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== Vandalism ==
== Vandalism ==
In the early hours of the morning on June 1, 2020, the owner of the Ruby Deluxe Bar was cleaning up the broken glass from the attack on his property the day before. With the help of a couple of the employees, the [[white supremacy|white supremacist]] symbol had already been painted over. Tim Lemuel, the owner, was also assisting [[Black Lives Matter]] protesters with the station of water, snacks, and first aid supplies they had set up in the parking lot of the bar. After about seven hours of defending their bar and offering aid to protesters, six police officers arrived on the scene in response to an anonymous call made prior. As the police brandished their weapons, Lemuel vocalized that he owned the property that they were occupying. The officers yelled back "You’ve been told. I don’t care where you go you gotta go! Move! The game is over. Get out!" while firing two rounds at Lemuel and his employees.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=News |first=Katie Burkholder |date=2020-06-07 |title=Police Shoot at Queer Bar Owner in North Carolina Giving First Aid to Protestors |url=https://thegavoice.com/news/southeast/police-shoot-at-queer-bar-owner-in-north-carolina-giving-first-aid-to-protestors/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News |language=en-US}}</ref> Although the deputy spokesperson sent out a statement that the two rounds fired were just audible and did not contain projectiles, the situation was not diffused.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zhang |first=Jenny G. |date=2020-06-03 |title=Raleigh Cops Discharge Flashbangs at Staff of LGBT Bar for Aiding Protesters in Their Parking Lot |url=https://www.eater.com/2020/6/3/21279694/north-carolina-ruby-deluxe-lgbt-bar-staff-dispersed-by-raleigh-police-using-flashbangs |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Eater |language=en}}</ref> According to the [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] Sheriff's office policy, "It is the policy of the Wake County Sheriff’s Office that no weapon, either deadly or less-than-lethal will be used against any subject that is offering only passive or verbal resistance".<ref name=":0" /> The report has not resulted in a case filed nor an arrest.
In the early hours of the morning on June 1, 2020, the owner of the Ruby Deluxe Bar was cleaning up the broken glass from the attack on his property the day before. With the help of a couple of the employees, the [[white supremacy|white supremacist]] symbol had already been painted over. Tim Lemuel, the owner, was also assisting [[Black Lives Matter]] protesters with the station of water, snacks, and first aid supplies they had set up in the parking lot of the bar. After about seven hours of defending their bar and offering aid to protesters, six police officers arrived on the scene in response to an anonymous call made prior. As the police brandished their weapons, Lemuel vocalized that he owned the property that they were occupying. The officers yelled back "You’ve been told. I don’t care where you go you gotta go! Move! The game is over. Get out!" while firing two rounds at Lemuel and his employees.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Burkholder |first=Katie |date=June 7, 2020 |title=Police Shoot at Queer Bar Owner in North Carolina Giving First Aid to Protestors |url=https://thegavoice.com/news/southeast/police-shoot-at-queer-bar-owner-in-north-carolina-giving-first-aid-to-protestors/ |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News |language=en-US}}</ref> Although the deputy spokesperson sent out a statement that the two rounds fired were just audible and did not contain projectiles, the situation was not diffused.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zhang |first=Jenny G. |date=2020-06-03 |title=Raleigh Cops Discharge Flashbangs at Staff of LGBT Bar for Aiding Protesters in Their Parking Lot |url=https://www.eater.com/2020/6/3/21279694/north-carolina-ruby-deluxe-lgbt-bar-staff-dispersed-by-raleigh-police-using-flashbangs |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Eater |language=en}}</ref> According to the [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] Sheriff's office policy, "It is the policy of the Wake County Sheriff’s Office that no weapon, either deadly or less-than-lethal will be used against any subject that is offering only passive or verbal resistance".<ref name=":0" /> The report has not resulted in a case filed nor an arrest.


== Importance ==
== Importance ==

Revision as of 20:49, 21 February 2024

On May 31, 2020, the Ruby Deluxe Bar was vandalized by a white supremacist group, the windows of the bar having been smashed and the group's symbol having been painted on the exterior. The following morning, the owner and employees were repairing and standing guard of their business while handing out supplies to protesters. The police were called to the scene and fired two rounds at the fleeing party.

Ruby Deluxe Bar Vandalism
Date31 May 2020
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina, United States
ParticipantsResidents of Wake County, North Caroina
Property damageBroken windows, vandalism

Background

It is no secret that queer spaces are closing.[1] For generations, bars and nightlife have been a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community. Although governments have frequently characterized nightlife as an embodiment of crime, conflict, and anti-social behavior, the queer community has taken to the spaces as a way for them to express themselves. In fact, most of the political and cultural riots and resistance for the LGBTQ+ community has stemmed from a gay bar.[1] Gay bars have functioned as some of the most public and visible institutions of the queer community, often referred to as a rite of passage for young LGBTQ+ persons.[2] In the landmark 1951 California Supreme Court case of Stoumen v. Reilly, it was legally determined that gay bars were not outright against the law as long as no illegal or immoral acts occurred. With this success for gay bars in the 1950s, it would understandably follow that gay bars would become such a focal point for queer nightlife and public life.

Vandalism

In the early hours of the morning on June 1, 2020, the owner of the Ruby Deluxe Bar was cleaning up the broken glass from the attack on his property the day before. With the help of a couple of the employees, the white supremacist symbol had already been painted over. Tim Lemuel, the owner, was also assisting Black Lives Matter protesters with the station of water, snacks, and first aid supplies they had set up in the parking lot of the bar. After about seven hours of defending their bar and offering aid to protesters, six police officers arrived on the scene in response to an anonymous call made prior. As the police brandished their weapons, Lemuel vocalized that he owned the property that they were occupying. The officers yelled back "You’ve been told. I don’t care where you go you gotta go! Move! The game is over. Get out!" while firing two rounds at Lemuel and his employees.[3] Although the deputy spokesperson sent out a statement that the two rounds fired were just audible and did not contain projectiles, the situation was not diffused.[4] According to the Wake County Sheriff's office policy, "It is the policy of the Wake County Sheriff’s Office that no weapon, either deadly or less-than-lethal will be used against any subject that is offering only passive or verbal resistance".[3] The report has not resulted in a case filed nor an arrest.

Importance

This response by the police force is not new for the LGBTQ+ community. Queer people, adolescents and people of color especially, are frequently targeted by the United States police through the use of over policing crimes and under policing victims.[5] Members of the community find themselves avoiding the police in fear of microaggressions, verbal abuse, sexual misconduct, physical violence as a result of reporting a crime.[5] Although this is not to say that every police officer acts in such a manner, the reality of the police department is that officers are "routinely exposed to culturally entrenched homophobia, anti-gay stereotypes, and discriminatory behaviors endorsed and/or performed by their co-workers and superiors".[6] Law enforcement has also, historically, targeted the LGBTQ+ community through legislation that outlawed cross-dressing and being gay in public.[7] To enforce laws such as those mentioned prior, police officers rely on profiling, which focuses on identity-based assumptions, meaning the chance of bias and discrimination is high.[7]

See Also

Citations

  1. ^ a b Ghaziani, Amin (2024). Long Live Queer Nightlife: How the Closing of Gay Bars Sparked a Revolution. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691253862.
  2. ^ Hilderbrand, Lucas (2023). The Bars Are Ours: Histories and Cultures of Gay Bars in America, 1960 and After. Duke University Press. ISBN 9781478027287.
  3. ^ a b Burkholder, Katie (June 7, 2020). "Police Shoot at Queer Bar Owner in North Carolina Giving First Aid to Protestors". Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Zhang, Jenny G. (June 3, 2020). "Raleigh Cops Discharge Flashbangs at Staff of LGBT Bar for Aiding Protesters in Their Parking Lot". Eater. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Girardi, Rachele (October 3, 2022). ""It's easy to mistrust police when they keep on killing us": A queer exploration of police violence and LGBTQ+ Victimization". Journal of Gender Studies. 31 (7): 852–862. doi:10.1080/09589236.2021.1979481 – via Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
  6. ^ Shields, Danielle M. (January 11, 2021). "Stonewalling in the brick city: Perceptions of and experiences with seeking police assistance among LGBTQ citizens". Social Sciences. 10 (1): 16 – via MDPI.
  7. ^ a b Goldberg, Naomi G.; Mallory, Christy; Hasenbush, Amira; Stemple, Lara; Meyer, Ilan H. (July 2019). "Police and the Criminalization of LGBT People". Cambridge handbook on policing in the United States. Cambridge University Press. pp. 374–391.
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