 PM »
I found out that an old friend of mine was murdered walking in the Castro Saturday night.  He told his partner that he needed to pick up some meds at Walgreen's and never came back.  His partner got worried after a while and called around to the hospitals thinking he got hit by a car or something.  A few hours later he got a call to I.D. the body.   :'( The police have someone in custody and said that he wasn't shot or stabbed, but said it was an ongoing investigation and couldn't say much else.
He was also violently attacked 4 years ago on Valencia by a group of kids who took his watch and cell phone.  He was a sweetheart and I'm just crushed by this.  Be careful out there, kids.
M - just saw this update posted today on sfgate:
http://blog.sfgate.com/inthemission/2012/02/23/sf-man-arrested-with-homicide-victim%E2%80%99s-atm-card/?tsp=1
The story just gets more tragic by the minute, both publicly and privately.