SAN FRANCISCO — On Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, the San Francisco Superior Court began hearing arguments in a case involving a 70-year-old African American woman accused of battery on a person on school property and unlawful use of tear gas.
The defense maintained the incident was solely an act of self-defense and argued the elderly woman should not be held criminally liable, while the prosecution urged conviction on both counts.
The incident occurred March 17, 2025, during a classroom discussion on race at City College of San Francisco. The accused expressed an opinion that a 20-year-old student strongly disagreed with, leading to a verbal confrontation. The younger woman allegedly began yelling insults and making violent threats toward the older woman as the professor made minimal attempts to de-escalate…