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Thomas More's definition of government as "a conspiracy of rich men procuring their own commodities under the name and title of a commonwealth.” ~ Winston S. Churchill, A History of the English Speaking Peoples

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

Leave Us Alone! All of us! Deputies Bust Gays with Unconstitutional Sodomy Law: Don't Cops Have Better Things to Do?! - YouTube

"Now my butt hurts"
When Politicians and Enforcement Agencies go after weenie issues and crimes, it usually means they are nearly absolutely ineffective at confronting and dealing with important, difficult and/or dangerous problems. m/r

▶ Deputies Bust Gays with Unconstitutional Sodomy Law: Don't Cops Have Better Things to Do?! - YouTube




Published on Aug 15, 2013
Baton Rouge, Louisiana suffers from the eighth highest murder rate in the nation, and yet local law enforcement apparently considers it a top priority to conduct sting operations on gay men seeking consensual sex.

According to an investigation by The Advocate, deputies have been going undercover and busting gay men using an anti-sodomy law the Supreme Court had declared unconstitutional ten years ago. (Sheriff Sid Gautreaux says he hadn't heard about the Supreme Court decision.)

Meanwhile, the local murder rate has jumped 40 percent over the past decade.
Just over two minutes.

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