Friday, October 23, 2009
Never forget...
Forty years after Stonewall...Atlanta is a big enough city that it warrants an LGBT police liaison. You would think that someone, SOMEONE, with brains might say, "hey let's wait a minute on this bar raid... we have a special liaison officer we should check in with."
Would anyone be surprised to see the cops responsible for a bar raid looking for action with 'another closeted man' on Craigslist?
The Atlanta Eagle -- raided on September 10th -- has set up a site full of information about the incident during which patrons were searched, handcuffed, and shoved to the floor.Police Raid on the Atlanta Eagle:
On September 10, 2009, a SWAT-team of Atlanta police officers detained and searched over 60 people without a warrant, probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion of any criminal activity, just because they were patrons at a gay bar called the Atlanta Eagle.
Here’s what happened…
By: Michael Rogers
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