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or to investigate reports of such conduct"22
In addition to frequent and direct police brutality and verbal harassment, the
problems of police abuse against the lesbian and gay community also include police
entrapment; improper surveillance, sweeps and "raids" of lesbian and gay bars, clubs,
restaurants, bookstores, and other establishments; discriminatory enforcement of the laws;
and stops and searches of lesbians and gay men without probable cause.
For example, a current officer of the LAPD has testified that
"Up until four or five years ago, when I was working in an area that
had many gay bars, I observed my fellow officers on numerous occasions
harass the patrons of some of these bars, which they termed 'faggot bars.'
I saw people exiting such bars stopped and questioned by officers for no
reason at all. Several times I observed officers cite vehicles parked near one
of these 'faggot bars,' and ignore cars parked further down the street in
front of bars frequented by heterosexuals. I heard officers say to individuals
at or hear these establishments, 'Hey faggot, what are you doing here?' and
other similar comments. It was my observation that officers were far more
willing to enforce minor infractions, such as drinking in public, against
suspected homosexuals than against heterosexuals."25
A former seven-year veteran of the LAPD has confirmed, once more under oath,
such unequal enforcement of the laws to the detriment of those suspected of being lesbian
22 Doe-2 Declaration (attached hereto as Exhibit 11), 1 9.
23 Doe-1 Declaration (attached hereto as Exhibit 12), U 8; see also Mirken, To Protect &
Serve? 142 Reactions, April 12, 1991, p. 16 (attached hereto as Exhibit 21) (describing LAPD
citation for jay-walking of two men wearing "ACT UP" T-shirts who were in middle of crowd
crossing street when "Don't Walk" signal was flashing, without citation of others walking behind
them, and issuance of verbal reprimand without citation of woman with child subsequently crossing
same street when "Don't Walk" signal was in solid "on" mode); Letter to the Editor from J.
Holmquist, Frontiers, Apr. 12, 1991, col. 2 (attached hereto as Exhibit 22) (describing arrest for
driving under the influence in gay area of Studio City, whose blood test results subsequently
showed 0.00); Dwyer, LAPD Raids Erotica Store. The News, Jan. 22, 1988, p. 1 (attached hereto
as Exhibit 23) (describing 15 police entries into gay-oriented store over 5-day period).
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Object Description
| Title | The LAPD and the lesbian and gay community, 1991-05-01 |
| Description | Public session, 1991 May 1: Material from organizations, 2.1: Report - "The LAPD and the lesbian and gay community - written testimony submitted to the special Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department" by Jon W. Davidson, senior staff counsel and attorney for lesbian and gay rights ACLU foundation of Southern California, 1991 May 1. PART OF A SERIES: Materials in the series fall into one of several categories related to the Independent Commission's work product: (1) Commission meeting materials, which include meeting agendas, work plans, memoranda, and articles about police misconduct that were circulated and reviewed during the Commission's internal meetings; (2) public correspondence, which includes citizen complaints against the LAPD in the form of written testimony, articles, and an audio cassette tape, as well as letters drafted by citizens in support of the LAPD; (3) summaries of interviews held with LAPD officers regarding Departmental procedures and relations; (4) public meeting materials, which include transcripts, supplementary documents, and witness statements that were reviewed at the Commission's public meetings; (5) press releases related to the formation and work product of the Commission; and (6) miscellaneous materials reviewed by the Commission during its study, including LAPD personnel and training manuals, a memorandum of understanding, and messages from the LAPD's Mobile Digital Terminal (MDT) system. |
| Coverage date | 1991-05-01 |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California |
| Date created | 1991-05-01 |
| Type | texts |
| Format | 284 p. |
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| Language | English |
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| Part of collection | Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991 |
| Series | Independent Commission File List |
| File | Public Sessions |
| Box and folder | box 25, folder 1-2 |
| Provenance | The collection was given to the University of Southern California on July 31, 1991. |
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| Full text | or to investigate reports of such conduct"22 In addition to frequent and direct police brutality and verbal harassment, the problems of police abuse against the lesbian and gay community also include police entrapment; improper surveillance, sweeps and "raids" of lesbian and gay bars, clubs, restaurants, bookstores, and other establishments; discriminatory enforcement of the laws; and stops and searches of lesbians and gay men without probable cause. For example, a current officer of the LAPD has testified that "Up until four or five years ago, when I was working in an area that had many gay bars, I observed my fellow officers on numerous occasions harass the patrons of some of these bars, which they termed 'faggot bars.' I saw people exiting such bars stopped and questioned by officers for no reason at all. Several times I observed officers cite vehicles parked near one of these 'faggot bars,' and ignore cars parked further down the street in front of bars frequented by heterosexuals. I heard officers say to individuals at or hear these establishments, 'Hey faggot, what are you doing here?' and other similar comments. It was my observation that officers were far more willing to enforce minor infractions, such as drinking in public, against suspected homosexuals than against heterosexuals."25 A former seven-year veteran of the LAPD has confirmed, once more under oath, such unequal enforcement of the laws to the detriment of those suspected of being lesbian 22 Doe-2 Declaration (attached hereto as Exhibit 11), 1 9. 23 Doe-1 Declaration (attached hereto as Exhibit 12), U 8; see also Mirken, To Protect & Serve? 142 Reactions, April 12, 1991, p. 16 (attached hereto as Exhibit 21) (describing LAPD citation for jay-walking of two men wearing "ACT UP" T-shirts who were in middle of crowd crossing street when "Don't Walk" signal was flashing, without citation of others walking behind them, and issuance of verbal reprimand without citation of woman with child subsequently crossing same street when "Don't Walk" signal was in solid "on" mode); Letter to the Editor from J. Holmquist, Frontiers, Apr. 12, 1991, col. 2 (attached hereto as Exhibit 22) (describing arrest for driving under the influence in gay area of Studio City, whose blood test results subsequently showed 0.00); Dwyer, LAPD Raids Erotica Store. The News, Jan. 22, 1988, p. 1 (attached hereto as Exhibit 23) (describing 15 police entries into gay-oriented store over 5-day period). 12 |
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