How is the Santa Ana Police Department in California reacting to charges of indifference after volunteers at Equality California’s office found a noose hanging on the door? With similar indifference.
After finding the noose today while opening up EQCA’s office doors, staffers called the police in to report the hate marker. Except when officers arrived on the scene, they told volunteer Mel Distel that “Sometimes you just have to live with being a victim.” Asked for comment, Santa Ana Police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna says if EQCA really feels there’s an issue, then “should come in and we can remedy the problem through our Internal Affairs process.”. Way to take charge, bud! (EQCA says it will file a complaint.)
So remember, Santa Ana community: Next time you awake to burning crosses on your lawn, or “faggot” spray painted on your garage, remember that sometimes you just have to deal.
Mark
And how would they have responded if it had been hung on the door of a synagogue, or perhaps a church of any denomination? How about on a school? Hate is hate chief. Deal with it!
T
I am not legal expert but it certainly seems this may fall under federal hate crimes act and the Matthew Shepard Shepard Hate Crimes act. The culprit may not be known but it is a serious gesture that deserves investigation. At the very least increased patrols in that area.
the crustybastard
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tommyoc
SAPD’s suggestion that the complaint be filed with Internal Affairs is standard operating procedure for whenever a member of the public alleges an act of misconduct committed by a police officer.
SAPD’s reaction is not indifference, as queerty would like you to believe, but an instruction on the first step toward reaching resolution on the officer’s conduct.
After that first step, SAPD will assuredly re-evaluate whether a crime has been committed in the process of determining if their officer reacted inappropriately.
Brian Miller
Stories like this point out the folly of Gay Inc. fantasies of “government protections.”
Just like the police say “deal with it” in this circumstance, they’ll do the same with “hate crimes laws” or ENDA or what have you.
Government is not there to serve you. In the eyes of government, you are there to serve them — to pay eye-popping taxes in the State of California to keep police in clover with six-figure salaries and lavish pensions while you pull nooses off your front door.