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Thursday Watercooler: The last one

James Withers — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:48:47 +0000

Pepper spray is not a condiment. Have you been paying attention to the Wall Street protests? A New York police officer is accused of using pepper spray against a few protesters. From the videos(...)

Fort Worth will pay $400,000 in gay bar raid case

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:00:52 +0000

(Fort Worth, Texas) The city of Fort Worth agreed Tuesday to pay $400,000 to a patron at a gay bar who was severely injured in a police raid two years ago, a settlement that avoided a federal(...)

Monday Watercooler: Some justice in Texas

James Withers — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:28:21 +0000

Maybe some Texas justice. Fort Wort City officials will recommend to the city’s council that it pay $400,000 to Chad Gibson. Approximately two years ago, Fort Worth police officers and the(...)

Ex-police officer pleads guilty to trans beating

logointern3 — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:00:39 +0000

Former Memphis Tenn. Police officer Bridges McRae, who brutally attacked the late Duanna Johnson, was set to undergo a retrial for the excessive force charges in September.

After his first trial(...)

Lesbian says RI officer raped her, came to hospital

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:43:17 +0000

(Providence, RI) A woman who says she was raped by an on-duty Providence police officer testified Monday that the man came into her hospital room grinning and in uniform after the alleged attack(...)

Withers: MTA police hate cartwheels

James Withers — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:41:09 +0000

If you visit New York City, don’t do cartwheels in Grand Central Station. The MTA police will beat you down and pen a ticket for disorderly conduct.

Writer Jesse Archer was walking, with a(...)

Withers: Fort Worth police chief shows his homophobia

James Withers — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:10:38 +0000

If you saw Boys Don’t Cry, it’s difficult to forget the scene when Brandon Teena is recounting his rape to the town police. They surround him and the officer asking questions wears the(...)

Lawsuits accuse Chicago cop of gay harassment, false arrests

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:32:38 +0000

(Chicago, Illinois) A Chicago police officer is facing seven civil lawsuits accusing him of making false drunk driving arrests, using excessive force and harassing gays and lesbians.

Four of the(...)

NYC man who claims cops sodomized him to sue

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:03:12 +0000

(New York City) A tattoo parlor employee who claims he was assaulted and sodomized by New York City police officers has filed papers to sue the city and the police department.

Michael Mineo(...)

3 NYC cops charged in abuse case

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:56:37 +0000

(New York City) A police officer warned a tattoo parlor worker that if he reported being sodomized with a baton during an arrest at a subway station, officers would lock him up for a felony,(...)