Posted on 08/31/2007 3:13:43 PM PDT by shrinkermd
Oh! That's GOOD!!!
Whatever would "the gang of 12" do without his smarmy little mediocre moderate self on the scene? Arlen Spectator would weep!!!
something about all this is just too slick.
I think Craig was probably doing exactly what the Minneapolis police think he was; however, if I were on a jury, I would probably acquit him unless the police can produce more evidence than they have made public so far.
I thought of this after a caller from Florida on Rush's program today brought up some points.
As far as I know, all he did was touch his shoe to another man's and wave his hand under the stall wall. That's enough to constitute solicitation?
I can't imagine why I might wave my hand under the stall wall, but I can certainly imagine touching somebody's shoe unintentionally. If you did, you would probably say "Excuse me" or "Sorry" or something like that, but what if you didn't know you it? And what if the police officer were overzealous, misguided, malicious, sadistic, mistaken, or didn't believe you?
Furthermore, it reminded me of something:
Years ago, I was returning with my wife and children from Mexico, where everybody was had been very nice. We were all feeling great.
In Miami, as we were waiting to pass through customs, I somehow stepped over the wrong line, and a customs agent, in a very menacing tone of voice, shouted at me: "Get over that line! You are an a--h---!"
I was stunned. I didn't want my young children (or my wife) to hear such talk. But I realized how vulnerable I was--he could hold me up in customs for hours if he wanted--so I said nothing, waited until my family and I had cleared customs, and then asked to speak with the customs supervisor.
The supervisor was very nice. I explained what had happened. He asked me to identify the agent. I couldn't find him.
The supervisor said that he had probably gone for the day; that he thought he might know who it was, from my description; and that he would keep an eye on that agent in the future.
There was nothing more that I could do, and we wanted to catch our plane; so I left and let the matter drop.
Suppose however, that that customs agent--or somebody just as sadistic and crazy--decided to get a job policing the men's room!
Considering the flimsy evidence against Craig, he could haul anybody in on flimsy or made up evidence!
And who knows what constitutes a homosexual pickup signal? I certainly don't.
Evidently it's tapping your foot. What if it's adjusting your underwear or unbuckling your belt and trousers to tuck your shirt in?
Some misguided, overzealous, sadistic, or nutcase policeman could interpret any of these things as some homosexual pickup signals!
Before somebody is hauled in and accused of solicitation, there should be clear evidence and not something that could be absolutely innocent.
No normal man wants to be harrassed by some homosexual solicitor in the men's room. But nobody wants to be accused of such a thing on flimsy evidence either.
If somebody's going to be arrested, the evidence should be definite, and the evidence against Craig looks flimsy to me.
Well, the Rules are different for women, but this happens pretty often in women's restrooms. It means, "there's no toilet paper"--but we usually accompany the gesture with a "please?"
I certainly wouldn't wave my hand under the stall wall--NOT NOW anyway! (I'm getting paranoid.)
I remember one time in junior high school, when I went in the boys' rest room. A boy, with a desperate look and voice, stuck his head out of a stall and said, "Hey, Buddy. There's no toilet paper in here. Could you get me some?" He meant the entire rest room.
I said, "Sure. I'll get you some." I had to go all the way down stairs, get some, and bring it back to him.
He was grateful.
Textbook tactic. Release new you want to bury after the network news on Friday of a holiday weekend. By the time folks return from the beach and watch the Tuesday morning news, it’ll be an old story.
Like an Olympic diver, Craig just wants to take the plunge with as little splash as possible.
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