New York City police have arrested almost 200 men since June in a crackdown on gay cruising at Penn Station. According to reports, the public bathroom near the Eighth Avenue and 31st Street entrance has become a regular meeting place for users of hookup apps like Sniffies. Gothamist, a non-profit newsroom, says that the Amtrak…
You’re partially wrong. The cops were sent there to deal with complaints about people fucking in the bathroom, but in at least one case that we know of, they arrested a guy for literally just walking into the bathroom while wearing a rainbow wristband. The cops were bragging to each other about how many “fag pervs” they caught. People shouldn’t be fucking in such a public place, sure, but I also don’t trust these pigs’ judgment very much either. Seems at least some of these cops are arresting people before they have any proof of wrongdoing.
I really should have said "how they’re choosing to enforce it", that sentiment was not clear at all with the OG phrasing…
Its a really rough situation for me to express opinions on, because while I really dislike people fuckin’ in public bathrooms, I do understand that hookups in public spaces come primarily from a place of safety (lots of witnesses in case you get jumped) and they can only really exist with that kind of anonymous/incidental social security. This crackdown absolutely has a net negative effect on gay culture and I am certain that this, along with the basic persecution of queers, was a factor when deciding to enforce this.
And at the same time stop fucking in the goddamn bathrooms you will touch the toilet seat and get amtrak hotdog dick rot.