September 29 Windsor, Ont. After […]

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1978-09-29

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September 29 Windsor, Ont. After leaving the Ritz Hotel Tavern (88 Pitt Street East), a gay bar, Robert MacKenzie had the rear window of his car smashed by police, who then threatened to lay various charges if he protested. MacKenzie complained to Windsor's chief of police and to the media; the Windsor Star ran the story on the front page. Two officers were placed under internal investigation because of the incident.

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Ritz Hotel Tavern Windsor

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Robert MacKenzie

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Windsor Police Service

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Windsor Star

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Jim Monk, "Anti-gay Cops Under Investigation," Body Politic, no. 48 (1978), p. 10.Doug Firby and Michael Frezell, "Chief Says Policeman to Face Charges," Windsor Star, final ed., 3 October 1978, pp. 1, 4

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