Comments on: Suspicious Elements of Atlanta Eagle Raid

By: Spike

Spike — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:12:41 +0000

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By: L.W. Smith

L.W. Smith — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:04:05 +0000

I moved out of Atlanta two years ago to Saint Pete, Florida.
I just wanted to say that Shirley Franklin has made it her secret mission to close down Atlanta gay bars one by one. First there was Backstreet, then Armory and now the Eagle is on the list. I knew that was coming when I left there. When the new condos and Art School down the street was just starting to be built I told my neighbors that this was coming and was laughed at.
After this is done, if it hasn’t happened yet, all of the bars that are in Ansley Two will end up being closed down watch for it to happen. She is as anti gay as they come and you guys need to figure that out before MidTown becomes completely a straight area.

By: GeorgeM

GeorgeM — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:55:46 +0000

Although I was brought up in metro DC to believe the police were always our advocates … the older and more experienced I get [at 54 yoa now]…. the more I’m convinced the police are merely ‘high-authority-low-intelligence’.

Give a moron a gun and a badge forchrissakes.

I think I’m going out today to buy some weapons to protect myself. I’ve got to pay the cops through my taxes — but I no longer trust them one damned bit….and if the police or anyone invades my home, I’ll make certain the body falls within the house….so it’ll be ruled self defense.

BTW — I’m in Fort Lauderdale — the gay mecca — and at election time — it’s the same crap here….but we did manage to oust our homophobic mayor.

By: 300baud

300baud — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:37:51 +0000

“I wonder if it isn’t backlash against the increasing acceptance of gays.”

Ah, good point, we should stop supporting gay issues and reject gays — so they will stop being targets. Great.

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By: patrick

patrick — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:51:05 +0000

if the cops want to find drugs, all they have to do is walk down the street from the eagle. i always see drug dealers and prostitutes doing business out in the open on the corner of ponce de leon and monroe. and all we hear about are current problems due to lack of police presence because of furloughs and budgetary constraints. but the cops can find enough officers and cars to bust up a gay bar? it’s obvious they’re targeting a minority. since shirley franklin has been in office, we’ve seen most of the gay bars pushed out of midtown. clearly the harassment continues…

By: Mike Travers

Mike Travers — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:49:03 +0000

My thoughts for your illustrious mayor:

Dear Mayor Franklin:

You should be ashamed of the raid on the Atlanta Eagle. Only in Atlanta would such “violent” acts, such as dancing without a permit prompt such a disproportionate response. And what, pray tell, was the “crime” of the many patrons who the Atlanta Police Department also chose to harass and threaten once their fishing expedition turned up no significant problems.

The only thing you didn’t do is lynch or tar and feather any of those hateful homosexuals. Oh – that’s right – I forget – they don’t treat people like that in the South any more.

Mike Travers
Annapolis, MD

By: joey mcfur

joey mcfur — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:30:45 +0000

This is Mayor Franklin trying to get some “law and order” publicity. I remember her first day as mayor, with news cameras rolling as she rode along with the vice-squad, lecturing busted hookers saying, “you gone have to take it some place else, not on my street” in that Aunt Ester voice. She is a sad case and needs to be voted out. Anti-gay backlash is in full effect. “Atlanta Goddamn!”

By: Rex Thomas

Rex Thomas — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:17:09 +0000

So, these cops enjoyed dressing up in SWAT gear, making gay men get face-down on the floor, barking orders at them, frisking them, getting them in handcuffs, and totally dominating them. I’ve been to the Eagle & fantasized about doing the same thing.

What do you think is their motivation? Wouldn’t it be great if the city would demand a psychological evaluation of each one involved?

By: Penguinsaur

Penguinsaur — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:51:55 +0000

“Now now ladies! The last time I went to the Eagle, there was so much naughty behavior going on in that back room that it made me ashamed to be gay. Y’all need to calm down.”

Except the cops didnt seem to find anything, all they did was arrest afew people for wearing their underwear, on a night specifically advertised as being one where everyone wears just underwear.

A radio station here used to do this thing called a BLT party all the time. Black tie, lingerie and toga. They never had 15 officers arresting people for ‘adult entertainment’ even though 1/3rd of the people there were in underwear.