Capitol officer disciplined for comment to gay couple
AUSTIN - A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper has been placed on probation for telling two gay men who were kissing at the state Capitol that homosexual conduct was illegal in Texas.
Trooper Michael Carlson was placed on job probation for six months and given a written reprimand, DPS spokeswoman Tela Mange said Friday. Carlson, who has been a DPS trooper for three years, also has been ordered to have more training on Texas laws.
Texas law does not prohibit gays from kissing. Also, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state's anti-sodomy law in June 2003.
"I'm very pleased," said John Corvino, a former University of Texas at Austin graduate student who was one of the men involved. "As someone charged with enforcing the law, he ought to be better informed."
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What was the officer hoping to do? Overturn Lawrence vs. Texas?
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