Young Americans have lost their respect for the older generation that made the world into what it is for them. Investigators released a shocking video of a San Francisco Muni Bus surveillance video that showed a brazen daytime assault of a female passenger whose hair was set ablaze.
The footage, released by San Francisco police, shows the teen — decked out all in red — strolling over to sit beside the woman who was facing forward, seemingly with no idea what was happening. He then appeared to hold up a lighter behind the back of the woman’s head before engulfing her hair into flames.
The stranger’s hair was then “set on fire” and she was helped by other passengers. Police said the suspect and two acquaintances then exited the bus and were last seen fleeing the scene.
“You want us to help you yet blur out the thug’s face!” one person complained to the force on Twitter. “The attacker would probably have been caught by now if his face had been shown before now!”
Police spokesperson Adam Lobsinger later explained to SFGate that their initial focus is on finding the victim so that they can get a witness statement to build a case.
“Without the victim, when we catch the suspects, it’s harder to do anything,” Lobsinger said.
SFPD also tweeted a photo of the victim with the press release requesting the public’s help.
San Francisco Police Seeking Public’s Assistance in Identifying Victim in Muni Aggravated Assault Investigation
Please visit the attached link to read the full synopsis regarding this incident ➡️ https://t.co/Kqd2fDeVhd pic.twitter.com/KrsfOVwXJL
— San Francisco Police (@SFPD) May 5, 2021
Amanda Cheng is apprehensive about taking public transportation.
“You just don’t feel safe in San Francisco as a pedestrian, as somebody who lives here,” she said. “This just can’t be happening, day in and day out, my parents are worried and I carry pepper spray.”
This case is being investigated as a possible hate crime.
Investigators are trying to locate and identify the victim so she might come forward and provide a statement. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the SFPD 24-hour Tip Line at 1-415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD. Tipsters may remain anonymous.
