Halloween Violence

At the Castro Halloween Party last night, the total tally was 7 shot, 1 stabbed, and 1 sexually assaulted. The crowd, estimated to be larger than last year's 300,000, was being dispersed at 10:40pm when shots were fired on the 2200 block of Market Street. Damn, I am glad we were home! This "party" has been ridiculously out of hand for years, even before the stabbings in 2002 that prompted the city to start hosting it. Surely the city is now wondering why it didn't just end the party then. Stay tuned.