Call for San Francisco boycott on social media following Steinle verdict

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Saturday, December 2, 2017
Kate Steinle verdict provokes strong response on social media
There's been a flood of strong reaction on social media after an undocumented immigrant was acquitted in the 2015 shooting death of Kate Steinle.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- There's been a flood of strong reaction on social media after an undocumented immigrant was acquitted in the 2015 shooting death of Kate Steinle on San Francisco's Pier 14.

Many Twitter users are standing behind hashtag "BoycottSanFrancisco" to voice their criticism of the verdict and San Francisco's sanctuary city policy.

Watch the video in the player above to see some of the reactions.

VIDEO: How the killing of Kate Steinle launched a battle over sanctuary cities

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