In the grand tradition of the "good ol' boy" network, Fort Worth has decided to circle the wagons and protect the police in the Rainbow Lounge Raid, by prosecuting the victims. The two men who were "arrested" in the raid both of whom suffered injuries, including Chad Gibson who was hospitalized for a brain injury are being prosecuted for "public intoxication" and "assaulting a state agent."
These same "state agents" were fired by the TABC for misconduct in the raid! The police were reprimanded and the city bragged that this was an "opportunity to learn and move forward."
Well they are indeed moving but not forward. With this ridiculous prosecution Ft. Worth is moving backward into the early 20th century and beyond. They are banking on the short attention span of the public and hoping people will forget the outrageous police riot that sent people to the hospital and enraged the public just a few months ago.
Well guess what Fort Worth? We remember! You (the city) would style yourself as a cosmopolitan mecca, but at the heart you are still a dusty cattle town governed by a bunch of bigots. Fighting words? You betcha, see you in the streets. With any luck there will be bigger and louder protests that the ones after the raid. Enough is enough.
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