San Francisco gallery owner sprays homeless woman with hose, declines to apologize after video goes viral, saying he is frustrated with city's inaction
The San Francisco art gallery owner seen in a viral video spraying a homeless woman with water is defending his actions.A San Francisco art gallery owner was seen in a now-viral video using a hose to spray a homeless woman in front of his business.
The incident was recorded on a cellphone by Edson Garcia, co-owner of Brioche Cafe, while he was on his way to deliver a catering order just after 6 a.m. on Monday.Garcia, who has seen the unhoused woman in the North Beach neighborhood before, sometimes asks her not to block the doorway to his café, and has never found her to be belligerent."It was cold and raining. She was screaming saying 'OK I'll move I'll move!' It's not fair to see people doing stuff like that.
Monday, when Gwin says she refused to move and resisted his help in moving her belongings down the street, he sprayed her down as a last resort.This isn't the first time San Francisco property owners have used unusual methods to deter congregating by the homeless.
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