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On May 31, 2020, the Ruby Deluxe Bar ([[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]]) was [[Vandalism|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, who had been told to leave the business they were defending.<ref name=":0" />{{Infobox historical event
On May 31, 2020, the Ruby Deluxe Bar ([[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]]) was [[Vandalism|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, who had been told to leave the business they were defending.<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>{{Infobox historical event
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== Background ==
== Background ==
It is no secret that [[queer]] spaces are closing.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Ghaziani |first=Amin |title=Long Live Queer Nightlife: How the Closing of Gay Bars Sparked a Revolution |publisher=Princeton University Press |year=2024 |isbn=9780691253862}}</ref> Governments are quick to shut down nightlife in general, but, as shown in European countries, queer spaces are some of the first to go.<ref name=":1" /> For generations, bars and nightlife have been a safe space for the [[LGBT community|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]].<ref name=":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.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hilderbrand |first=Lucas |title=The Bars Are Ours: Histories and Cultures of Gay Bars in America, 1960 and After |publisher=Duke University Press |year=2023 |isbn=9781478027287}}</ref> In the landmark 1951 [[Supreme Court of California|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 in LGBT rights|1950s]], it would understandably follow that gay bars would become such a focal point for queer nightlife and public life.
It is no secret that [[queer]] spaces are closing.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Ghaziani |first=Amin |title=Long Live Queer Nightlife: How the Closing of Gay Bars Sparked a Revolution |publisher=Princeton University Press |year=2024 |isbn=9780691253862}}</ref> Governments are quick to shut down nightlife in general, but, as shown in European countries, queer spaces are some of the first to go.<ref name=":1" /> For generations, bars and nightlife have been a safe space for the [[LGBT community|LGBTQ+ community]].<ref name=":4" /> 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]].<ref name=":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.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Hilderbrand |first=Lucas |title=The Bars Are Ours: Histories and Cultures of Gay Bars in America, 1960 and After |publisher=Duke University Press |year=2023 |isbn=9781478027287}}</ref> In the landmark 1951 [[Supreme Court of California|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 in LGBT rights|1950s]], the institutions become a focal point for queer nightlife and public life.


== 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. The [[North Carolina]] bar had been tagged with a [[white supremacy|white supremacist]] symbol and the windows had been broken the day prior. 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 officer|police officers]] arrived on the scene in response to an anonymous call. As the police brandished their weapons, Lemuel vocalized that he rented 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> As well, the deputy spokesperson made it clear that the police officers fired to disperse the "riot" they viewed the small crowd as. Lemuel, a veteran of the [[United States Armed Forces|United States military]], mentioned how they were not comforted by the thought that the bullets did not contain projectiles. Also, the official statement made by the sheriff's department was that the employees in the Ruby Deluxe Bar parking lot were accessories to rioters who had received aid from the employees and then thrown rocks at the police. According to the [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] Sheriff's office, "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" /> Neither party filed a case 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. The [[North Carolina]] bar had been tagged with a white supremacist symbol and the windows had been broken the day prior. 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 officer|police officers]] arrived on the scene in response to an anonymous call. As the police brandished their weapons, Lemuel vocalized that he rented the property that they were using. 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 towards Lemuel and his employees.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Zhang |first=Jenny |date=June 3, 2020 |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=February 4, 2024 |website=Eater}}</ref>

Although the deputy spokesperson, Eric Curry, sent out a statement that the two rounds fired were just audible and did not contain projectiles, the situation was not diffused between the two parties.<ref name=":5" /> Curry made it clear that the police officers used appropriate force to disperse the riot they perceived in the parking lot. Lemuel, a veteran of the [[United States Armed Forces|United States military]], mentioned how "If you’ve never been in that situation, it appears like you’re going to be killed".<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Brosseau |first=Carli |last2=Jackson |first2=Drew |last3=Johnson |first3=Anna |date=June 3, 2020 |title=Wake deputies defend force used against owner of Raleigh LGBTQ bar during protest |url=https://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/article243202416.html |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=The Herald Sun}}</ref> Lemuel mentions that the Ruby Deluxe Bar is fairly close to the [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] Justice Center, so the staff was in view of the sheriff for multiple hours before police arrived.<ref name=":6" /> The official statement made by the sheriff's department was that the employees in the Ruby Deluxe Bar parking lot were accessories to rioters who had received aid from the employees and then thrown rocks at the police.<ref name=":5" /> According to the Wake County Sheriff's office guidelines, "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" /><ref name=":6" />


== Importance ==
== 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 [[Law enforcement in the United States|United States police]] through the use of [[over policing]] crimes and [[under policing]] victims.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Girardi |first=Rachele |date=October 3, 2022 |title="It’s easy to mistrust police when they keep on killing us": A queer exploration of police violence and LGBTQ+ Victimization |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09589236.2021.1979481 |journal=Journal of Gender Studies |volume=31 |issue=7 |pages=852-862 |doi=10.1080/09589236.2021.1979481 |via=Routledge Taylor & Francis Group}}</ref> Members of the community find themselves avoiding the police in fear of [[Microaggression|microaggressions]], [[verbal abuse]], [[sexual misconduct]], [[physical violence]] as a result of reporting a crime.<ref name=":2" /> Community members have reported that they are less likely to report a crime if it was not life threatening out of concern that the police would either dismiss their report or not believe the victim.<ref name=":2" /> 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 [[Discrimination|discriminatory]] behaviors endorsed and/or performed by their co-workers and superiors".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Shields |first=Danielle M. |date=January 11, 2021 |title=Stonewalling in the brick city: Perceptions of and experiences with seeking police assistance among LGBTQ citizens |url=https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10010016 |journal=Social Sciences |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=16 |via=MDPI}}</ref> Law enforcement has also, historically, targeted the LGBTQ+ community through legislation that outlawed [[cross-dressing]] and being gay in public.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Goldberg |first=Naomi G. |title=Cambridge handbook on policing in the United States |last2=Mallory |first2=Christy |last3=Hasenbush |first3=Amira |last4=Stemple |first4=Lara |last5=Meyer |first5=Ilan H. |date=July 2019 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |pages=374-391 |chapter=Police and the Criminalization of LGBT People}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":3" />
This response by the police force is well documented by the LGBTQ+ community. Queer people, adolescents and people of color especially, are often [[over policing|over policed]] in terms of crimes and [[under policing|under policed]] as victims.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Girardi |first=Rachele |date=October 3, 2022 |title="It’s easy to mistrust police when they keep on killing us": A queer exploration of police violence and LGBTQ+ Victimization |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09589236.2021.1979481 |journal=Journal of Gender Studies |volume=31 |issue=7 |pages=852-862 |doi=10.1080/09589236.2021.1979481 |via=Routledge Taylor & Francis Group}}</ref> Members of the community find themselves avoiding the police in fear of [[Microaggression|microaggressions]], [[verbal abuse]], [[sexual misconduct]], [[physical violence]] as a result of reporting a crime.<ref name=":2" /> Community members have reported that they are less likely to report a crime if it was not life threatening out of concern that the police would either dismiss their report or not believe the victim.<ref name=":2" /> 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 [[Discrimination|discriminatory]] behaviors endorsed and/or performed by their co-workers and superiors".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Shields |first=Danielle M. |date=January 11, 2021 |title=Stonewalling in the brick city: Perceptions of and experiences with seeking police assistance among LGBTQ citizens |url=https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10010016 |journal=Social Sciences |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=16 |via=MDPI}}</ref> Law enforcement has historically targeted the LGBTQ+ community through legislation that outlawed [[cross-dressing]] and being gay in public.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Goldberg |first=Naomi G. |title=Cambridge handbook on policing in the United States |last2=Mallory |first2=Christy |last3=Hasenbush |first3=Amira |last4=Stemple |first4=Lara |last5=Meyer |first5=Ilan H. |date=July 2019 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |pages=374-391 |chapter=Police and the Criminalization of LGBT People}}</ref>


== See Also ==
== See Also ==

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On May 31, 2020, the Ruby Deluxe Bar (Raleigh, NC) 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, who had been told to leave the business they were defending.[1]

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.[2] Governments are quick to shut down nightlife in general, but, as shown in European countries, queer spaces are some of the first to go.[2] For generations, bars and nightlife have been a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community.[3] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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, the institutions become 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. The North Carolina bar had been tagged with a white supremacist symbol and the windows had been broken the day prior. 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. As the police brandished their weapons, Lemuel vocalized that he rented the property that they were using. 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 towards Lemuel and his employees.[1][4]

Although the deputy spokesperson, Eric Curry, sent out a statement that the two rounds fired were just audible and did not contain projectiles, the situation was not diffused between the two parties.[4] Curry made it clear that the police officers used appropriate force to disperse the riot they perceived in the parking lot. Lemuel, a veteran of the United States military, mentioned how "If you’ve never been in that situation, it appears like you’re going to be killed".[5] Lemuel mentions that the Ruby Deluxe Bar is fairly close to the Wake County Justice Center, so the staff was in view of the sheriff for multiple hours before police arrived.[5] The official statement made by the sheriff's department was that the employees in the Ruby Deluxe Bar parking lot were accessories to rioters who had received aid from the employees and then thrown rocks at the police.[4] According to the Wake County Sheriff's office guidelines, "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".[1][5]

Importance

This response by the police force is well documented by the LGBTQ+ community. Queer people, adolescents and people of color especially, are often over policed in terms of crimes and under policed as victims.[6] 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.[6] Community members have reported that they are less likely to report a crime if it was not life threatening out of concern that the police would either dismiss their report or not believe the victim.[6] 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".[7] Law enforcement has historically targeted the LGBTQ+ community through legislation that outlawed cross-dressing and being gay in public.[8]

See Also

Citations

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ a b c Ghaziani, Amin (2024). Long Live Queer Nightlife: How the Closing of Gay Bars Sparked a Revolution. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691253862.
  3. ^ a b Hilderbrand, Lucas (2023). The Bars Are Ours: Histories and Cultures of Gay Bars in America, 1960 and After. Duke University Press. ISBN 9781478027287.
  4. ^ a b c Zhang, Jenny (June 3, 2020). "Raleigh Cops Discharge Flashbangs at Staff of LGBT Bar for Aiding Protesters in Their Parking Lot". Eater. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Brosseau, Carli; Jackson, Drew; Johnson, Anna (June 3, 2020). "Wake deputies defend force used against owner of Raleigh LGBTQ bar during protest". The Herald Sun. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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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