Texas Commission Slams Raid on Forth Worth Gay Bar
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The L.A. Times is reporting that the Texas Alcohol Commission Board has issued a damning indictment on three of the officers involved in a raid at a popular Ft. Worth Gay Bar, the Rainbow Lounge. The story, saddled with historical significance coming as it was on the fortieth anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, sparked outrage for the randomness and violence that both precipitated and engulfed the evening. One man was holed up in a hospital for a week for a brain injury. Uh, WTF? The indicted are being charged with numerous ethics violation including: "Tak[ing] part in the raid without agency approval; fail[ing] to file the paperwork to investigate the club for possible lewd conduct and sales to intoxicated customers; fail[ing] to report the use of force in arresting two people; and fail[ing] to report that Gibson had been injured." (Thanks to TE for bringing it to my and others' attentions.)
