Asian American Attacks: San Francisco Police Identify Suspect in Market Street Stabbing of 2 Women

[catsudon]

Source: kpix

Police in San Francisco on Wednesday identified the man arrested for stabbing two older Asian women in the city’s Mid-Market area Tuesday afternoon.
Police said during the course of their investigation into the stabbing, officers obtained an image of the suspect. Officers from the Tenderloin Station recognized the suspect from prior contact and identified him as 54-year-old San Francisco resident Patrick Thompson.

Read more: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/05/05/asian-american-attacks-san-francisco-police-identify-suspect-market-street-stabbing-2-women/

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would really like a better picture of this attacker. you'd think the media would have a picture already with the guy's name and address

[luckone]

1. The two victims -- 85-year-old Chui Fong Eng and a second unidentified 63-year-old woman -- Why

would someone attack old women like that ? A real sicko
I read he was released 2 weeks ago battery with serious bodily injury

[oldsoftie]

6. Because the man is a racist.

And your point about him just being released sounds like a good lawsuit against the city Failure to protect the public by releasing an obviously dangerous person

[OneCrazyDiamond]

3. San Francisco doesn't release mugshots.

Unless there is a threat to the public. There are studies that show releasing them perpetuates racism. The accused are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty, and the mugshots live on the internet for those aquitted.

https://abc7news.com/san-francisco-mugshots-mug-shot-photograph/6288589/

[cinematicdiversions]

4. So someone who stabs elderly woman

Isn't a threat to the public‽

[oldsoftie]

5. Its the "allegedly" excuse.

innocent till proven guilty

[OneCrazyDiamond]

8. That wouldn't be my call,

but I imagine once they are in the custody of law enforcement the danger to the general public goes down drastically.

[Devil Child]

15. One would think, that is until they release the guy. See post 11 & 13 n/t

[OneCrazyDiamond]

16. Those post don't really say why he was released.

And that goes to why SFPD has that policy. He might have been innocent, and released without charges.

Also, those posts are from anonymous law enforcement. We know that law enforcement has a bad history with PoC (assuming the pic in post 10 is him), so I am not certain they are the right folks to take anonymous info from.

[RussBLib]

7. Gee, I wonder if he is a Trumper?

Or just a hateful, deranged asshole. You know, a Trumper.

[hardluck]

9. Here's a new video of the suspect along with more on his background

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/05/06/source-man-arrested-for-stabbing-2-asian-woman-in-san-francisco-has-lengthy-arrest-history/

[MichMan]

11. Can anyone explain why was he let out to commit more crimes?

"According to a law enforcement source, Thompson has been arrested more than two dozen times in the last 20 years. He was placed under a psychiatric hold at least once. In 2019, he was arrested for battery.

KPIX 5 has learned that in 2017, he was arrested for stabbing a person at this homeless shelter on 5th and Bryant Streets with a pair of scissors. Police say it was another unprovoked attack."

He is clearly a habitual criminal. Whomever in the legal system that let him out to terrorize more people needs to be held accountable.

[dalton99a]

10. .

[FlyingPiggy]

12. I sure hope they find this guy, arrest him, and charge him to the fullest extent of the law.

[MichMan]

13. Why, so they can just let him out again?

"According to a law enforcement source, Thompson has been arrested more than two dozen times in the last 20 years. He was placed under a psychiatric hold at least once. In 2019, he was arrested for battery.

KPIX 5 has learned that in 2017, he was arrested for stabbing a person at this homeless shelter on 5th and Bryant Streets with a pair of scissors. Police say it was another unprovoked attack."

[FlyingPiggy]

14. He's a danger to society and needs to be locked away.

I hope they come to realize that before other people get hurt.