Houston cops don ‘chrome penis,’ arrest 20 in gay sex sting, activist says

[TexasTowelie]

Longtime Houston activist Ray Hill reports that the Houston Police Department arrested more than 20 men last week in a gay sex sting at Memorial Park, according to OutSmart Magazine:

Hill, who said he has been in contact with one of the men arrested, explained that eight to ten male vice officers dressed in Speedos and suggestive T-shirts, were along the jogging trail during daylight hours, attempting to beckon male joggers and walkers into the bushes. “{My source} tells me that one of their shirts had what resembled a chrome penis on the back, and some of the other T-shirts looked to be gay pride affiliated,” Hill said.

Hill tells OutSmart those who followed the officers into the bushes were arrested on charges of solicitation of prostitution, handcuffed and loaded into two vans parked nearby.

“We have a lesbian Mayor, a ‘gay-friendly’ police chief and a SCOTUS decision (Lawrence v Texas) finding the law against homosexual conduct unconstitutional, yet these men had to post bond, were held an illegally long period of time in Houston City Jail, they must hire lawyers, defend against the charges, some will lose their jobs and make their family lives confusing at best,” Hill wrote on Facebook. “Could someone mention this to the mayor on one of her campaign stops?”

More at http://www.dallasvoice.com/houston-officers-don-chrome-penises-arrest-20-gay-sex-sting-10154495.html .

[font color=green]Joggers are wearing Speedos in a public park to jog? Come on guys--that is tacky.[/font]

[PDJane]

1. These men should have their heads examined. Speedos? To Jog?

I hope the arrests were worth the chafing.

And since when did sex of all kinds equal prostitution? I mean, if you're jogging around in a speedo and a t-shirt, that's blatant enough to be just horny.

[Smarmie Doofus]

2. Unless I can't read anymore ( it won't be long now) , the *cops* were wearing speedos....

.... not the joggers.

In any case... I didn't think they did this anymore. ( i.e. entrap people in parks, etc. )

This is the Houston of Anise Parker?

[PDJane]

3. Yeah, the cops were jogging, unless I missed something.........which I may have.

I was gobsmacked for most of it.

[Downwinder]

4. Who was soliciting?

[FreeState]

5. Sounds like the cops were - and how is that prostitution? n/t

[Downwinder]

6. I guess it goes to show you can't judge someone by their dress or

lack there of.

[Tien1985]

7. I'd be arrested.

Someone in a pride shirt and a speedo in the park waves at me, I'd totally try to figure out what the hell was going on. Honestly, I might even think it's some acquaintance who I just can't remember the face if.

[MNBrewer]

8. Doesn't prostitution require an exchange of money for sex?