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ALERT: GANG RAPE OF GAY COUPLE IN LOWER BAY AREA AS SMILING SAN JOSE POLICE WATCH!

by VERTACLUDE (vertmyway33 [at] cgnet.com)
OUTRAGE! Two gay men brutally raped by vicious gang after leaving bar! POLICE SIT BY AND DO NOTHING!
IF YOU HAVE PHOTOS OR VIDEO, PLEASE SEND IN FOR EVIDENCE TO PROVE PIGS ARE ANTI-GAY!
February 17, 2006 - this is a date that will be burned into two young men's memories forever as a horrible Friday night. However, the same memories will be laughed about in the PUGLICE barracks locker rooms! Details follow:

At about 1:25 in the morning, two young men, unidentified by this author because of my cowardice, left the Renegades bar (located on Stockton St. in San Jose) and began walking away in a southernly direction towards the Pavillion. A puglice cruiser sat by the curb nearby, apparently looking for trouble. But when they saw trouble, THEY DID NOTHING BUT WATCH WITH SMILES ON THEIR FACE!

The trouble began when 4 men surrounded the two gay men almost immediatrely after leaving the bar. The 4 men apparently were standing in some trees and smoking. They began pushing the men and hitting them. I was across the street and I stopped to watch, not knowing exactly what was happening (maybe they were friends horseing around, etc) and plus there was a police car RIGHT there, so if anything bad happened, they would stop it, right?

The cries for help were loud. OMG, I realized it was bad. I saw the two men on the ground, the 4 others pulling off their clothing and doing things in the dim light from the street lights in the shadows of the trees. I looked at the puglice car, and the two pigs inside were just watching. Maybe they didn't realize what was happening, I thought. I ran over to get the attention of the police. While I did, I think I saw the flash of a camera, and someone ran away north up Stockton (an African-American male with a green shirt). I guess he was a passerby and took a photo, but scared he might be attacked too, he fled. I don't blame him.) I ran to the puglice car, and saw the two pigs inside indeed were watching the brutal attack (at this point it was clearly rape, but I cannot bring myself to go into detail) The pigs were smiling and laughing at jokes between themselves. I slammed my palms on their car's hood, and they jumped, relaxed, and waved me away, saying somehting about help is on the way. The windows were rolled up so I cannot be sure.

Not knowing what to do, I paced in circles on the grass between the street and the sidewalk, and then a car pulled up on the street near the rape and slowed down next to the attack. I guess the driver was trying to figure out what was going on under the trees. Seconds later, the 4 attackers were pulling their pants up and running away, and their two victims lay on the ground. I was scared, so I ran north, away from the fleeing attackers. I am a coward. I left the two innocents lay on the ground with the puglice laughing nearby. I am a coward, so I want to atone for my sins by helping these two out. If anyone, like the driver of the car or the African-American man who took the photo, saw anything or captured any video or photos of the incident, we need to do something! I don't know what. But we cannot let homosexual rapes like this continue as the San Jose puglice do nothing and laugh about it!

STOP THE RAPE! STOP PUGLICE ATROCITY!
by Bill
Why would gay men rape another gay man? I thought only heterosexual men were violent and raped girls. Do you think the Bush regime is to blame for this?

We need more love in the world. If we would love eachother, we wouldn't have problems like this. It is so sad.

Love,
Bill
by do you assume
the attackers were gay? Rape is an act of violence, straight men rape women and men...
by They wouldn't rape
I'm guessing the attackers were homosexual. A gang of heteros would just beat up people, not rape. That doesn't make sense.

I wonder if they saw the police car or not? Where was the car in relation to the attack?
by Charles Taylor
What a disturbing story for an Australian to read. Have also heard case of American police looking on doing NOTHING whilst a woman got gang raped whilst boy freind was being held back.In full veiw at a Mardi Gra. I'm hoping these two younge fellas can get over this somehow & not contracted any diseases of these males.They cant be called men, only males.I dont know whats worse?. The rapes or the inaction by police. The social conditions in the USA sound appaling. I only hope Australia does not become as bad.
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