San Francisco: Cash App founder Bob Lee stabbed to lack of life, Elon Musk compares metropolis to zombie-land from ‘Walking Dead’

Entrepreneur and the founding father of ‘Cash App,’ Bob Lee, was stabbed to lack of life on Tuesday (April 4 Pacific Daylight Time) morning. The incident happened throughout the Rincon Hill neighbourhood in San Francisco metropolis of California throughout the United States.

Although Lee lived in Miami, he was reportedly in San Francisco on a enterprise journey. The 43-year-old suffered numerous stab wounds by means of the assault and was attended by medics initially on the crime scene.

Bob Lee was later rushed to the hospital, the place he succumbed to his accidents. As per an announcement by the San Francisco Police Department, no arrests have been made thus far in connection to the case.

I didn’t want to be the one to leak the determine nonetheless now it’s out

Bob Lee is a very extreme profile tech man so hopefully this may on the very least ship consideration to these points pic.twitter.com/YL3wN4UhuB

— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) April 5, 2023

In a tweet, former Mixed-Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Jake Shields wrote, “I just found out my good friend was killed last night while walking him in San Francisco. He was in the “good” part of city and appeared to have been targeted in a random mugging/assault. Fuck San Francisco”

“I didn’t want to be the one to leak the name but now it’s out. Bob Lee is an extremely high-profile tech guy so hopefully, this will at least bring attention to these problems,” he further added.

While reacting to the occasion, Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote, “Very sorry to hear that. Many people I know have been severely assaulted. Violent crime in SF is horrific and even if attackers are caught, they are often released immediately.”

Very sorry to take heed to that. Many people I do know have been severely assaulted.

Violent crime in SF is horrific and even when attackers are caught, they’re normally launched immediately.

Is city taking stronger movement to incarcerate repeat violent offenders @BrookeJenkinsSF?

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 5, 2023

He moreover demanded stringent movement in opposition to such repeat offenders from the San Francisco District Attorney, Brooke Jenkins.

Lawlessness, drug abuse epidemic in San Francisco

Earlier this month, Elon Musk had raised issues regarding the lawlessness in San Francisco metropolis.

In a tweet on Saturday (April 1), the billionaire stated, “You could literally film a Walking Dead episode unedited in downtown SF. This is where San Francisco politics leads and Twitter was exporting this self-destructive mind virus to the world.”

“With some exceptions, other tech companies are still doing so. Evil in guise of good,” he emphasised.

You would possibly really film a Walking Dead episode unedited in downtown SF.

This is the place San Francisco politics leads and Twitter was exporting this self-destructive ideas virus to the world.

With some exceptions, totally different tech corporations are nonetheless doing so.

Evil in guise of nice.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 1, 2023
San Francisco Mayor led a advertising marketing campaign to ‘Defund The Police’

It should be talked about that the Mayor of San Francisco, London Breed (2018- Present), led a advertising marketing campaign to ‘defund the police’ following the lack of lifetime of an African-American man named George Floyd that had led to widespread riots and violence throughout the USA ahead of the 2020 elections.

In a tweet (archive) in June 2020, she claimed, “Decades of disinvestment and racially disparate insurance coverage insurance policies have disproportionately injury our African-American group in SF.

“Supervisor Shamann Walton and I will lead the effort to redirect funding from the San Francisco Police Department to support the African-American community in the upcoming budget,” Breed launched.

Screengrab of the tweet by London Breed

As per tales, the San Francisco Mayor decreased the funds of the SPFD by $120 million in July 2020. A 12 months later in December 2021, she made a U-turn on her political advertising marketing campaign.

As per tales, the SFPD is severely understaffed and unprepared to deal with the rising crimes and drug abuse disadvantage throughout the metropolis. Journalist and author Michael Shellenberger, who has written a e guide named San Fan-sicko’, shared, “San Francisco is in free fall. We don’t know who killed your friend (Bob Lee), but we know homicides are up 20% & drug ODs up 18%.”

He added that Mayor Breed and Governor Newsom should title the National Guard to maintain regulation and order throughout the metropolis.

San Francisco is in free fall. We have no idea who killed your buddy, nonetheless everyone knows homicides are up 20% & drug ODs up 18%. Gov. @GavinNewsom & Mayor @LondonBreed should deploy the National Guard to revive public safety. That begins with shutting down the open-air drug dealing. https://t.co/qmV6a6Rwqi

— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) April 5, 2023

London Breed sought funds from the metropolis’s Board of Supervisors to crack down on open-air drug dealing, retail theft and automotive break-ins. In April this 12 months, she requested help from federal companies to curb the drug catastrophe in San Francisco, introduced on because of police understaffing.

“My hope is we can partner and work together to address this important issue…We definitely need help. When we look at the police department, it is short-staffed. Arrests — there’s a whole process that goes into that. Having the capacity to meet the challenges has been difficult,” she talked about in a letter.