Monday, February 9, 2009

Boston Cop Gives Male Strippers Police Escort

From the Boston Globe:
A Boston police officer has been reassigned to desk duty pending an internal affairs investigation of reports that he used a police cruiser without authority to escort two celebrity strippers, known as the "Brangelina" of the gay community, to a nightclub in the Theater District.

The officer, whose name was not released, is accused of picking up the two men, Arden and Jordan Jaric of California, from Logan Airport on Oct. 24 last year and taking them to the Roxy nightclub on Tremont Street, which often hosts gay-themed events, according to two police sources with knowledge of the investigation who requested anonymity.

"These are troubling allegations at a time when resources are stretched thin," police Commissioner Edward F. Davis said in a statement. "The department is taking this matter very seriously and it will be fully investigated."

If the allegations are true, it would be a disturbing use of law enforcement resources. Do these male strippers require a police escort? Really?

...The men took pictures of a police cruiser in one of Boston's tunnels and referred to the escort on a blog, according to the sources, who confirmed a report aired on WJAR-TV in Providence.

Boston police have varying standards for providing a police escort, but officials said they are primarily concerned with the allegations of inappropriate use of police resources without permission for the escort.

The misuse of police resources is a serious concern.

According to City Councilor Stephen Murphy, "It's a blatant misuse of city and police resources, and it's obviously not a public safety priority to be escorting strippers to a nightclub."

True enough. So why is this story getting nationwide attention?

I think it has less to do with an unauthorized police escort and more to do with the celebrity strippers, the "Brangelina" of the gay community.
It's a tabloid world.





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