Comments on: SFPD’s statement and tips regarding “possible sexual assault”

By: sx

sx — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:49:05 +0000

So it’s either two hispanic men or one hispanic man and one black man? Wow, that’s helpful.

By: D. Jon Moutarde

D. Jon Moutarde — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:33:29 +0000

Perhaps you can guess, from my attitude, what I believe that SFPD has gathered from other sources…

By: Ariel Dovas

Ariel Dovas — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:22:23 +0000

I think one thing to keep in mind is that if a news organization or blog has information they are usually compelled to share it, and that is not the case with the SFPD. Which means that the SFPD tends to know what the news organizations and blogs know, as well as whatever they have gathered from other sources.

By: Ariel Dovas

Ariel Dovas — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:19:10 +0000

I think we can clearly see that it doesn’t matter to Rexy what the law says, s/he is also speaking from personal opinion.

By: EssJay

EssJay — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:34:16 +0000

agreed.

By: D. Jon Moutarde

D. Jon Moutarde — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:28:55 +0000

I’m taking anything the SFPD says about this with a grain of salt, since it was pressured into talking about it at all by Mission blog followers who were tying up their phone line with calls about a crime that had not been reported. Or so I surmise, based on the hundreds of comments on various Mission blogs.

By: D. Jon Moutarde

D. Jon Moutarde — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:20:59 +0000

Sorry, but the law disagrees with you.

My personal opinion is that anything that is reported first on Facebook should be regarded as a potential hoax.

By: Rexy

Rexy — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:09:54 +0000

For *me*, hoaxing in such cases is a serious crime. Have you heard that old adage about the boy who cried wolf?

I would like to think that whenever such a heinous crime (like rape) occurs, our first thoughts should *NOT* be whether it’s a hoax or not.

By: Ariel Dovas

Ariel Dovas — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:31:10 +0000

The SFPD does not seem to think that this is a hoax. As far as I can tell, they have the best information on the situation.

By: Janet C

Janet C — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:20:58 +0000

By: D. Jon Moutarde

D. Jon Moutarde — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:53:27 +0000

Actually, hoaxing is NOT a serious crime unless you file a false police report or cause an official investigation to be opened on your behalf.

By: GG

GG — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:55:29 +0000

Thanks for following up, although its frustrating to hear the victim didn’t make a police report. No matter what one’s issues are with police, not reporting stuff like this to SFPD does a disservice to the rest of the women in this city who might be the perpetrators’ next victim.

By: Rexy

Rexy — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:16:19 +0000

Yes, such crimes do happen. But hoaxing is also a serious crime. I would like to know if it was a hoax or not.

By: Utopior

Utopior — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:08:58 +0000

So…this is NOT a hoax? What’s the scoop in that regard?

By: Ariel Dovas

Ariel Dovas — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:34:41 +0000

You got it.