More on Fort Worth PD anti-gay thuggery

Was it just a routine check for intoxicated patrons at Fort Worth’s Rainbow Lounge last week, or was it possibly homophobic cops “ loaded for bear,” as one patron there claims?

If witness allegations that cops walked in with hands full of plastic handcuffs, well, then the latter is true.

As for Chad Gibson, still hospitalized with traumatic brain injury, patron cellphone photos show him on the floor of the bar, with a dent in the wall just above his head, while Fort Worth cops are disgusting enough to claim he fell down outside and hit his own head on the sidewalk because he was drunk.

Beyond that, if Gibson assaulted an officer or officers, why has he not been charged?

FWPD Chief Jeff Halstead now claims that patrons made advances at his officers. Right. Forty years after Stonewall, I doubt most drunken gay bar patrons, unless incredibly sloshed, would be close to that dumb.

Want to contact somebody? You can find e-mails for all Fort Worth City Council members here.

Here's what I sent to Mayor Mike Moncrief:

First, it's appalling from a PR standpoint, if nothing else, that you have yet to publicly comment on this issue. It's appalling beyond bad PR, though.

Second, why aren't officers involved with the Rainbow incident all on suspension? Chad Gibson may die as a result, and a REAL internal investigation would start by suspending officers, I would think.

Third, why are FWPD stories inconsistent with patrons, about where Gibson fell and suffered his head injury, who he fell, and more?

Fourth, if Gibson assaulted officers, why has he not been charged? (And, don't tell me police departments don't issue criminal charges against people in hospitals.)

Don't be quiet!