Mar 15, 2010
LA Politicians Arrest Gays To Win Christian Votes
It’s an election year. Politicians like to be able to say they have cleaned up the city so they target the minority that will quietly go along with the arrests and fines. Historically these raids never target straight couple only gay men, they always happen a few months before an election, lots of sensational media coverage and the cases are always expunged a few years later. This happens in almost all major cities with a significant Gay population.
It is a ploy to get votes from the politically neutral christians who fully believe that discrimination and violence is acceptable against the Gay and Lesbian Community. Since many of these men are closeted they will do whatever they can to quietly and quickly get through the legal proceedings.
Unfortunately for the men arrested many times they are forced to register as sex offenders many lose their jobs and families committing suicide as the only possible escape.
Los Angeles Police Department officers are cracking down on ongoing lewd conduct in large urban parks.
Officers said the number of complaints from park visitors have been on the rise at Elysian Park, Griffith Park and Sycamore Grove. Many people said they have seen people in the parks engaged in public sexual activity, which increases the risk of spreading sexually transmitted diseases.
Many participants have been arrested frequently and are typically men engaging in homosexual activity.
A video provided by the Los Angeles Police Department that was shot during an undercover sting operation showed the grounds of Elysian Park littered with dozens of used condoms. Officers ended up arresting three men who were engaged in lewd conduct.
“Very typically these are married man who do not identify themselves as gay,” said Diaz.
The LAPD says they are not targeting the gay community but anyone who chooses to have sex in public parks.
“Gay, straight, bi or whatever sexual orientation they are is not our concern. Our concern is to stop this activity or at least an attempt to abate it.”
Though the activity has been occurring for many years, Los Angeles Police are especially concerned about a recent trend in which participants are targeted for robbery and assault by local gang members.
Through increased investigations and warnings of physical risks to participants, officers hope to decrease the occurrence of these activities.
A lewd conduct arrest is a misdemeanor charge. The LAPD said there have been 90 arrests in Elysian Park since January.
Note the inflammatory language used against the Gay community in the article.
“spreading sexually transmitted diseases”
“undercover sting operation”
“littered with dozens of used condoms”
“engaging in homosexual activity”
“lewd conduct”
The department even had sensational video just like the Ugandan death minister Martin Ssempa used to inflame the public.
If these were straights engaging in sex in a public park (and they do) the police would simply run them off with a warning and you certainly would never see a news piece about it. The straights would also lawyer up and fight the charges very vocally.
The way to stop this right now is fight back. Find a lawyer who will bring a class action case against the city be very vocal, make the city look evil. If they lose more votes because of bad press than they gain from the christians they will stop. You must be seen and heard it only takes a few people.
Find out which elected official is making this an issue. It might not be a city official, state legislators are also trying to influence voters by poking into local affairs. It is important to know who is targeting our community.
Also have CopWatch teach you how to monitor the police. A couple of Gay advocates in the parks with cameras watching the police and immediately advocating for the victims will quickly shut down the Gay witch hunt. Plus it warns the happy campers in the bushes that the police are gunning for them.
Remember this is a consensual act between two adults you are being targeted simply because you are Gay.
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