Call for witnesses: assault on a gay meeting place

Monday, 6 August 2007

On the night of Saturday 4 to Sunday 5 August 2007, an assault took place on the meeting place behind the former Renault factory in Orleans. A dozen people arrived around 1 am and immediately and violently assaulted one of those present. Others were able to escape the attackers and prevent the police. The victim had to receive hospital care Orleans and a complaint was filed.

We are looking for witnesses to the assault to confuse the perpetrators.

If you have been witnesses or victims of other attacks on this place, thank you contact us quickly, because together we can reduce this violence unacceptable. Your identity may remain absolutely confidential.

The association provides the necessary support to the victim and active network to manage the situation.

Remember to follow
20 INSTRUCTIONS FOR CAUTION
to dredge with the slightest risk
on the venues:

1) On the Internet: do not give your phone number fixed, mobile prefer to avoid homophobic to identify your place of residence.

2) Choose a meeting place in town rather than forest especially at night. You can more easily escape and can better help you.

3) indispensable tool on a meeting place: the whistle. Always carry a whistle on you to be afraid to alert.

4) Go quickly meeting place when a group of people approaching you and talking loud. Do not say: "I am free to do what I want, I am here is my right." Belle democratic thinking, but do not take unnecessary risk. The homophobic does not s'embarassent such principles. Do not play the hero.

5) If you need to get home via the Internet or a meeting following a meeting in a drag, beware of people who have a backpack. They can hide tape and ropes to tie you and you and stop you and steal or worse.

6) On a drag outdoors, do more than is strictly necessary. Leave at home: credit cards, checkbook, jewelry, large denominations of currency, your address books. Keep a "small" money, identification, medicines needed for a night if treatment (Ventolin, tablet combination ...) for a night at the post, it may be useful.

7) MANDATORY: condoms and gel-based water ... and use!

8) Before leaving, contact someone you have made an appointment at such time and on such locations. If you are unsure you tell him an hour from which he can without worrying news of your hand. If you can not prevent: let any indication at home on a paper highlighted.

9) Indicate in the conversation to your rencard "a friend is aware of your interview.

10) To avoid homophobia: the chat, chat: Do not send your photo by mail, prefer the interface of the website, more secure recording the IP addresses of participants. If your contact on the net can send a photo by mail while he is smart enough to display on the website. Ditto for you. This will prevent misuse of your photos for other purposes.

11) In a first appointment, prefer a public place like a bar for example. Do not make appointments directly to your home.

12) If you give your phone number, imperative that your correspondent and call to confirm. So you've left an electronic trail to eventual problems.

13) At the scene of drag (square, forests, ...) Avoid consuming in view of all. First, it is strictly prohibited by law, but secondly, you may generate aggressive behavior.

14) If you are parked car: Be careful when locked doors of the vehicle and be ready to start the quarter turn (do not paste over the vehicles to those from behind, so you can escape quickly).

15) At a meeting in a place that is completely unknown: View district map on the Internet.

16) If you go near a body of water, pay attention, preferably aim your partner to a safer place. And categorically decline rencard if you can not swim.

17) Solidarity: on site, discuss a little with others on less reluctant to provide assistance to someone sympathetic to a perfect stranger. It is an obligation. With your whistle: do not hesitate to ameuter the neighborhood!

18) Witness of aggression, call for help (from police - 17 - no need to map to emergency numbers.). At best you can and after correctly analyze the situation, intervene with other dredgers. Help the victim if it is injured, take it to the public hospital for treatment and to establish a medical certificate (assault and battery) specifying the duration of ITTP (total incapacity for work) required to claim damages.

19) Wear systematically complaint! Contrary to popular belief, it is useful. Otherwise, the problem of abuse and homophobia would not be recognized by the government. It is very important. Ditto if you witness OCCULAIRE, feel free to testify. In the end, you can also prevent the association Gagli, relaying local SOS Homophobia.

20) Finally, on a drag, keep the place clean: no condoms, or ... use the waste bins.


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Places dredge: Some safety advice

Tuesday October 24 2006

Recall Some evidence of recent attacks by an organized gang came to the ears of STI AIDS prevention group of the association and gave us respond. Our intention is not to prohibit dredging on a meeting place outside. However, we strongly advise you not to attend.

SOS Homophobia Otherwise, for all your meetings, we invite you to observe some rules of prudence and a minimum of vigilance:

- At the first appointment, prefer a public place (a bar for example).
- Do not give out the phone number of your home, share your phone numbers and call your correspondent to verify its information.
- Tell someone close to your appointment and give him the information you have.
- Let your partner to hear that another person is aware of this appointment.
- If you do not feel at ease or reassurance, please shorten the appointment.
- If you greet someone at home and he carries a bag, beware of its contents. In the recent cases of attacks inside ropes, tape, weapons ...

And at drag (NB sex in a public place is regarded as exhibitionism and therefore liable to prosecution):

- A whistle can be used to alert people around in case of problems.

- Solidarity applies in both directions. If you hear or see something suspicious alert people around (eg horn) and intervene [source: SOS HOMOPHOBIA]

Witness or victim, remember to report any aggression from the SOS Homophobia

SOS number homophobia or the home-listening Gagli (06 78 33 68 04)

See the Practical Guide against homophobia


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