San Francisco activist exposes bus stop ‘hijacked’ to be ‘open-air drugs markets’
Ricci Wynne stepped out of his home in San Francisco’s Civic Center neighborhood and witnessed a typical sight: masked drug dealers dressed head-to-toe in black as addicts act erratically — if they’re not slumped over. He said that bus stops had been “hijacked”, as open-air drug marketplaces.
Wynne told Fox News that he paid $2,500 per month to rent a studio apartment in the area. Wynne is a drug abstinence advocate. A few seconds later, he was walking with a bunch of drug dealers as well as people who were using fentanyl in a bus stop located just blocks from where he lived.
“Bus stops are being hijacked and used by drug dealers and users, and it’s become like one of San Francisco’s biggest open-air drugs markets,” he stated, pointing to the bus stops close to his home. It’s quite distressing and can cause trauma to young children.
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Wynne is a former user of drugs who was previously imprisoned for cocaine trafficking. filmed a viral video Last summer, young children walked through open-air drug markets after getting off a bus. Wynne shared the location of the video with Fox News to show Fox News how the situation has changed.
Wynne pointed to chain link fences at the stop, and said: “After I made this video down here with children, it caused such a ruckus they put up these fencing, kind of like grandstand to pretend they were going to take action.” “And I almost fell for it.”
He said as he walked through the stop, “Some of these drug dealers, they’re wearing masks, ponchos.” “These people will be selling and smoking drugs.
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Between January 2022 and November 20,22, there were 556 accidental deaths from overdose in San Francisco according to city data. More than 400 came from fentanyl.
Wynne claimed that he saw drug users in his area using pipes, knives, and baseball bats while suffering from psychosis.
Fox News reports that his family members have stopped coming to visit him due to the crime. “It’s unbelievable that we can’t get the city officials to do their jobs.
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Wynne stated that he hasn’t seen San Francisco improve since Wynne took over. District Attorney Brooke JenkinsShe was elected as president in November 2022. She replaced Chesa BoudinAfter critics claimed that he had lenient policies that lead to an increase in crime, he was forced to be recalled.
Wynne stated that it was back to business as usual. “As soon Brooke Jenkins was elected, it’s as if she secured her seat, so who cares?”
He said, “We can’t get the San Francisco Police Department on their job to clean up the city so our children and our relatives are safe walking down the streets.” It’s very sad.
Robert Rueca, spokesperson for the SFPD, stated to Fox News that the department is currently facing a shortage of 500 officers. This causes the department to prioritize calls for services. However, we continue to make narcotics-related arrests and work closely to the DA to prosecute these cases.”
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Wynne is a proponent for abstinence based drug recovery and said to Fox News that San Francisco policies such as funding harm reduction centers that provide drug paraphernalia like syringes or tin foil, were a bad example of this. enable drug users Continue to climb.
Wynne stated, “This is unacceptable.” It’s very sad.
Jenkins’ office didn’t respond to my request for comment.
Wynne can be seen visiting the open-air drug market. click here.