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AT NOON •• • • • • e•• 265-9740 808 EAST CENTER •••••• • ••••••••••••••• •• ••• •‘. •••••••••••••••••••••••••• VICE: an INTERVIEW With all of the bad publicity the Bill Gardner of the DAs office Vice Squad got following the raid at said he did not understand the com- the Broadway Health Club, some ment about "influence" from the people thought raids would be a DA. Gardner suggested that If the thing of the past, at least for a police were influenced by the while. However.... actions of the DA, it would be when the police realized which arrests The simultaneous raids at the were not prosecuted. Mr. Gardner Finiandia and Club Baths came as a implied all this involved consenting surprise. These two raids were adults, and therefore, he would not conducted without damage to prop- be prosecuting. erty, etc., and the people were treated more like people this time. For purpose of discussion, we considered a cross section of the This writer was led to believe city — a thousand people. He ac- there were deplorable complaints cepted that ten percent may well being fed to the police, and that be gay and that the frequency of there was justification for some criminal violations would be about type of investigation. These com- the same among gay people and plaints were supposed to involve straight people. So, if one gay youth and gay adults. Checking person violated some law, it could into this was appropriate. be understood that nine straight people were doing likewise. Deputy Inspector Yahnke is third in command at the Police Depart- His later conversation proved ment, and he saw me without an ap- this all wrong. He said that for pointment, spending about an hour, each complaint received involving which was in itself considerate.. a homosexual type violation, there would be approximately 50 to 100 My position was made clear. He calls about heterosexual sex of- was being approached by one who fenses. He does not want to be was first a concerned citizen and held to the accuracy of these fig- who was also gay. Involvement ures, however. with this publication was also ex- plained. In light of the tremendous in- vestigations of gay people recently, His stated position is to enforce he was asked what investigations the laws as established without were taking place about all the 50 prejudice. "Popular crimes" get to 100 "straight" sex offenses. He more investigation at times, with said that those involving assault or their popularity in his department types of bodily harm were checked being influenced by the DIVE office. out. He did not have information on He said there were complaints from the numbers of such investigations, citizens about gay people. but indicated there was some fre- quency of such crimes. When What are the results of all this? asked how many gay sex offenses Tens of thousands of taxpayer money involving assault or bodily harm he have been spent on this; about 25 could recall, he thought he could people have been arrested, five or I remember one such incident but was six of whom were also charged with not sure of it. simple possession of "pot." It has cost many of these individuals large It was suggested that In his po- amounts of money, a fund rairiing sition he was charged with a very was deemed neCeSSary to help, and large land impressive) responsibil- the very foundations of many peoples ,qtyin making judgemental dent- lives have been shattered. The sex- He readily acknowledged . 510n5 . ual charges are being minimized or his rather awesome authority. I dismissed by the courts, and the in explained to him,. politely, that it Defense is becoming even more op- was my opinion and surely that of timistic. countless others, that he had used extremely poor judgement; that there If there has been a success, it were crimes being committed where has been on the part of the Police people were being hurt, suffering Department. They have shown that bodily harm, and that our money they can indeed harrass, would have been better spent in that direction. He said that homosexual activities were immoral and they should be investigated for criminal The Milwaukee Calendar takes violations of the law, Also, he the position that there are crimes cant help it that homosexual ac- involving youth, and that they tivity is no longer as serious a should be investigated, One of the crime: it is just his Job to enforce worst that goes an constantly is those laws. child abuse. This is something for which we have been directly and in- Yahnke complained that no tziedla directly accused_ We know that in published the "activities" which oc- all of these investigations, the Vice cur in these places. What he fails to Squad did not find one single youth. realize is that "these places" are They should go were youth ARE in private 4 and what goes on there is trouble. If they want to spend just exactly that: private. He also money staking someplace out, they said such things do not happen in should give more attention to com- the straight community. ft was sug- plaints about REAL child beating, gested he may be mistaken, and he such as happens in homes. came back with an invitation to in- form him of such things if they real- Just out of idle curiosity, we ly were happening. wonder what the Vice Squad was do- ing (and so many of them) "investi- Just a little tid bit: Inspector gating" the bqths for — how long Yahrike professes to be "ten-thou- was it — twolitianths? sand-percent religious " esteo., nron LitithittukeeR ginegt gag eueigaiP lounge end cRaCCAnorn aft 402 Julik fiVato a ~ads nom $ poi F the 4th • Low Day Rates Sam-4pm...CLUB BATHS Fish Fry llam-lOpm...BEER GARDEN Dollar Doubles Triple Beer 4-7pm...FINALE 25t off all drinks 4-Bpm...PHDENIX AIL Happy Hour Tickets 4:30-6:30pm...BALL GA1E Double Bubble 5-7pm...M 1 y Happy Hour Tickets 5-7pm...WRECK ROOM Fish Fry 5-11pm...M M Disco by John 5pm-tam,..YOUR PLACE Happy Hour 8-10pm..:SUGAR SHACK VD Exam 7:30-10:30pm,..FARUELL CENTER Disco Adnia 9pm-2am...BARON After Hours Food lOom-3am...AR. 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