Subscribe to Breaking NewsWithers: Fort Worth TABC agents were in the wrong
Thought for sure this story would generate more comments. Maybe people have moved on to the latest outrage, but the internal report by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission shows that TABC officials were violating all types of rules when they raided Fort Worth’s Rainbow Lounge.
From failure to follow appropriate procedures for a bar inspection to not reporting that Chad Gibson was injured, TABC officers did little right that June 28 night. Agent Christopher Aller insists Gibson touched his groin and that is why he had to be arrested (and the head injury was to make sure Gibson never touched a groin area again). Gibson denies he did anything to the agent, but why take his word right? If you get in trouble with officers of the law you must have done something because the police duty is to protect and serve. And in the history of police work, has a cop ever told a fib on a report? Perish the thought!
The Fort Worth Police Department and TABC still can’t get the story straight of who was in charge of Gibson when he was injured, each department pointing to the other. That might be cleared after the Fort Worth police finish their internal investigation but with Chief Jeff Halstead in charge, I have my doubts.
What do you Fort Worth citizens think?
Maybe that story would have elicited more comments if they had actually admitted ACTING inappropriately. It seems like they only admitted to clerical errors, like not submitting proper documentation, and not wearing proper attire. Seems like they’re trying to appease us by punishing the agents, without really bringing up the serious charges of missconduct that should be considered.
Couldn’t agree with you more. LGBT folk in Fort Worth are as apt to fall into the old boy – behind closed doors finagling that the leading oligarchs of Cowtown have been using forever. They call it the “Fort Worth Way,” and it concentrates power in the hands of a few. Some LGBT people in FW like it that way, apparently. There is a major debate North Texas queers have not had yet, and it is ‘way past due: on the best means of advancing LGBT freedoms and culture here. Class plays a big part in how queer folk see the world in Texas. Some don’t like “street protesters” and see them as Loud-mouthed kids.” Others see the gentrified commercial queers with their techiques of behind the scenes negotiations as bought and sold by the old oligarchy. The problem is that we need ALL of us, not just some of us, and ALL the ways of advancing LGBT rights in the Metroplex. It is time to pull together and make noise, especially since the US Attorney now says he won’t investigate or review anything.
I think the President should have a BBQ Summit at the White House. You know, just like the beer summit.