A shocking video shows a San Francisco man allegedly high on fentanyl thrashing on the ground for two hours, as a local journalist claims advocates are trying to cover up the reality of the city's drug crisis.
On Dec. 26, an account called Dodge Place Tenderloin SF shared the video on X, formerly known as Twitter, and said the man screamed for at least two hours.
In the video, it can be seen that the man is allegedly high on fentanyl and has his pants pulled down to his ankles. He rolls around on the floor, slapping himself and moaning incoherently.
San Francisco Beat host and independent journalist Erica Sandberg reposted the video and said homeless activists were trying to cover up the reality of the crisis.
Sandberg said: “What frustrates so-called 'homeless' activists is that they can't stop these images and videos from becoming public.”
Video shows this man in San Francisco allegedly high on fentanyl kicking around on the ground for two hours
Dodge Street, 12/26/23. This poor guy screamed like that for at least two hours. Thanks, harm reduction and cheap fentanyl.
POLICE, ENFORCE THE LAW! pic.twitter.com/UQMBm4F9nk– Dodge Place Tenderloin SF (@DTenderloine) December 27, 2023
San Francisco Beat host and independent journalist Erica Sandberg reposted the video and said homeless activists were trying to cover up the reality of the crisis
“All threats and attempts at shaming are futile.” We will share what is happening to our fellow human beings on the streets. We are identifying those responsible. “Truth versus power.”
In November, the city took drastic measures to clean up its streets as world leaders descended on the city for the APEC summit. But once they left, the homeless population returned to the streets.
Protective steel fences were erected around the Moscone Center in the SoMa district, where the event took place. The police were also on duty, roads were closed and traffic was diverted.
But after the conference concluded on Thursday, Nov. 17, special attention also turned to SoMA and the adjacent Tenderloin District, where the city's worst homelessness is concentrated.
Photos obtained by show homeless people filling the streets in the Tenderloin District, where vagrants regularly defecate on the sidewalk just weeks later.
“Walking around here is like having to do a poopie dance while always avoiding stepping in the shit,” Rick Garcia, an architect, told .
During a debate on Fox News with California Governor Gavin Newsom, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis openly mocked the reality by showing a map showing feces allegedly found on city streets were found.
DeSantis said, “Human feces are now part of everyday life, except when a communist dictator comes to town.”
Howard Ul, 60, manager of the Golden State Donut Shop in the city's Tenderloin District, told : “Every corner around here is like trash now. 'They're all back.'
Exclusive photos obtained by show the homeless crowding the streets of San Francisco's Tenderloin District in the weeks after they were evicted for the APEC summit
Drug overdose deaths have reached a record high in the Golden Gate City, with 752 deaths so far in 2023
“Everyone came to APEC and overnight that area was cleaned up,” he said. “They did a great job.” My question is: Why don’t they come clean anymore? What are you doing to keep it up and help people who can't seem to make their own decisions?'
Crime and squalor in the Golden Gate City have forced businesses and citizens to flee, creating a “bad luck loop” – meaning the decline of a city when tax revenue declines as residents and businesses leave, causing revenue to collapse in one Go back to the downward spiral.
Jeremy Bernier, a software engineer visiting the city, shared a video on social media of a group he claimed were drug addicts gathered outside his Airbnb.
Bernier described the city as the “most depressing place I've ever seen” and went on to ask: “What is this and who the hell is responsible for this city?”
“So many drugged people were standing completely hunched over with their heads on the ground, apparently taking fentanyl,” he added.
“Tents everywhere, people lying unconscious on the sidewalks.” This is worse than in third world countries. What an embarrassment.'
Data from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner showed San Francisco entered its deadliest year on record for drug overdoses, with 752 accidental overdose deaths as of Dec. 6.
It surpasses the highest year on record – 2020 – when 726 people died.
The rise in drug deaths coincides with a crime wave that has led to the closure of businesses and the emptying of the city center.
A tourist visiting San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood was horrified to see “drug addicts” gathering outside his rental apartment
Chinese-American rapper Chino Yang has harshly criticized San Francisco Mayor London Breed in a new dissident track, calling her a “clown” and a “fake liberal” for failing to address the rising To get crime rates in the city under control
According to San Francisco Police Department crime data, the number of robberies in the city increased by 14.5 percent and the number of motor vehicle thefts increased by 5.6 percent.
Chinese-American rapper Chino Yang, 35, has taken aim at San Francisco Mayor London Breed in a new dissident track in which he criticizes “incompetent city officials” over crime rates.
His latest musical work is an English-language song that exposes the weakness of “crooked politicians.”
“Now London Breed, you’re nothing but a clown / When we really needed you, you were never there,” Yang raps on the track.
“You turned this great city into a zombie land. “They do all sorts of dirty things here, they wouldn’t try that in a small town,” he adds.