NC13536: Squirt's cruising warnings
Rex Wockner
From: Carlos Weigle <carlos...@squirt.org>
To: "'woc...@panix.com'"
Subject: Squirt's cruising warnings
We are guys who love to cruise and -if we're lucky - have sex with
other guys. Unfortunately, cruising is still a risky business almost
everywhere. That's why we, at Squirt, try to provide you with the tools (no
pun intended) you need for a hotter, safer cruising --which includes posting
warnings provided by our own cruisy members. Go ahead, have fun, take care.
Permission is hereby granted to reproduce and circulate these
warnings, provided any reproduction is preceded by the following notice:
"Permission to reproduce given by Squirt. Originally appeared as part of the
website Squirt, your neighbourhood cruising guide, at
http://www.squirt.org . These warnings were submitted by our cruisy
members and Squirt is not responsible for their accuracy."
(Note: the links below each warning will redirect you to the actual
listing on Squirt)
CANADA
British Columbia
Burnaby
Central Park (11/19)
I was attacked in Central Park one evening. I was not even cruising or
having sex, but was bashed by a group of guys shouting "queer", "fag", etc.
I escaped and was able to call for help, but received 6 stitches on the back
of my head and a concussion. Don't go to this park alone in the evening
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=186
Prince George
Pine Center Mall (11/22)
Went there and ended up peeing on my foot when the security bloke walked in
with this big wanger out and threatened to hurt me if I didn't oblige.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=282
UNITED KINGDOM
England
Birmingham
Harborne High St (11/14)
Regular police checks -- late at night too. I was questioned just for being
near it.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=3875
Birmingham
JN4 M6 Stonebridge (11/19)
Went there last week, and arrived at about 10:30 pm. Very quiet. Was there
for about 30 minutes when two police cars turned up, and moved on anyone
parked up!
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=579
Dartford
Dartford Heath (11/09)
The Police are sometimes active here. And they will make arrests. Care
required.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=4484
Hastings
Grosvenor Gardens (11/13)
Some care is required here. The police DO occasionally check it out. A year
or so back, I was in a cubicle having a crap when a copper came in (I could
hear his radio!) The cheeky bastard bent down outside the cubicle to see how
many people were in there!
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=4586
London
Cubitt steps-Canary Wharf (11/20)
They have just installed cameras facing both toilets.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=1149
London
Horsenden Hill (11/15)
BBC, local news today: male's murdered body found last weekend. Police
appealing for help from gay cruisers.
http://www.squirt.org/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=2708
London
Tower Bridge Toilets (11/15)
I went there a week ago and as I walked out, a policeman and a policewoman
walked in. I dread to think what happened to the boy with his pants around
his ankles waving it at everyone who walked in. I didn't stay to find out.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=2449
Sandbach
Sandbach Service Station (11/23)
Last Sunday, 7:30 pm, had a fantastic wank and then suck in cubicles on
right hand side of motorway (heading south), however, police turned up at 8
pm and stayed very visible. Probably a complaint was made about activity, as
body parts are quite visible if you stand back by the wash basins. Be more
careful in the future.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=4557
Scotland
Glasgow
Kelvingrove Park (11/18)
Police very active at times, both day and night. A lot of rent boys around,
some of whom will pass themselves of as "normal" gays wanting sex, then
demand money -- not unknown for weapons to be produced or for mates to be
hiding nearby. Groups of muggers also tend to operate.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=482
Glasgow
St Vincent St (11/18)
Not nearly as cruisy as in previous years. Plainclothes police and "pretty
boy" cops tend to give the area a lot of attention. Be very careful.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=4031
UNITED STATES
California
Berkeley
Aquatic Park (11/14)
Berkeley PD can be rather schizophrenic. Don't be fooled, for they are true
nazi homophobes! Citations and arrests abound when the mood is right for
them.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=3737
San Diego
Gemini Adult Books (11/21)
Very dangerous now. Not just from cops -very scary clientele. OK during the
day, but won't go after dark.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=1543
Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Macy's (11/09)
Undercover is stinging the men's room for the past week and it's still going
on. The men's room is wired. Over 40 arrests made so far. Stay away, this is
entrapment!!
http://www.squirt.org/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=4617
Georgia
Roswell
Chattahoochee River Park (11/10)
Please be careful here. There have been several arrests made lately by
undercover officers. The park on Medlock Bridge Rd. is monitored very
regularly now. Very high profile arrest recently got lots of press coverage!
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=982&submit=View+Posting
Kentucky
Lexington
Crossings Bar (11/12)
Crossings no longer allows sucking, jerking or fucking on the patio or
anywhere else for that matter. The city has really cracked down on public
sex. Undercover cops often come into the bar.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=594
Louisville
Eva Bandman Park (11/17)
Last week (Nov 10th, 2000), local TV station planted a guy with a camera in
Bandman Park and showed the gay activity going on in Louisville parks. They
blurred out the faces but the cop think embarrassed guys will clean up the
parks. The news story said there are several undercover cops patrolling the
park. One off-duty cop was arrested for exposing himself to an undercover
cop. Be very careful.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=1174
Massachusetts
Boston
Back Bay Station (11/10)
Pretty heavily patrolled by AMTRAK police and state police troopers (and
yes, they DO arrest people and lead them away in handcuffs!). Don't take
your trick down to the 'Track 2' exits, most likely the police will catch
you down there! I have seen it happen several times.
http://www.squirt.org/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=4668
Boston
Boston Public Library (11/14)
BPL used to be the cruisiest place. No more. Still, BPL is quite cruisy, but
the staff knows very well what's going on, and so does the Boston Police (in
uniform and under cover). Be careful
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=1784
Boston
St. James Street (11/11)
Watch it! The police are very well aware of what is going on in that area
and are cruising it in unmarked cars and on foot.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=3706
Missouri
St Louis
Bellrieve Park (11/20)
In the past month a good many people have been arrested in the woods on the
lower level. Decoy cops are working this area hard. Be careful!
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=1135
St Louis
Carondelet Park (11/20)
As in other city parks, police are working hard. There is a woman in a black
SUV who drives through and then phones cops to come up to the parking lot
above the ball fields, to try to catch people at play. No longer
gay-friendly. Beware!
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=1149
St Louis
Crow Hall, Washington University (11/18)
If you are not college age, beware. Security lets students be, but is
cracking down campus-wide on non-student cruising. Newspaper will print
non-students' names as offenders.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=1808
St Louis
Forest Park (11/20)
The rangers are very active these days. One black one in a SUV makes a point
of parking on the grass near an active tea-room and entrance to the deep
woods, just to intimidate people who stop. Be careful!
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=950
New York
New York
Intercontinental Hotel (11/16)
The security at this hotel is pretty intense. I used to go to that john all
the time, but had two bad experiences with the same cute black guard in a
suit, in quick succession, so I dropped the spot reluctantly. Be careful.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=4565
New York
Restroom at 34th St (11/19)
I went in on Monday, 11/13, to take a leak. In one of the stalls, a hooker
was doing, or getting done. She came out as I was zipping up. Next thing,
two cops came in and busted her and the guy in the stall. Seems like a
mighty high-risk location.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=1765
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
JC Penney & Sears (11/15)
JC Penney management is aware of the cruising and has employed rude security
guards to curb the activity! The middle stall door has been put back in
place and almost all activity is highly risky! Not much action at Sears,
either.
http://www.squirt.org/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=4180
Texas
Dallas
Trestle (11/10)
I've been here many times, and have seen the place raided several times by
undercover cops! It is really not worth going to jail for! You won't have
any advance warning, and then all of a sudden you'll get a tap on your
shoulder and it's the police! Beware.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=662
San Antonio
Espada Park (11/16)
Watch out for a young Latino stud in a new red Mitsubishi Eclipse. After
sucking him off he tried to mug me.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=1047
Washington
Sea Tac
Grandview Park (11/11)
Sting operation at Grandview Park in Kent (Sea Tac, WA). Watch out, they're
busting people left and right. There was an extensive article in the local
paper about it.
http://www.squirt.org/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=4626
Washington, DC
Union Station (11/10)
Lots of action on lower level, but frequently checked by hostile guards who
have threatened to make arrests. Need to be very careful and not linger
long.
http://10.1.1.5/site/listing.asp?Post_ID=4254&submit=View+Posting
Carlos Weigle
carlos...@squirt.org
www.squirt.org