Update on the police raid of The Eagle: Civil rights attorney Daniel Grossman convinced Lambda Legal, the gay civil rights organization that focuses on impact litigation, to help represent patrons who were victimized in the police raid of the The Eagle, a gay bar in Atlanta. Grossman’s quote says it all:
“Imagine if the police walked into a Wal-Mart and see someone shoplifting, and because they see what they think is a crime taking place in Wal-Mart, they take everyone at Wal-Mart, throw them on the floor, spread their legs, put their hands in their pockets, take their IDs, put their name in the computer, simply because they’re out of place or someone else may or may not be doing something wrong.”
For more on the story: CNN.
For the legal implications of the case–and more importantly, to donate money or support to the legal defense– visit Grossman’s site at Atlantaeagleraid.com.