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Cops Acted Improperly During Atlanta Gay Bar Raid
The Atlanta Citizen Review Board determined that 24 police officers acted improperly when they raided the Eagle gay bar last year, but it opted not to take disciplinary action because it could only impose a three-day suspension on officers. The board considered the two issues of false imprisonment and abusive language regarding the raid last September. “The first involved charges of false imprisonment. The board found officers had no legal right to search, detain, and run criminal database checks on the 60+ patrons, because none were suspected of any crime.
September 10 2010 9:44 AM EST
December 09 2022 9:12 AM EST