Lesbian couple gets $80,000 settlement after arrest in Hawaii for kissing

[zenitzz]

Honolulu has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a lawsuit from two gay women who allege a police officer wrongfully arrested them after seeing them kissing in a grocery store.

Details of the settlement were announced Friday in federal court in Honolulu. It is still subject to city council approval. The council is expected to consider the settlement at a 6 July meeting, said Nicolette Winter, a Honolulu deputy corporation counsel.

“The Department of the Corporation Counsel believes that the tentative settlement is in the best interests of the city,” the corporation counsel, Donna Leong, said in a statement.

Courtney Wilson and Taylor Guerrero were visiting Hawaii from Los Angeles last year when, according to the their lawsuit, they were harassed and arrested because the officer didn’t like their public displays of affection in a Foodland store on Oahu’s North Shore.

They were walking through the aisles holding hands and at one point hugged and kissed, the lawsuit said. Officer Bobby Harrison, who was shopping in uniform, “observed their consensual romantic contact and, in a loud voice, ordered plaintiffs to stop and ‘take it somewhere else’.”

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/21/lesbian-couple-hawaii-settlement-kissing-arrest

[alphatv]

Thats the right step to stop descrimination. Courts are forced to intervene

[Boosterious]

Honolulu has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a lawsuit from two gay women who allege a police officer wrongfully arrested them after seeing them kissing in a grocery store.

Details of the settlement were announced Friday in federal court in Honolulu. It is still subject to city council approval. The council is expected to consider the settlement at a 6 July meeting, said Nicolette Winter, a Honolulu deputy corporation counsel.

“The Department of the Corporation Counsel believes that the tentative settlement is in the best interests of the city,” the corporation counsel, Donna Leong, said in a statement.

Courtney Wilson and Taylor Guerrero were visiting Hawaii from Los Angeles last year when, according to the their lawsuit, they were harassed and arrested because the officer didn’t like their public displays of affection in a Foodland store on Oahu’s North Shore.

They were walking through the aisles holding hands and at one point hugged and kissed, the lawsuit said. Officer Bobby Harrison, who was shopping in uniform, “observed their consensual romantic contact and, in a loud voice, ordered plaintiffs to stop and ‘take it somewhere else’.”

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/21/lesbian-couple-hawaii-settlement-kissing-arrest

is this good for people on hawaii?i'm not a pro of LGBT community,so i think its good for people,they should not give bad example for kids or other people on public places,its really wrong attituda,and LGBT will give problem for family life.

[romero121]

Honolulu has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a lawsuit from two gay women who allege a police officer wrongfully arrested them after seeing them kissing in a grocery store.

Details of the settlement were announced Friday in federal court in Honolulu. It is still subject to city council approval. The council is expected to consider the settlement at a 6 July meeting, said Nicolette Winter, a Honolulu deputy corporation counsel.

“The Department of the Corporation Counsel believes that the tentative settlement is in the best interests of the city,� the corporation counsel, Donna Leong, said in a statement.

Courtney Wilson and Taylor Guerrero were visiting Hawaii from Los Angeles last year when, according to the their lawsuit, they were harassed and arrested because the officer didn’t like their public displays of affection in a Foodland store on Oahu’s North Shore.

They were walking through the aisles holding hands and at one point hugged and kissed, the lawsuit said. Officer Bobby Harrison, who was shopping in uniform, “observed their consensual romantic contact and, in a loud voice, ordered plaintiffs to stop and ‘take it somewhere else’.�

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/21/lesbian-couple-hawaii-settlement-kissing-arrest

is this good for people on hawaii?i'm not a pro of LGBT community,so i think its good for people,they should not give bad example for kids or other people on public places,its really wrong attituda,and LGBT will give problem for family life.

As mentioned these activities surely affect family life. Everyone has their own right but we need to be careful on how we adopt to it. In the name of my rights, our activities should not affect or distract others mind.

[Lethn]

is this good for people on hawaii?i'm not a pro of LGBT community,so i think its good for people,they should not give bad example for kids or other people on public places,its really wrong attituda,and LGBT will give problem for family life.

It's not like they were having sex out in public for fucks sake, get over yourself.

[Slow death]

Honolulu has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a lawsuit from two gay women who allege a police officer wrongfully arrested them after seeing them kissing in a grocery store.

Details of the settlement were announced Friday in federal court in Honolulu. It is still subject to city council approval. The council is expected to consider the settlement at a 6 July meeting, said Nicolette Winter, a Honolulu deputy corporation counsel.

“The Department of the Corporation Counsel believes that the tentative settlement is in the best interests of the city,” the corporation counsel, Donna Leong, said in a statement.

Courtney Wilson and Taylor Guerrero were visiting Hawaii from Los Angeles last year when, according to the their lawsuit, they were harassed and arrested because the officer didn’t like their public displays of affection in a Foodland store on Oahu’s North Shore.

They were walking through the aisles holding hands and at one point hugged and kissed, the lawsuit said. Officer Bobby Harrison, who was shopping in uniform, “observed their consensual romantic contact and, in a loud voice, ordered plaintiffs to stop and ‘take it somewhere else’.”

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/21/lesbian-couple-hawaii-settlement-kissing-arrest

is this good for people on hawaii?i'm not a pro of LGBT community,so i think its good for people,they should not give bad example for kids or other people on public places,its really wrong attituda,and LGBT will give problem for family life.

I am in agreement.
Although the police have exaggerated people should not do it in public.

[Tyrantt]

is this good for people on hawaii?i'm not a pro of LGBT community,so i think its good for people,they should not give bad example for kids or other people on public places,its really wrong attituda,and LGBT will give problem for family life.

Two girls kissing ont eh street and some kids prob saw it?!  OMFG THE WORLD IS COMMING TO AN END! THE VALUES OF TRUE FAMILIES ARE RUINED! CALL THE POPE! I CAN HEAR THE TRUMPETS OF ANGELS! ARMAGEDON IS UPON US!

I'm more disgusted when I see a fat piece of shit wobbling around.

[Lethn]

I'm more disgusted when I see a fat piece of shit wobbling around. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY3RxYNfjho

[xht]

Police are to arrest and Judges and courts to make decisions on innocence or guilt, if the police are to be judges then they have the right to on the spot executions also.

[squatz1]

Its incredible how discrimination like this can still take place in the US

[Evildrum]

Thing that amazes me about America is how different laws can be from one State to the next.
Its near impossible to keep up on all the differences in laws as a outsider looking in.
What a bunch of unnecessary attention and drama as well,need to just let people be.

[bryant.coleman]

Thats the right step to stop descrimination. Courts are forced to intervene

As usual, the mainstream media twist the facts. The sodomites were arrested for manhandling the officer, and not for kissing and hugging in the public. The officer (Bobby Harrison) requested them to take their homo acts elsewhere, but that was not the reason for their arrest. The fags are getting huge amounts of money recently from fake complaints.

[Mr.Pro]

It is surprising that people are getting rich from such cases..

[Useli Violent]

Ridiculous that payments like these are getting made for these reasons!
This is getting out of control - where are the adults?

[bryant.coleman]

Ridiculous that payments like these are getting made for these reasons!
This is getting out of control - where are the adults?

The sodomites are not interested in working. Nor do they have the necessary skills to work. So who will cover their day-to-day expenses? Stealing money from hard working people is definitely an attractive option. And there are two types of stealing. The first one is of the illegal variety. The second one is perfectly legal, such as this one:

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2015/1229/Oregon-bakery-pays-144-000-fine-for-refusing-to-bake-gay-wedding-cake