Man Who Attacked Falun Gong in San Francisco Charged

A man was charged with misdemeanor battery in San Francisco’s Chinatown on June 16 after he attempted to physically prevent two women from sharing information with passersby about the persecution of the Falun Gong spiritual practice in China, in the course of which he struck them with cardboard and his hands.

Police arrested Jing Jun Chin on charges of misdemeanor battery on June 16. The Epoch Times

UPDATE 6/20/12 9:34 p.m. EDT with San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee’s remark.

SAN FRANCISCO—A man was charged with misdemeanor battery in San Francisco’s Chinatown on June 16 after he attempted to physically prevent two women from sharing information with passersby about the persecution of the Falun Gong spiritual practice in China, in the course of which he struck them with cardboard and his hands.