Gay men cruising rest stops

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“The arrests were discriminatory in that no women or drivers with families were ever ticketed.” “All of the drivers of these vehicles were single men,” according to the federal lawsuit filed by San Carlos attorney Bruce W. He tried to leave but was told to get in his car and wait, and was ticketed for parking after dark.

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He was walking around and checking email when a CHP officer began ticketing cars. 24, 2018 “because it was a convenient place to rest situated half-way between his home and his office” in San Francisco, the suit said. The plaintiff, identified as John Doe of San Jose, parked his car at a rest stop at about 6:15 a.m. A lawsuit filed Wednesday against the California Highway Patrol alleges officers are unlawfully ticketing men stopped at rest stops along Interstate 280 in San Mateo County, believing the men are there to cruise for sex.

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