Other officers came in, including the "Red Dog Unit," a special force that provides "aggressive police presence" in areas with high drug use, the suit said, citing the Atlanta police Web site. Patrons say they were "in terror and feared for their lives, believing that the Eagle was being robbed or invaded by criminals or gay-bashers who might kill or injure them," according to the lawsuit. "Eagle bar patrons heard antigay slurs were forced to lay in spilled beer and broken glass and one was forced to lie on the floor even though he had injured his back in the Iraq War." "But inside the bar, the APD found no public sex, no drugs or illegal weapons." No patrons were charged with any crime, the organization said.ĭuring the raid, patrons were made to lie facedown on the floor while background checks were run on everyone, the statement said. "The Atlanta Police Department dispatched about 20 to 30 officers to the Atlanta Eagle, including its 'Red Dog' unit dressed in SWAT team gear," according to a statement from Lambda Legal. According to reports, officers forced patrons to lie face down on the floor for hours, hurled anti-gay slurs at them, man-handled anyone who asked questions and put every patrons name into a computer database before forcing them to leave without their identification. Lambda Legal is taking the Atlanta police to court behind the outrageous bar raid in September.
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