Monday, October 10, 2011

VIDEO: Gay Chicago cop: 'I was one of those kids on Halsted Street'

Officer Jose R. Rios. Photo: YouTube/Chicago History Museum.

Chicago Police officer Jose R. Rios serves as a liaison between the CPD and the city's LGBT community.

The openly gay cop said he used to be one of those kids on Halsted Street.

"I used to walk down Halsted Street when I was 17, 18-years-old... before I could get into the bars. And was really nervous every time a police car went by. Thinking, 'Oh, are they gonna stop me?'" said Officer Rios, in a recent Chicago History Museum video on YouTube.

Rios said he was instrumental in starting a volleyball team at Center on Halsted, 3656 North Halsted Street.

The officer said he started the sports team to build a rapport between throwaway kids (kids who are kicked out because they are gay or lesbian) and the Chicago police department.

5 comments:

  1. So the highlight of this article is the "kids" most certainly are not "nervous whenever a police car goes by" on Halsted St. That's quite apparent.

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  2. The difference with this cop when he was 17 and the "youth" in Boystown is worlds apart. There is no comparison! I'm sure he didn't act like an animal when he was in that neighborhood either. Nice try at "understanding" the thugs harassing the residents of Lakeview...NOT!

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  3. He used to be violent black tranny? Is there some kind of improved reverse negroplasty available? You'd think Michael Jackson would have gotten that done more successfully first.

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  4. Exactly Anon @ 5:04. That's my summary of this story as well.

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