That didn’t take long. Adamsblock is now shut down
A Study on Free Speech via Intimidation and Threats
there is one thing a live streaming camera overlooking a public street can do, and that is to show the truth. But certain people in the Tenderloin don’t want you to see the truth.
update 2 > blogs all over are posting this latest death threat…Chronicle has now posted this
posted on Adamsblock
* I was followed to work this morning by men in hooded sweatshirts, and my girlfriend was followed home from work.
* Someone called up my boss today and asked, “did you know that you employ a pedophile?”
* I’ve received death threats over the phone and I won’t reveal the context of those conversations for legal reasons.
* My career as a social media consultant has been ruined due to bombarding of my social media profiles with misinformation and hateful comments
* I have to somehow find money to move out of this apartment building because my girlfriend can’t come home at night and is staying in a hotel in fear.
What Adam didn’t know is that the Tenderloin is a containment zone, the purpose being to keep this sort of mayhem out of the wealthier and working areas of the city and concentrated in this area, the Tenderloin
update – Adam reveals on SFist that he was basically forced to write the following, otherwise they would follow through with their threats. Speech by intimidation and fear? here?
There’s nothing I can do about this other than an issue an apology and reveal my “true intentions” of this camera. My camera was placed in my window to showcase the homeless people of San Francisco and to make fun of them. I like making fun of people who have mental illness, can’t hold a job and piss themselves on the street. My goal was to broadcast every day and night just to raise money for myself and show the world what a racist and ignorant human being that I am. I don’t give a crap about this city and am a yuppie blogger who feels that he’s too good for all of this. I’m sorry to San Francisco and this community for the harm I caused and I’m moving to a place filled with other yuppies so we can make fun of this disgusting neighborhoodknown as the Tenderloin.
Who else would want Adam to write something like that?. If that wasn’t enough, consider comments on SF Citizen by somebody who almost lives next door
I live at Ellis and Jones on the corner. It is a “safe house” for crack and meth dealers and runs the Bay Area. At times it goes back to Atlantic City. (that’s nearly around the corner from Adamsblock)
I have had death threats, three break-ins just last week alone, stalking, obscene phone calls, and assaulted at my door despite the cameras. I’m on the gangbangers cell phone with pictures and video despite protest of a merchant and myself on Jones Street. The camera action originated out of 220 Jones street, a strip joint currently called Pink Diamonds. And I’m still standing. I’m still here.
Charlie PATEL is the property owner. The John Stewart Company and Episcopal Community Services “manage ” this building with a $46 million dollar annual budget from the welfare office alone.
Heck everybody knows the Patels run meth and crack houses…Even the Patels themselves will tell you that…They’ll even tell San Francisco City Hall that in an open meeting
and guess who contributed to the district attorney campaign?…Are we getting a clearer picture yet?
Everybody knows what’s going on around that area…Adam upset the twisted balance, that’s all