Sunday, July 12, 2009

Questions linger about raid at Fort Worth gay bar

Questions linger about raid at Fort Worth gay bar | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Breaking News for Dallas-Fort Worth | Dallas Morning News
FORT WORTH – Two weeks after a heated sweep of the Rainbow Lounge left one patron with a serious head injury, a key question is left unanswered: Did the raid go too far?

And if so, why?

Was the club singled out for inspection by Fort Worth police and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission officers because it caters to gays?

Were the officers fueled by homophobic hang-ups as they knocked drinks out of people's hands, slamming one young man into a pool table and gang-tackling 26-year-old Chad Gibson, the Euless computer technician who wound up in the ICU with a blood clot in his brain?  ...(cont. reading)...


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