Gays in Baton Rouge arrested under invalid sodomy law

[KYTOP]

A sheriff in Baton Rouge Louisiana has been arresting Gay men during sting operations for sodomy after agreeing to consensual sex in a private residence. This even though the Supreme Court ruled such laws unconstitutional years ago. Unbelievable, this is the USA not Russia. I ran across the story on another news site that referenced the original story in the Advocate that I have linked to:

http://theadvocate.com/home/6580728-125/gays-in-baton-rouge-arrested

Now after the negative publicity the Sheriff's office is backing off a little bit. But I love the Councilman's angry response to the Sheriff's office once he learned what the Sheriff's Office has been doing for at least 2 years.

http://theadvocate.com/home/6631425-125/ebrso-park-arrests-needed-different

[Guest EXPAT]

Shameful. And I call bullshit that they weren't targeting a certain segment of society.

[KYTOP]

I should have noted that the story was in the Baton Rouge newspaper "The Advocate" and not the Gay newspaper "The Advocate". I think it does say something positive that the local newspaper dug into this and printed the story.

[AdamSmith]

On visits to Baton Rouge it has struck me as having a pretty wide liberal streak, maybe partly to do with LSU and other college populations there. Hope the sheriff's office can look forward to some lawsuits over this.

[TampaYankee]

They ought to consider a law suit against the Sheriff and the County for 'harassment under the color of law'.