Comments on: Gay couple forced to leave home after homophobic abuse

By: Eagle Ashcroft

Eagle Ashcroft — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:21:15 +0000

Better yet do what the Black Panthers did back in the seventies in Watts: “Burn their f-cking town down around them!” That will get their attention a lot faster. Stonewall in New York burned the city and started riots and that begin turning the tide toward gay rights. Its no use trying to do anything peaceful because they will only take it as a sign you’ve weak and afraid to fight. But start a small gay war by rioting and burning their f-cking town down and the sorry bastards will be kissing your a-s to please you. It works every time because if they think you are not afraid of them and you will fight, they will stop their bullsh-t and back off and give you a wide berth. As for the cops they will leave you alone too if you out number them and you also need a million person gay/lesbian march on Parliament for equal rights. You need to gather in from all over your islands and march on London like they do here in the states on Washington. Use Stonewall’s tactics of 1969 as was done in New York and the tide will turn. Viva Gay Liberation!

By: Jean-Paul Bentham

Jean-Paul Bentham — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:20:23 +0000

Time to rumble! Wish I were there. What’s a few days in jail for defending yourselves. Take notes and lotsa footage.

History in the making, baby.

In fact, if you know who these bastards are, why not drop in on them in the wee hours….with a house brick tied with a pink ribbon, and toss it right through the living room window. Brind a little dog on a leash and just saunter about and tell the cops: “He went that way!”

Hi Mike, you getting all this, dah-link?

By: Tilis

Tilis — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:47:57 +0000

the time for petitions is over each one teach one. let them know were no pushover let then think twice. its our responsibility not the police or polititions. im talking about a shift in gay culture back to what stonewall was really about.

By: Jean-Paul Bentham

Jean-Paul Bentham — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:40:46 +0000

Ideally, I agree with Rob V Nieulands, of course.

In the real world, marijuana is illegal too, honey. Get the picture?

By: Rob V Nieulands

Rob V Nieulands — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:56:10 +0000

if you guys want to set up something positive….try contacting us on Facebook…and we can organise a mass petition….thousands of “signatures” to highlight failures and send to all our police/MPs, and Councils….I believe there is a possible backlash from Leeds due over the death of a father, killed by youths who got jailed…but the sentence was pathetic….JOIN UP and use technology to shock Government and etc into action….it is up to you to do it rather than sit back and wait to be the next victim…

By: Tilis

Tilis — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:25:18 +0000

Pepper spray is illegal rape alarms are as good as it gets and of course the traditional way fists and feet. The west end is now a dangerous place for us intfact the whole of London just hot worse this generation are lawless can’t way for their kids! I reckon we’ve rolled over gay pride isn’t a march once a year it’s a life style. AnyWay I’m more into gay respect and dignity so walking around in chaps with my ass hanging out never = pride to me.

By: Jean-Paul Bentham

Jean-Paul Bentham — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:57:16 +0000

WTF is going on? You guys have never heard of pepper spray, that’s WTF is going on, doll.

By: Tilis

Tilis — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:20:30 +0000

I just heard a guy got beaten up in trafalgar square it was a homophobic attack. WTF is going on.

By: Jean-Paul Bentham

Jean-Paul Bentham — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:40:42 +0000

Mike (21):

What kind of movies have you been watching, dah-link?

I was thinking of shooting the little sons-of-biches in the leg, a kneecap with any luck. Then they would be easily caught by the police, hospitalized, identified, and prepared to appear in court, before going into therappy at your friendly, neighborhood psychiatric ward.

Of course, it would be to the gay victims’ advantage if a ‘Private Properly’ sign were present in several places on the property, you know, the size of that little stripe of paper inside a fortune cookie. Then if the scoudrel said something stupid like:

“Dah, I didn’t see no ‘Private Property’ sign”,

the authorities could always send him to have his eye sight examined while he is having his bandages changed in the prison infirmary, poor thing.

And on the off-cahnce that he would return to harass gays, then I would aim for between the eyes, set an example and take the consequences. C’est la vie.

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:20:42 +0000

It is at EVERY level throughout the police that homophobic practises remain protected by Chief Constables & local (free mason lodges) Authorities.
http://pinkpasty.blogspot.com/2009/10/example-of-homophobic-cornwall-police.html
How Chief Constable Steven Otter is allowed to remain ACPO lead on ‘Equality & Diversity’ I fail to understand given the abuse practises towards gay people carried out by his police officers.

By: John (Derbyshire)

John (Derbyshire) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:43:32 +0000

Can`t we start a support site for all these folks Ben?

By: Rob V Nieulands

Rob V Nieulands — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:39:48 +0000

Since all this…it has been reported that there has been a 13% rise in Homophobic hate crimes in East London……I am disabled too….so what the hell are the Police and Councils doing to allow this to happen in the first place???

By: Rob V Nieulands

Rob V Nieulands — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:37:46 +0000

I suffered ten years of hell in the East End of London, due to lack of Police help and Council’s, to a point of suicide, which failed. I ended up having a breakdown, forced to go back to my home for fear of losing my dog (I would have been deemed as unfit to look after him)….the nightmares continued….I basically gave up and lost my job, and reached rock bottom…..I am now in a new home, and starting afresh….but I am not well, and suffer paranoia tendendancies with anyone who may show indifference (gay or straight, and especially authorities)…it is just me and my dog and one damn good friend….

By: John Mead

John Mead — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:46:20 +0000

RIGHT! This is the real John Mead (FORMERLY of NORTHFLEET!) mentioned in this article with my partner Keith! YES at the mo we are angry not only with the thugs but the Police and the Gravesham borough council! YES WE ARE ANGRY and I will tell you why. First of all if you have seen the BBC SOUTH EAST TODAY interview which was broadcast on Tuesday from how we felt they got it right! The police however were a different matter as we Gravesham borough Council! CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT Paul Brandon(who we have never met!)said they kept a close contact with us over the six weeks was rubbish! AFTER the Graffiti (which was on BBC south east today) they finally took it seriously! BUT as the report on here goes he took anti-social behaviour crime serioulsly it was HOMHOPHOBIC!! As for them keeping in close contact with us THEY DIDNT!! After the first two weeks of reports to the police they said that unless we were actually threatened or eggs, stones, or bricks thrown which was done just write it down on a report sheet (which they havent asked for yet!!!) and we have been moved out of there over two weeks ago! The chief superintendent also said that they kept in close contact with us! THEY DIDNT!! We had a PCSO Tiffany Hills come the week before we were leaving and she seemed to just laugh about it! I hastne to add it was the first time we had seen her since this ordeal began! It makes me laugh (unless I cry) that I saw a local newpaper yesterday from our old area saying that they had a few more PSCOS on duty in the area we come from! Whats it take before they take it really seriously! AS for Gravesham Borough Council! They lied to the media and we are unhappy about that! They said they offered us emergency accommadtion! THEY DIDNT!!! They said we could move away but would only have to take ourselves and a bag (without our pet dog Maisey)to west of London wothout any furniture and further awat from some of our family that have been taking care of us! THEY ACTUALLY NEVER OFFERED ANYWHERE!! If you want to get in contact with us direct please email johntm@fsmail.net and we will tell you more! Thankyou and hugs for your support! Johnxx

By: Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin Pie — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:36:51 +0000

I’ve always said the police were a Masonic institute. Sure, you find good apples and bad apples in all walks of life. Only, with an immensely powerful institute like the police, the institute closes ranks to protect its bad apples, and there’s not a damn thing we can do about it.

We need a powerful regulatory body to keep tabs on them. Furthermore, police officers found guilty of crimes to do with abuse of power should receive extremely harsh prison sentences. We need to turn abuse of power from a perk of the job to an unthinkable, career-ending, life-ruining mistake. Bent coppers are amongst the basest and most despicable scum of all.

There was a song I heard on the radio a week or two ago, which I haven’t been able to find since. It was generally about abuse of police power: “the law creates an uproar, the uproar justifies the law”, that kind of thing. In there was a really clever little exchange that made me smile:-

“What do you call a copper caught on camera?”
“What’s it to you?”
“What do you call a civilian caught on camera?”
“Evidence!”

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:44:25 +0000

Since 2004
I have been victim of violent homophobic assaulted twice
There have been thefts from my property
There have been acts of wanton vandalism upon my vehicles parked on my property
There have been threats of physical violence made against me
My pensioner mother abused by (known) police, as have her tenants
There has been an attempted extortion made against me
Others have been intimidated & abused by police misconduct
My home has been raided ‘twice’ by police (No charges or Prosecution)
I have been arrested on false homophobic allegation ‘twice’
Cornwall police have destroyed both of my business through their deliberate misconduct & prejudicially based actions
I have attempted suicide twice as a direct result of Cornwall police homophobic motivated actions & failure of duty of care & police refusal to act on complaints.
Police have maliciously suppressed witness evidence & statements
This is only some of the list of abuses which police have failed to act upon or are directly responsible for having carried out since 2004.
I have been targeted by police relentlessly, with un-logged visits & police stops.
I now suffer with medically diagnosed ‘Severe Anxiety & Depression’ this as a direct result of Cornwall police misconduct & targeted homophobic motivated abuse
I now live on incapacity benefit & suffer from agoraphobia, no longer drive & only leave my rural isolated home in company of a witness due to direct genuine & justifiable fear of yet further police homophobic reprisals & victimisation to that I have already witnessed & experienced since 2004.

The Police are vile, lying, hompohobic, prejudicial, Neo-Nazi. The IPCC do nothing but collude with police in covering up police violations. I hate police scum (who I have publicly named) for the abuses they contributed too & have carried out!

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:31:22 +0000

Police are the primary homophobic problem.

They refuse to act when other police officers are involved in targeting gay people with intimidation. As a gay man I know not to trust any police officer, they are just the uniform branch of the BNP.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:57:52 +0000

@17 Jean-Paul I agree with you entirely but in this country if you shoot the little bastards you would be charged with murder! Personally, they need to be caught, charged and put in custody in a place which gives them the maximum amount of punishment and the least amount of luxuries. At the moment they laugh in the face of the Criminal Justice system and their prison accomodation is like a 4 star hotel!

By: John (Derbyshire)

John (Derbyshire) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:38:43 +0000

When we suffered this kind of abuse from local youths we weren`t initially taken seriously by the police either. However-once we had CCTV fitted up-and started sending the recordings to the then Home Secretary and the local media-we WERE!! Our advice would be-if you can afford it-splash out on a CCTV system. Make daily recordings of the abuse you are suffering and then publiscize these-following up with interviews with your local media. You would be amazed what a huge difference this makes. They have no altrnative then- and in the light of the recent double suicide and also the upcoming election campaign which now appears to be focussed on anti-social behaviour-I think you`ll find that the police will be FORCED to act(even if they don`t want to)

By: Brenton

Brenton — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:26:44 +0000

That is a very sad and frightening story. All people should have the right to privacy, safety and to be able to live in peace!