The video went around on social media. In this video, a man sprays water on a homeless woman sitting on a sidewalk in San Francisco, California, using a garden hose to make her disappear. The man was identified as Collier Gwin, a prominent antiques dealer in the city, that is, the owner of the Foster-Gwin Art & Antiques business.
The scene was filmed last Monday by Edson Garcia, owner of Bakery & Cafe. “I started filming the guy, thinking that she was pouring water on the plants, and then I saw the lady like this, and then I said, ‘Oh no, that’s a lady,'” Edson Garcia told NBC. .
Gwin, the owner of the Foster Gwin Gallery, defends himself after CBS in affirming that this woman is still in the quarter as a “disruptor”, and that she is going to leave it against the social services of the city. repeatedly. He explains that she got there after trying to find a solution and after spending several days cleaning up “damage” from her, including overturned trash cans.
“I’m so sorry, and I’m not going to try to defend myself because it’s inexcusable, but this woman needs psychiatric help. She is screaming, she is pulling her hair, you don’t understand what she is doing, ”she said, pulling. she food everywhere (…) In this specific case, she annoyed me a lot that the city could not help us.
Neighbors of the antique dealer confirmed to the local newspaper The banner of San Francisco that the victim, who appears to be trying to escape the spraying water in the video, had lived in the neighborhood for two weeks and had been in the area for several years.
“Nothing helps. They will take her to a center and then send her back here two days later,” he told the US channel. At the same time, Edson García describes this woman as someone “very calm”: according to him, she does not go into shops and only sleeps on the street.
The city is facing a homeless problem
Police say they spoke to Gwin about the scene. The case has been referred to the police department’s Bureau of Investigation, but no further legal action is expected. Since then, the City of San Francisco Emergency Services has offered the woman several options.
The city of San Francisco is facing a homeless crisis, which residents and businesses regularly complain about. Last Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom promised to deploy $750 million to try to find a solution to homeless encampments.
Gwin, whose website is currently “under maintenance,” specializes in selling San Francisco Abstract Expressionism paintings and sculptures dating from the late 1940s to the 1960s. He is known to have celebrity clients, including Arnold Schwarzenegger or even David Rockefeller.
Source: BFM TV
