2 arrested at last in horrific beating of disabled homeless man

[Liberal_in_LA]

Source: sfgate

Tai Lam was a 67-year-old disabled homeless man who was kicked to death nearly two years ago in San Francisco as he slept in the middle of the night on Sutter Street in the Financial District. It was a savage and unprovoked attack by three assailants, and it was caught on surveillance video.

Everyone who saw the video and heard about the circumstances was outraged and disgusted. Then-police Lt. Toney Chaplin described it in 2014 as the most brutal killing he’d come across in his 25 years on the force.

The video shows the assailants kicking Lam in the alcove of a building where he had been sleeping. They pause when a car drives by, and then return to continue the beating. Lam was left suffering from his injuries and was found dead the next morning.

The suspects appeared pretty clearly on camera, so San Francisco police publicly released the least violent and graphic parts of the videos, hoping to get help from the public to identify the attackers. Nothing came, and the case seemed destined to remain unsolved.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nevius/article/Cold-case-SFPD-nabs-2-in-horrific-fatal-beating-10425783.php

[Stuart G]

1. I read the story...they got these thugs on DNA evidence..

??..what can be said about them?? I cannot repeat what I am thinking...

[mountain grammy]

2. Good on the police for pursuing this case..

and for getting these murderers.

[Hulk]

3. Too bad for them they weren't police officers...

They would probably have gotten off to roam the turf another day.

Sad story. Always sad when an innocent person suffers at the hands of monsters. Understand how this has EVERYONE upset; but when it involves thugs wearing a blue uniform, it splits the country right down the middle.

[CentralMass]

4. You would hope that there is a special place in hell waiting for people like that.

[leftyladyfrommo]

5. They just caught 2 guys here in KC

For beating up and robbing an 82 year old priest. They robbed another pastor before they were caught
Priest is still on the hospital, I think

At least they are off the streets now.

[Judi Lynn]

6. How can your life be so empty that killing a stranger seems like a good way to pass time?

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