In years past the Castro district in San Francisco has been the site of one of the most outrageous and festive Halloween parties in the country. Every year thousands of revelers crammed the streets in wild and sometimes revealing costumes for a night of spooky fun.
This year the only spooks will be the ghosts of years past. The Castro has shut down its Halloween party. City officials and neighborhood groups fearing violence that marred last year’s celebration have opted for a “Home For Halloween” campaign. The streets will roll up and even buses to the area will stop running at 8:30pm. Bars, restaurants and stores will be shuttered.
Sounds spooky to me. Apparently even increased police presence failed to stop a shooting and the year before several stabbings. To avoid the problem the Castro businesses and community have surrendered to the violence and just shut down. Thugs 1, Gay Citizens 0!
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As a past victim of violent crime in a Gay Ghetto (1992, Oak Lawn neighbor hood, gunshot wound to abdomen), I think this is a WUSSY answer. Where's the 'Pink Posse' or whatever they're called. Why didn't they form a community group to combat the violence? They're just a bunch of sissies, and that's NOT about them being gay!
Well, I spoke with some folks from SF about it and they said the shootings last year was from one guy. He had an argument with another guy and pulled a gun.
Basically it was thugs mixed in the crowd. They are forming a group to better organize the event next year.
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