NEWS

Very soon the connection between homosexuals and items such as "POLICEMAN JAILED FOR ANNOYING EXWIFE" will become more clearly apparent. There are elections coming up in the Spring. In those cities and states where such political upheavals are in the offing, there will be spectacular "cleanups" for the benefit of voters by incumbents and shocking exposés by would-be's. There will be mass arrests and sweeping charges made; politically, it doesn't matter if these charges stick or not. The victims however, even when found wholly innocent, will be permanently branded. Then when we read of irregularities in any police department on any score, we may be certain that homosexuals are also being vicitimized for the deviant is the safest prey known to Authority.

The officer mentioned above was also suspended after his ex-wife claimed he boasted of planting narcotics evidence on prisoners (L. A. Herald-Express 13 Jan. 53). But while found guilty by the Police Board on five counts and termed a disgrace to the Force, his suspension was set at only ten days. (L.A. Times 22 Jan 53.) Another officer admitted loans to prostitutes (L.A. Daily News 5

Jan. 53) and a third cop was suspended for aping a deaf mute in court and writing a critical letter to a Superior Court judge (L.A. Daily News 14 Jan. 53). In the same vicinity four policemen and one probationary cop were jailed for a series of burglaries (L.A. Mirror 10 Feb. 53) and another went on trial for traffic manslaughter of a 10 year old girl (L.A. Times 6 March 53). Two court clerks were found guilty of pocketing fines (L.A. Mirror 28 Jan. 53) and a former vice squadder was held for bookmaking (L.A. Times 4 Feb 53). A Korea vet sued the force for injuries during an "unwarranted" arrest and asked $50,000 and a civilian sued same for $20,000 for same (L.A. Daily News 17 Feb 53). This was in addition to the previously filed suit against Chief Parker and the Force for $1,000,000 by another allegedly beaten citizen (L.A. Daily News 19 Jan 53) and a $25,000 suit by a woman for false arrest (L.A. Daily News 2 Jan. 53). Then a young man ran over a girl four times and later stated, "I want to get on the Police Force and I hope this won't louse me up." (L.A. Mirror 5 Mar 53).

The manner in which the above concerns the deviate is illustrated in the case of the alleged homosexual who was murdered last December and promptly forgotten. The police apparently haven't the faintest shred of a lead on the case. The prejudice against deviation is further limned by a headline "FOULMOUTHS, PERVERTS ABUSE L. A. FOLK IN PHONE TIRADES" (L.A.

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