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[Saint Therese]

UK Man Convicted after Trying to Stop Homosexual Sex in Public with Video Camera

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By Hilary White and John Jalsevac

BOSTON, UK, June 3, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A UK man who became fed up with homosexuals meeting for sex in the local park, has received a suspended jail sentence for his attempts to shame them into stopping by using his video camera. Colin Anthony Haw, 47, of Mayflower Road, Boston, in Lincolnshire, was called a “vigilante” by the court who said his campaign to stop the activities of the local homosexual community was a threat to a “vulnerable” minority.

Haw, a self-employed mechanic and a father of two children, said that he had reported to police the ongoing activity in a wooded area near his home area, but that his complaints were ignored. He admitted to a public order offense after one man who had been filmed found the footage on the internet and complained to the police.

Haw was convicted by Boston Magistrates’ Court and sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for a year and a half, and was given 200 hours community service.

Chairman of the bench Pat Walsh told Mr Haw, “Your actions were premeditated and quite deliberate in targeting a group of people we would describe as vulnerable.

“Our thoughts were to send you to custody but we are not going to do that today.”

Despite Britain’s public decency laws, homosexuals routinely meet for sex in public lavatories in parks and other public places such as bus stations, train stations, airports and University campuses, calling the activity by the slang term “cottaging.”

“Guidance” released by the Deputy Chief Constable Michael Cunningham last year said that UK police officers should balance the law with the “human rights of those people who frequent open spaces for the purposes of having sexual relationships with other like-minded people.” (See coverage here)

The guidance report by Cunningham complained that previous activity on the part of police officers to stop public sex has alienated the homosexual community. The report blames law enforcement for leading to homosexual "self-harm," citing the fact that some homosexuals have attempted suicide who "may have been arrested, charged or come into contact with the police in such a situation."

Outside of Court, Haw told the Daily Mail, “We didn't go in there to cause people harm. We reported it on several occasions to the police. We tried to name and shame them but we didn't have any intention of causing them distress. We didn't put up any pornographic material.

“In our videos in Boston we have also brought attention to all the rubbish and the drug users who have thrown their syringes on the floor.

“We were not out to cause any trouble. The police wanted it covered up.

“I've got nothing against homosexual people but what gives them the authority to do it in public?”

[Lounge Daddy]

Sadly, Yes I do believe it.

[Didacus]

There was a similar arcticle on this last year.

They are doing these acts in public for crying out loud! And then they blame the police or whoever else for 'catching them' in the act?! SFD!!! How idiotic can things get - really?

[Didacus]

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[MissyP89]

He shouldn't have used a video camera, period. No matter how wrong the act was on their part--and it was!--that's still blackmail. There are other, more constructive ways to bring about change.

[dominicansoul]

how did he even have the stomach for it? ewww....

[MissyP89]

[quote name='dominicansoul' post='1886542' date='Jun 8 2009, 03:53 PM']how did he even have the stomach for it? ewww....[/quote]

iawtc! Nasty.

[the lords sheep]

[quote name='Saint Therese' post='1886122' date='Jun 8 2009, 06:44 AM']The guidance report by Cunningham complained that previous activity on the part of police officers to stop public sex has alienated the homosexual community. The report blames law enforcement for leading to homosexual "self-harm," citing the fact that some homosexuals have attempted suicide who "may have been arrested, charged or come into contact with the police in such a situation."[/quote]

What carp. This is melodramatic self-martyrdom. That the enforcement of a law- ie, the [i]stopping of an [b]illegal [/b]activity[/i]- should be blamed for someone commiting suicide is ridiculous.
Are people completely insane????

[mcts]

if they want to do that stuff, do it in their own home. nobody is saying it's illegal in general, just outside. a husband and wife would be arrested for doing that. it homosexuals really want "equality" then they should be arrested too.

[Nathan]

Truly despicable.

[jeffpugh]

[quote name='mcts' post='1886720' date='Jun 8 2009, 08:27 PM']if they want to do that stuff, do it in their own home. nobody is saying it's illegal in general, just outside. a husband and wife would be arrested for doing that. it homosexuals really want "equality" then they should be arrested too.[/quote]
Exactly. Equality includes receiving the not so nice things as well as the nice!

Edited June 9, 2009 by Sacred Music Man

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='mcts' post='1886720' date='Jun 9 2009, 01:27 AM']if they want to do that stuff, do it in their own home. nobody is saying it's illegal in general, just outside. a husband and wife would be arrested for doing that. it homosexuals really want "equality" then they should be arrested too.[/quote]
Yep.

[OraProMe]

[quote name='mcts' post='1886720' date='Jun 8 2009, 08:27 PM']if they want to do that stuff, do it in their own home. nobody is saying it's illegal in general, just outside. a husband and wife would be arrested for doing that. it homosexuals really want "equality" then they should be arrested too.[/quote]

x2.

Homosexuals meeting in toilets and parks for sex is a left over from the days when being gay was socially unacceptable and married gay men would meet up with eachother anonymously and then leave. As the younger generation of homosexuals who just want to have happy relationships replaces their seniors this gross practice of "cottaging" should disappear.

[VeniteAdoremus]

[quote name='OraProMe' post='1886969' date='Jun 9 2009, 10:26 AM']x2.

Homosexuals meeting in toilets and parks for sex is a left over from the days when being gay was socially unacceptable and married gay men would meet up with eachother anonymously and then leave. As the younger generation of homosexuals who just want to have happy relationships replaces their seniors this gross practice of "cottaging" should disappear.[/quote]

And it cannot disappear soon enough.

But I'm afraid it's become part of the "life style", with new guys drifting in. Just like not all heterosexuals just want a happy relationships, not all homosexuals do, either. And the system is already in place and easy to access.

In the Netherlands there was a row because parking was prohibited at a certain spot next to those places, and married men were afraid their wives would find out when the fine was mailed to their homes.

[i]So the police put up a system where you could pay your fine in cash.[/i]

I don't get it.

[OraProMe]

[quote name='VeniteAdoremus' post='1886982' date='Jun 9 2009, 04:29 AM']And it cannot disappear soon enough.

But I'm afraid it's become part of the "life style", with new guys drifting in. Just like not all heterosexuals just want a happy relationships, not all homosexuals do, either. And the system is already in place and easy to access.[/quote]
Well yeah. There will always be homosexuals who just want to sleep around just like there will always be heterosexuals who want to sleep around.
I think there will always just be people who find a way to cheapen themselves and abuse sex, regardless of orientation. My point was though that now social stigma is diminishing gay people are looking for a life a bit better than hiding in a loveless marriage and then cheating on your wife every weekend.

Which, regardless of anyones opinion on the morality of the act, is a good thing.

[quote]In the Netherlands there was a row because parking was prohibited at a certain spot next to those places, and married men were afraid their wives would find out when the fine was mailed to their homes.

[i]So the police put up a system where you could pay your fine in cash.[/i]

I don't get it.[/quote]

What :|
That is crazy!