Police Bias Exposed in Johnson City, Tennessee
Gay News Blog Oct 14 08Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit against Johnson City, Tennessee and its police chief on behalf of Kenneth Giles, a man who had his photo released along with 39 other men who were arrested in a public sex sting operation.
After the Johnson City Police Department released photos of the suspects and other personal information to the media, the local news ran the story prominently along with the pictures and addresses of the men involved. Since the press release, one man has committed suicide and several others have lost their jobs, including Giles.
A one-year review of the police department's press releases by Lambda Legal revealed that out of approximately 600 other releases, none pertaining to arrests was accompanied by photos or personally approved by the chief. Full story...
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