There Are Still Questions About The Pelosi Attack
As I noted earlier this week, many of the original questions about David DePape's assault on Paul Pelosi arose from the poorly written account SFPD Chief Scott originally gave of the event, made worse by at least two subsequent "clarifications" that raised more questions than they answered. For now, it seems as though we have a version of the attack that's more or less reliable in its general outlines: David DePape, a disorganized psychotic, was able to bypass the home's security, break in via a rear door, surprise Pelosi while he was sleeping, and engage in an incoherent exchange that gave Pelosi the opportunity to pick up a phone and call 911. The 911 operator, sensing something was wrong as Pelosi sought to communicate in code, caused the police dispatcher to declare an emergency, at which point the police quickly arrived. This set of events took place within the span of a few minutes. There seems to be no reason to doubt that DePape and Pelosi did not know e...