Parking lot again, and decided to up the ante and ask for anal sex, at Kidnap him and force him to perform oral sex. The boy, at this point, grew concerned that Hollingshead was going to While pumping his fist towards his mouth, the universal gesture for a Hollingshead was persistent, though - he circled around the parking lotĪnd again asked the kid if he'd be interested in "sucking his dick" The boy, freaked out, didn't dignify the question with a response. When he finished, he called his mother to come pick him up.Īs he was waiting near the entrance to the park for his mother to arrive, he took his shirt off, soaked it in cold water, and wrapped it around his neck to cool off.ĭriving in a black, 2009 Dodge Avenger, Hollingshead approached the shirtless boy and yelled out his window "you're kinda cute. on the morning of June 14, the 15-year-old victim had completed a 12-mile bike ride through the park. Not much harm in that, right? However, Hollingshead also asked the boy "do you want to suck my dick" - and therein lies the problem.Ībout 8:30 a.m. How about: "It's for people who don't have enough money to buy underwear.Adam Hollingshead, 32, of Glendale, found a shirtless 15-year-old boy he saw as he was driving near Thunderbird Park last week to be "kinda cute," an observation he felt he need to tell the boy - several times. You're gay, you're active, you're black - get back on that matchbook cover, boy. Obviously, better sex education, unshackling other public agencies, needle exchanges, getting the churches involved - all sorts of other things would be useful too.īut Haggerty's little bit of political grandstanding sends the same old message: Better keep quiet. The campaigns for seat belts and against smoking have done some good condom campaigns in other communities have helped reduce the rate of HIV infection.
Would the bus ads help change that situation? Unclear. The real issue is mothers without sons, sisters without brothers, lovers without each other. Was I yelling? The real issue is the African American community losing its young men to yet another epidemic. The real issue, as Haggerty seems not to realize, is PEOPLE DYING OF PREVENTABLE DISEASES. He's uncomfortable with thinking about black gay guys he's uncomfortable with the county whose affairs he's supervising running an ad that tacitly says, "Being black and gay is OK let's talk about the real issue." HATE TO BE judgmental, but it is my belief that Haggerty's objections are based on unacknowledged homophobia and racism. Smith calls out Warriors' Klay Thompson and he might actually be right These counties have the worst commutes in California.2 people who died in Marin Headlands small plane crash identified.Tourist sues Hawaii resort after visiting recommended state beach.Nancy Pelosi just went after Gavin Newsom.There's not a kid in the world who's going to have a problem with the ad, unless he has already been carefully taught about shame and fear and hatred. Or even: "I think it's an advertisement for condoms. Or: "I wish there were a naked guy driving the bus." Or: "Those are two more people who believe in brushing your teeth." Or: "Doesn't the taller guy look like Uncle Ed?" Parent: "It's an ad for some dumb movie." WANNA RUN THE scenario? Kid: "Why are there two naked people on the side of that bus?" Compared with "Why are stop signs always red?," it's a basic no-brainer. It's not even the hardest question they'd get that day. Next, any parents who have spent more than 11 consecutive minutes at that task could easily finesse a question about a bus billboard - no matter what their personal beliefs. Under his definition, ads for suntan oil and workout equipment should likewise be banned, since they contain equally "naked" people who are, in Haggerty's world, almost certainly thinking of having sex. Haggerty's imagination is awesomely, one might even say suspiciously, vivid. Obvious stuff first: "shirtless" is not "naked," except in the imagination.
Now the same image will be put on (get this) matchbook covers. That remark is so willfully stupid it deserves more space, but let's get to the bottom line: Haggerty's arguments killed the bus card idea.