CNN does not care. If it were heterosexual sex or if a woman accused him of something, he would have been fired.
Posted on 06/03/2009 3:18:45 PM PDT by bronxville
UK Man Convicted after Trying to Stop Homosexual Sex in Public with Video Camera
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 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?”
An upside world for sure...reminds me of that British news reporter from CNN who was caught in Central Park cavorting about.
Haw, Haw.
lol - I was waiting for that one...
CNN does not care. If it were heterosexual sex or if a woman accused him of something, he would have been fired.
but gee, sign a petition and get your name all over the internet and nobody gives a damn...
but gee, sign a petition and get your name all over the internet and nobody gives a damn...
Maybe that's why they are inheriting so terribly many Islamofascist extremists and jihadis.
Guess they won't be using cameras!
So I assume that in that area I (a guy) could take my wife there and do “the nasty” in the bushes and anyone who tried to do anything about it would be hauled into court.
Yes, that’s the guy. I haven’t seen him since.
Oh barf. On the other hand, this would make an excellent Monty Python skit.
Convicted under what law? I cannot think that even the increasingly decedent UK would have a law which would make this man’s act illegal. A chilling reminder of the inherent governmental fascism of PC once it reaches a critical mass.
WHY are HOMOSEXUALS so filthy and DEPRAVED that they perform their icky SEX ACTS in public places???????????????They should be hog tied and prosecuted for this.
He is still on top at CNN - when he's not on the bottom in the bushes.
They still promote him like nothing ever happened.
How did he get out of jail time in New York after being caught with meth?
Here's the poor guy - "'Vigilante': Colin Haw,who filmed men meeting up for sex in a bid to clean up a woodland, was today spared jail near Sleaford"
Why should anyone have the right to perform sex in a public park?
I honestly haven’t seen him thereagain I don’t watch CNN much.
They have NO right. The poor guy looks just sick of it all. He had already complained to the cops who ignored him. Then he tried to do something himself - now he’s a vigilante! Go figure!
I never watch it unless I travel, it is often the only English language station I can get.
I sometimes check their website to see the headlines.
I thought the "gays" and the moslems were butting heads in Europe, but apparently they're all one big happy family over there too.
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