SF business owner punched in face by man urinating outside shop frustrated by lack of 'consequences'

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Harter says the assault happened after he confronted a man urinating outside his sandwich shop in the city's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. 'He just walked away and I think that's going to be a thing that scars me. It's the fact that he just walked off, like no consequences,' he said.

Three months after opening Sandy's, Peterson Harter says he was punched by a man urinating outside of his sandwich shop in the Haight-Ashbury., Peterson Harter was assaulted while closing the security gates of his sandwich shop in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.

"I was in the process of closing. So, I'm kind of defenseless because my hands are here and he just comes down and pops me like that. That is why I have a hit from here down. Chipped my tooth a little bit here too," said Peterson Harter, Sandy's owner.. He says it all happened after he confronted a person urinating outside his shop."I just got punched in the face by a guy that was pissing on the street.

In a statement, SFPD said in part: "Officers processed the scene for evidence and authored an incident report. No arrests have been made. This is an open and active investigation." After posting what happened on social media, Harter said he received multiple messages of San Francisco residents and business owners with similar stories.

"I want someone to be empathetic and understand what we are going through. I don't feel like you see that and I think that's the frustrating part. It's not just me. It's a lot of people going through this on a daily basis. This is nothing," said Harter.

 

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