Female Thai Student Attacked On San Francisco Bus

[webfact]

A Thai student in San Francisco, Rujira Amboon, is pictured with her left ear injury after getting attacked on the San Francisco bus on Dec 11, 2022. 

 

By VOA Thai

 

A FEMALE Thai student who was travelling home on a San Francisco bus earlier this month was punched twice by a man of Latin American appearance who then quickly escaped, VOA Thai said.

 

Ms. Rujira Umboon, 31, told VOA reporters that she was seated on bus number 14 on Dec. 11 evening when this man came and sat right next to her even though there were not many passengers and few other empty seats available.

 

The assailant took the opportunity when the bus got close to a stop to punch her twice in the left ear and quickly got off the vehicle.

 

The bus driver came to help, called an emergency ambulance and immediately notified the police.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/12/24/female-thai-student-attacked-on-san-francisco-bus/

 

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[Skeptic7]

Guess this Latino didn't appreciate other foreigners moving in on "his" turf. Hope they catch this pendejo and charge him with assault and battery. 

[Jingthing]

19 minutes ago, Skeptic7 said:

Guess this Latino didn't appreciate other foreigners moving in on "his" turf. Hope they catch this pendejo and charge him with assault and battery. 

Why would you assume he's a foreigner?

 

San Francisco’s Latino Heritage | San Francisco, CA (sftravel.com)

Edited December 25, 2022 by Jingthing

[HuskerDo2]

58 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

Damn, San Francisco must be a dangerous place...

Don't be so dismissive. It IS a dangerous place now for Asians. SO many stories about mostly elderly Asians being attack while just walking down the street minding their own business. Most often the attacker is black. Are they afraid the Asians will steal the chokehold they have as THE prominent minority? Who knows. 

 

You need to educate yourself before making silly-assed comments like you just did. 

[Jingthing]

2 minutes ago, HuskerDo2 said:

Don't be so dismissive. It IS a dangerous place now for Asians. SO many stories about mostly elderly Asians being attack while just walking down the street minding their own business. Most often the attacker is black. Are they afraid the Asians will steal the chokehold they have as THE prominent minority? Who knows. 

 

You need to educate yourself before making silly-assed comments like you just did. 

You clearly are not informed about the demographics of San Francisco. It is only 6 percent black. Very very low for a major city (see Atlanta). The non-whites living in San Francisco are overwhelmingly Asian and Latino.

Yes, it is true that anti Asian hate crimes started to spike due to "President" Trump's racist characterizations about the pandemic and San Francisco being so heavily Asian would logically be getting more than the usual share.

 

 

[Skeptic7]

16 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Why would you assume he's a foreigner?

Why not? But either way...still a gran pendejo. ????

[HuskerDo2]

Just now, Jingthing said:

You clearly are not informed about the demographics of San Francisco. It is only 6 percent black. Very very low for a major city (see Atlanta). The non-whites living in San Francisco are overwhelmingly Asian and Latino.

Yes, it is true that anti Asian hate crimes started to spike due to "President" Trump's racist characterizations about the pandemic and San Francisco being so heavily Asian would logically be getting more than the usual share.

 

 

I know all about the demographics. Black people are 95% + responsible for the attacks on Asians even tho they hold a low % of the total population. Watch the news and educate yourself.

 

BTW - The same is true in New York City. 

 

Education and facts are important.

Edited December 26, 2022 by HuskerDo2

[metisdead]

Some troll posts have been removed.

[ikke1959]

Oh my gog.. a Thai attacked in the Western world.... How many foreigners are here attacked by Thais??

[Orinoco]

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Why does this kind of thing have to happen to us? Does it only happen to us just because we are Asians? I think it’s not okay and is unavoidable. Where public transport is concerned, try to stay in the safest place, such as sitting as close to the driver as possible,” Rujira told VOA.

There is nothing to say this was a racist attack.

just an assumption. there are nut jobs all over the world.

a random  attack is not always a  racist attack.

just an assumption. 

Maybe a little more to this story, to be told or maybe not.

Maybe it was an attack about sexual orientation. ?

we don't know.

to many blanks in this story.

Saying it is racist, just don't cut it.

 

 

 

 

Edited December 26, 2022 by Orinoco

[Foghorn]

1 hour ago, Skeptic7 said:

Guess this Latino didn't appreciate other foreigners moving in on "his" turf. Hope they catch this pendejo and charge him with assault and battery. 

And then deport him without the hand that hit the lady

[kingstonkid]

The cesspool by the bay.  This was a lovely city now due for many reasons it is now a place to steer away from. Much like the rest of the west coast of the U.S.

 

My sympathies to her and hope she was not hurt too badly.

 

Nothing can be done to the person that did it as there is no longer any laws and the city is a Sanctuary so there is no deportation or ramifications if you commit a crime.

 

The U.S. unfortunatley is turning into Rome at the time that Caesar fell.  

 

It is not a TRUMP problem nor is it a Biden problem.

 

It is a big money issue that pays all the politicians and the legal corruption (yes I know oxymoron but could not find a way to describe it)

 

 

[Pattaya Spotter]

Welcome to Joe Biden's America and the Democrat Party plantation of San Fecescisco. Even if they had caught the "Latin American" looking attacker (translation illegal alien from Latin America) he would have been released the next day due to Democrat Party "no bail" policies for criminals.

[swm59nj]

People are victims of assault all over the world.  They are not all bias incidents. But to single out because it happened in the states and San Francisco seems sort of prejudiced to me.  Do Thais in the states who attack other Thais make the news here?

There is no proof it was a bias incident.  Or maybe it was.  Maybe the guy was just a wacko.  I have  visited San Francisco a few times in the past.  And there are a number of homeless people and a number of them with obvious mental health issues .  More so in certain areas of the city. 
As for the comments made of him appearing to be Latino.  Just because he’s Latino doesn’t mean he is in the USA illegally.  There are many Latinos that are American citizens,  and who were born in America. And they are considered Americans, Not foreigners.  
So some people should leave their  nineteenth century type of mentality out of it.  Because if you are living in Thailand.  You can have as many different visas as you want.  You are still an outsider here yourself and always will be.  So think about that before you criticize people being in a country not of their own.
 

[jacko45k]

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

You clearly are not informed about the demographics of San Francisco. It is only 6 percent black. Very very low for a major city (see Atlanta).

Probably cannot afford to live in SF proper, but there were a lot more just over the bridge in Berkely and points East. 

[BananaStrong]

Imagine how bad the news might be from other countries?    Don’t let one punching article corrupt your common sense 

[Real Name Hidden]

The #14 bus goes through the Mission District, one of the worst parts of The City.  Hope the young lady wasn’t traumatized too badly.

Edited December 26, 2022 by Real Name Hidden

[Tropposurfer]

3 hours ago, HuskerDo2 said:

Don't be so dismissive. It IS a dangerous place now for Asians. SO many stories about mostly elderly Asians being attack while just walking down the street minding their own business. Most often the attacker is black. Are they afraid the Asians will steal the chokehold they have as THE prominent minority? Who knows. 

 

You need to educate yourself before making silly-assed comments like you just did. 

From the shocking rate of gun (the worlds leader by far - with the exception of active war zones), and other socialised violence in the USA, it might not be an unreasonable thing to consider the entire nation a dangerous place to be in.

Considering the rise of the fascist insane right in that nation which, led by an ex President no less, in concert with one of the most powerful news (?) agencies on the planet has arguably given both credence to and permissions to execute all manner of racial and political violence. Wouldn't set foot in the US even if you offered to pay me to do so.

Edited December 26, 2022 by Tropposurfer

[HuskerDo2]

Just now, Tropposurfer said:

From the shocking rate of gun (the worlds leader by far - with the exception of active war zones), and other socialised violence in the USA, it might not be an unreasonable thing to consider the entire nation a dangerous place to be in. As for me I wouldn't go to the USA now considering the rise of the fascist insane right in that nation, even if you offered to pay me to do so.

There are MANY safe cities to live in there. Just stay away from the Democratic run states and cities and you'll be just fine. 

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Ms. Rujira Umboon, 31, told VOA reporters that she was seated on bus number 14 on Dec. 11 evening when this man came and sat right next to her even though there were not many passengers and few other empty seats available.

Well that's my lottery numbers sorted.

[BTB1977]

4 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Why would you assume he's a foreigner?

 

 

Because the article said a "Thai student". It did not say an American student. 

[Jingthing]

1 minute ago, BTB1977 said:

Because the article said a "Thai student". It did not say an American student. 

I meant the attacker. Obviously. 

[Jingthing]

1 hour ago, HuskerDo2 said:

There are MANY safe cities to live in there. Just stay away from the Democratic run states and cities and you'll be just fine. 

That's a myth.

[Jingthing]

1 hour ago, Real Name Hidden said:

The #14 bus goes through the Mission District, one of the worst parts of The City.  Hope the young lady wasn’t traumatized too badly.

The best neighborhood I ever lived in. Rich in culture and excitement. Riding the bus there was wonderful.

[Jingthing]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Probably cannot afford to live in SF proper, but there were a lot more just over the bridge in Berkely and points East. 

Oakland is a separate city across the great bay. A city actually bordering SF is Daly City which is very Filipino. 

Edited December 26, 2022 by Jingthing

[Jingthing]

4 hours ago, HuskerDo2 said:

I know all about the demographics. Black people are 95% + responsible for the attacks on Asians even tho they hold a low % of the total population. Watch the news and educate yourself.

 

BTW - The same is true in New York City. 

 

Education and facts are important.

That's interesting. 

Where's the source for that 95 percent?

The one time I experienced anti Asian hate in SF walking down the street with my Vietnamese date the perp was mighty white. To be clear the Vietnamese was the target but I am not Asian so only witnessed it. 

Edited December 26, 2022 by Jingthing

[Jingthing]

3 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

...

 

It is not a TRUMP problem nor is it a Biden problem.

 

...

 

 

Well it's not a Biden problem anyway.

 

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-racist-rhetoric-blamed-145-175221823.html

 

"Trump’s racist rhetoric was blamed for a 145% rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. Now he’s at it again

 

With Donald Trump’s return to the campaign trail this week came the resurgence of another familiar theme as well: racist language designed to denigrate Asian-Americans."

Edited December 26, 2022 by Jingthing

[Jingthing]

It is true that we don't really know that this was a hate crime. Maybe it was  but maybe it wasn't. He didn't say anything to that effect. If they caught him he wouldn't be charged with a hate crime. It would be a violent assault charge.

[1FinickyOne]

19 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

The best neighborhood I ever lived in. Rich in culture and excitement. Riding the bus there was wonderful.

But, what is it like now? A sincere question as I really don't know. I have been stunned by the deterioration of places like Seattle and Vancouver that I have seen documented on YouTube - are the tales just limited to certain neighborhoods that have become homeless enclaves? 

[Jingthing]

10 minutes ago, 1FinickyOne said:

But, what is it like now? A sincere question as I really don't know. I have been stunned by the deterioration of places like Seattle and Vancouver that I have seen documented on YouTube - are the tales just limited to certain neighborhoods that have become homeless enclaves? 

Fair question. 

When I lived there there were tensions in the Mission between the majority Latinos and gay people who were mostly white and correctly seen as gentrifying. I know it's changed where there are more rich tech people, more whites, and more Asians 

I could be wrong but my understanding is that the homeless masses are mostly downtown  Market Street, Tenderloin etc.

Edited December 26, 2022 by Jingthing