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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Homo The "Unwanted Person"

Posted by on Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 2:45 PM

You write one essay about a secretive bathhouse and for years afterward the staffers in the newsroom responsible for going through police reports think of you every time they come across a police report related to the place. Recently, I found a police report dated March 9 sitting on my desk...

On the listed date and time officers responded to Club Z to remove an unwanted person. This person, [redacted]/M/4-30-74, had been in Club for 9 hours according to [something deleted here] manager. [The manager] wanted him to leave, and [redacted] refused. [Redacted] was wearing only a towel and refused to put his clothing on. [Redacted] and his clothing were removed from Club Z to the sidewalk outside. [Redacted] refused to put his clothing on, insisting it wasn't his. [Redacted] was disoriented and his conversation was rambling. And there was a language barrier. AMR was called and [redacted] was transported to HMC for a non voluntary mental evaluation. It was obvious [redacted] wasn't able to care for himself in the freezing temps outside.

Poor guy.

 

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1
I wonder how many people are forcibly removed from hotels and motels over a years time.
Posted by Vince on April 1, 2009 at 2:54 PM
2
Go figure. Methinks someone was strung out on meth.
Posted by Rotten666 on April 1, 2009 at 2:54 PM
3
@2 I second that.
Posted by mojo mojito on April 1, 2009 at 3:14 PM
4
Nothing like a meth binge and loads of unsafe sex. How 90's.
Posted by meowmeowkitty on April 1, 2009 at 3:18 PM
5
Hopefully this was him hitting bottom and he'll get some help.
Posted by boxofbirds on April 1, 2009 at 3:39 PM
6
Christopher, you should keep all these police reports and write a fiction piece set in a bathhouse, in the style of Christopher Isherwood. Bathhouse Stories.
Posted by Bub on April 1, 2009 at 3:45 PM
7
My sister is a baker (insert pot-joke here) and has to walk to work around 4am. One morning as she passed Club Z, she saw a couple guys outside smoking. One had forgotten his pants and underpants and was swinging in the breeze as he puffed away.
Posted by ay1ene on April 1, 2009 at 4:01 PM
8
Running ads in print and online for the bathhouse somewhat dissolves the secrecy bit, don't you think?
Posted by James on April 1, 2009 at 4:08 PM
9
i'm not going anywhere until i get through the gloryhole maze!
Posted by olive on April 1, 2009 at 4:25 PM
10
wow, that article made me feel like I need a shower.
Posted by Frank Rizzo on April 1, 2009 at 4:39 PM
11
I once saw a shirt-and-tie-and-briefcase guy walk out of there at 2 PM.

Middle manager getting his lunchtime sticky-quickie?
Posted by Not very amazing, I know. on April 1, 2009 at 4:51 PM
12
in NYC the nooner is two hot hours - tons of suit and tie guys getting in some cock and jizz with lunch
Posted by Tried it and fell in love on April 1, 2009 at 5:03 PM
13
Must suck to be an "unwanted person" ... they even get left off of Lindy's Complete List of Different Kinds of People That There Are.
Posted by RonK, Seattle on April 1, 2009 at 6:05 PM
14
Afterthought: If an unwanted person persists in unwanted activities, can he/she eventually become the subject of a "WANTED" poster?
Posted by RonK, Seattle on April 1, 2009 at 6:14 PM
15
@14 closes thread.
Posted by clears up alot of things on April 1, 2009 at 7:03 PM

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