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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Google Glass-wearing Writer Claims Attack at San Francisco bar [Watch (HLS stream): Google Glass-wearing Writer Claims Attack at San Francisco bar](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/l01bsVgN.m3u8) (1:59)  _Published 2014-02-26. This might just be the first Google Glass hate crime. Maybe. A tech writer from San Francisco says she was assaulted at a punk bar called Molotov’s for wearing Google Glass._ --- Jul 27, 2023 4:15 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Can Intel Save Google Glass?](/video/dqTlOkff/) ### Can Intel Save Google Glass? 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According to Eater San Francisco page, it started when a female patron told Slocum that people like her were destroying the city and then it got physical. Apparently, patron's thought Slocum was filming them all night. Local news station KRON got an exclusive interview with her. Here's how she describes the night. >> Two girls that were there, they started showing a lot of animosity towards me because I was wearing Google Glass. Just saying like, oh, Google Glass like, you know, negative kind of comments. >> But other bar patrons aren't exactly siding with Slocum. KPIX interviewed Brian Lester who saw the event. >> I think everybody was just upset that she would be recording outside of a bar that's like, with obviously embarrassing behavior going on around her. And just rather insulted that someone thinks it's okay to record them the entire time they're in public. >> Another patron suggested that Molotovs wasn't exactly the most tactful place to be wearing and demonstrating Google Glass. Slocum told KRON she wears Google Glass almost everywhere she goes but as the bold, italic claims, it could have been more of a case of gadget showboating. The wearable tech certainly has the ability to make others feeling comfortable, inspiring recent stories on how not to be a glass- hole. >> Please note that abusive glass make cause unwanted side effects. In extreme cases, some users exhibit social inaptitude and general douchiness. >> Google even release this list on the dos and don'ts of using glass for those struggling to pick up on the social cues. 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