We all remember the horrible Ft. Worth Police Stonewall-style raid of the Rainbow Lounge that left Chad Gibson hospitalized.
And we’ve been waiting for months for the release of the Ft. Worth police internal investigation report. Guess what? Yeah:
police planned to announce on Thursday that an internal investigation has cleared officers of excessive force in the controversial raid of a gay bar this summer, and no officers will be fired, said two city leaders briefed on the matter.
The long-awaited 1,000-page report is expected to fault officers for not writing a timely report on the June 28 raid of the Rainbow Lounge, but conclude officers did not use excessive force or violate other operational policies.
Chief Jeffrey Halstead was also set to announce Thursday if any of the officers will be disciplined.
Halstead has told city officials none of the officers will be fired but at least one may receive written reprimands or short suspensions, the officials said.
“We’re not happy with how the police department seems to be positioning itself,” said Blake Wilkinson of Queer Liberaction. “We think (the officers) should be fired, just as the TABC agents were fired.”
Faulting the officers for not filing a timely report? “Gay apartheid’ keeps running through my head.
In related news, a task force formed in the wake of the arrests at the Rainbow Lounge recommended a series of reforms Tuesday designed to give gay and lesbian residents equal treatment at City Hall.
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