Thank goodness Mayor Mike Moncrief has asked for an independent review of the investigations being done by the Fort Worth Police Department and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission after the shenanigans at the Rainbow Lounge, a gay nightclub.
Busting into the door, the officers, by the accounts of several eye witnesses, were all jacked up with testosterone and bolstered by their raging machismo. And why? Were they anticipating a gay floor show, complete with lurid, leering hom-O-sexuals? Did they think everybody in the bar was over the legal limit and they should have brought a van to haul them away to the drunk tank? It is impossible to know what they were thinking, but they were on the offensive, no doubt about it. Smashing a young man to the floor, and giving him a critical head injury in the process, was not necessary. An officer said he'd been groped, and that justified their violent over-reaction. Come on! Who are we kidding here? Even gay people know better than to grope a policeman, unless, you know, they're part of the floor show during their off hours. Wink, wink. Because everybody knows that policemen could never be gay, too.
There are many conflicting reports about this, but several eye witnesses make for compelling testimony. Thank goodness this is not going to be swept under the proverbial carpet. Whomever is responsible for this very official show of force should be called to task. The raid was conducted in a manner not befitting agencies charged with enforcing our laws.
To make our beloved Fort Worth a flash point for gay rights is uncalled for and hopefully unnecessary.
Thanks Mayor Moncrief!
Busting into the door, the officers, by the accounts of several eye witnesses, were all jacked up with testosterone and bolstered by their raging machismo. And why? Were they anticipating a gay floor show, complete with lurid, leering hom-O-sexuals? Did they think everybody in the bar was over the legal limit and they should have brought a van to haul them away to the drunk tank? It is impossible to know what they were thinking, but they were on the offensive, no doubt about it. Smashing a young man to the floor, and giving him a critical head injury in the process, was not necessary. An officer said he'd been groped, and that justified their violent over-reaction. Come on! Who are we kidding here? Even gay people know better than to grope a policeman, unless, you know, they're part of the floor show during their off hours. Wink, wink. Because everybody knows that policemen could never be gay, too.
There are many conflicting reports about this, but several eye witnesses make for compelling testimony. Thank goodness this is not going to be swept under the proverbial carpet. Whomever is responsible for this very official show of force should be called to task. The raid was conducted in a manner not befitting agencies charged with enforcing our laws.
To make our beloved Fort Worth a flash point for gay rights is uncalled for and hopefully unnecessary.
Thanks Mayor Moncrief!
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