What did Claire Potter mean that “the police did not get their payoff”?How would you compare the relationship of the LGBT community during the Stonewall era with the relationship of today?
The police were also corrupt. Many bars and business that conducted illegal activity would “pay off” the police in order to continue operating. If they failed to make their payment, the police would raid the establishment and arrest the patrons. On June 28, 1969, the owners of the Stonewall Inn, Mafia members themselves, failed to […]