Comments on: Fundraiser hosted by lesbian couple disrupted by arrests

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:08:51 +0000

These sheriffs deputies have to be punished and that means firing them and arranging for some jail time for their outrageous homophobic attacks on a peaceful political fundraiser. The homophobic neighbor must also be arrested and punished with a large fine. These homphobes have got to learn that this crap isn’t going to be tolerated anymore.

By: Gerry Fisher

Gerry Fisher — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:50:28 +0000

>if the heckler was actually making threats and/or disparaging remarks about gays, then he could be charged with a hate crime

I’m pretty sure that it doesn’t work that way. You have to be committing another crime–assault, destruction of property, or some such–while you are shouting out hateful comments about the victim. Purely hateful comments alone are protected under freedom of speech. (This is not the case in other countries, where hate speech in and of itself is illegal.)

By: John

John — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:42:21 +0000

Southernhemisphere Said: “…the days of the peaceful protest …in our country led by Dr. King and … Mr. Ghandi in India”

Don’t you love how the pacifists always tout peaceful (and wholly negligible protests) after having gotten what they want only when the pacifists leaders that they revere so much end up being shot to death by opponents with less patience for bullshit?

If you really want hetero America to wake up to the new era and take your “rainbow” flag seriously,-

Burn it right in front of them and their cameras. Let it sink in.

It will get them thinking about other things that burn, and probably be the most assertive leadership we’ve had in several decades.

By: Southernhemisphere

Southernhemisphere — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:03:56 +0000

Some people may remeber the days of the peaceful protest policy of the Civil Rights Movement in our country led by Dr. King and the model it was based upon called ahimsa put into place my Mr. Ghandi in India and South Africa. We once again must use this policy in our efforts to secure our rights as Homosexuals(male and female). No matter what they do with pepper spray, bombs on little girls, hoses, billy clubs at Stonewall. We must try to maintain our cool and protest peacefully. Do not fear for Justice from above will prevail.It is sad and sick that the police or any other law enforcement agency would act in such manner as this but it has, it does, and will continue to happen; especially with the educational level of some them.Hold on help is on the way.

By: bonddi

bonddi — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:05:51 +0000

I live down the street but was not there. From local news, it appears that Barman asked why the sheriff needed her birthday as she had already identified herself. Sheriff was illegally inside her home, walked right through an open door as guests were leaving. Sheriff acted like an asshole because she questionned his right to information about her birthday…threatened by mostly middle aged women — give me a break.. sheriff abbott escalated a situation and created a crime…. Having called the sheriff myself to complain about noise in my neighborhood in Encinitas (kids with firecrackers not on the 4th) they do not respond if no injuries, say will send someone if they can. this really really really stinks. if the heckler was actually making threats and/or disparaging remarks about gays, then he could be charged with a hate crime by calling in a false report and utilizing the police as the instrumentality to perpetuate the crime. The district attorney should be looking into this.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:46:02 +0000

Are there protests planned outside the Police station?

By: Amazed

Amazed — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:01:37 +0000

Allen, only one deputy & a ride along responded to the noise complaint.

It wasn’t until the host was detained & refused to give her dob, then resisted arrest , followed by the crowd intervening & pulling her free from the officer, that backup was summoned & arrived in force.

Even the worst cops rarely manhandle a cooperating suspect & she would have simply received a warning. She could then dispute the warning & report the officer & neighbor to higher authorities.

By: Amazed

Amazed — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:54:31 +0000

How come nobody from the party called to report someone in the bushes shouting disparaging remarks?

Why did the host refuse to cooperate with the police instead of cooperating, then explaining that there is a problem with the neighbor. Supposedly the host referred to the neighbor using a derogatory term just as the officer approached her.

With these two points covered, the party host would certainly gain some credibility, & likely would have avoided arrest.

By: allen

allen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:35:27 +0000

From the article SD Union-Tribune: “seven deputies, a sergeant and a helicopter were dispatched to the neighborhood”

For: “a man who said someone was talking on a loudspeaker and a crowd was cheering, keeping him awake.”

By: Ronn

Ronn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:22:27 +0000

I used to live in LA and the one thing that I learned was that you never cross a CA police officer, no matter what town or city. They seem to take pride in the fact that the police departments were fashioned after German SS Storm troopers.
An interesting not for the comment below: “We don’t like people standing behind us”
I say, are the “WE”, a little paranoid?

Can you imagine a group of police officers apparently intinadated by a group of politicall savy apparently middle age women!!!