Sawdon defends police
in gay assault charge
Robert J. Sawdon. Lincoln.
police inspector, defended his
office's actions in handling an
assault charge filed by two
members of the University of
Nebraska Gay Action Group
(UN-GAG).
Monday's Daily Nebraskan
reported that members of
UN-GAG were displeased with
how the Lincoln Police
Department handled an assault
incident at a Lincoln
restaurant.
Sawdon said his office has
investigated the incident and
sent a report to the county
attorney's office. No further
action is planned by Lincoln
police, he said, until the
county attorney issues an
arrest warrant."
According to Sawdon, the
individuals making the
complaint were told to report
the incident to the county
attorney's office.
One individual who filed a
complaint said he was never
told to contact the county
attorney. The other individual,
a 1 7-year-old girl, could not be
reached for comment.
"If anyone is displeased
with our operation, then there
should be greater displeasure
that those tutti-fruties dressed
in Playtex girdles were not
arrested," Sawdon said.
"In my opinion and the
opinion of the chief of police,
a mistake was made," Sawdon
said. That mistake was that the
three individuals brought to
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the police station dressed in
women's clothing were not
arrested.
Sawdon said the violation
was "clearly observable" to the
officers at the station and if it
ever happens again "arrests will
be made."
Sawdon declined to specify
what constituted "clothing of
the opposite sex" but indicated
the individuals involved were
clearly dressed in women's
clothes.
Noting he expects several
individuals to test and bait
officers over the city
ordinance, Sawdon said, "We
don't arrest homosexuals per
se, unless they have committed
an offense."
ASUN
Continued from Page I
Both resolutions probably will be re-introduced at ASUN's
Wednesday meeting.
The resolution noted that the ASUN budget was approved by
the proper channels and resolved that any recommendations by
the Regents for change in these channels be submitted to ASUN
for approval.
Although any programs calling for student fee expenditures
must be reviewed, Varner said, "I would imagine that some
programs underway would be continued."
Varner added that fees aren't available to support any
contractural arrangements for programs until a policy is
established.
When it was suggested that the Regents' decision was aimed
directly at the World in Revolution Conference, which is in the
process of gaining speaker contracts, Varner said he didn't think
the Regents motion is intended to bar any programs.
The Regents are weary of the highly controversial issues
growing out of the use of student fees Varner said, and are
concerned that programs are being managed in a way. that they
have no control, although legislators and parents assume they
have control.
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student fees, Dennis Berkheim,
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him since the conference is a
"normal annual function," and
all such Union functions were
to be allowed to continue.
He said, however, that
during Tuesday's meeting, "It
was clear World in Revolution
was singled out from the other
programs."
Berkheim complained
"although the Regents are
ignoring all freedom of speech
and the U.S. Constitution's
first amendment, they consider
themselves to be proceeding
properly because they are doing
so under procedures they
themselves set up."
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Conference, committed
member Doue Voeeler said th
committee anticipated trouble
because of the Time-OutJ
Conference controversy, sol
maae a special eitort to have a
Daianced program
Voeeler. a conservative.
pointed to James Kilpatrick
ana earnest Vanden Haag asl
two conservative speakers!
scneauied to speak at the
conference.
"The conference has been
modified quite a bit from what
was originally planned," he
said, because of inmit from
st udents--conservatives,
moderate and liberal-through-out
its planning.
"The Conference isn't just
going to be Bobby Seale," he
said,
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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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