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1979 White Night Riots 6
1media/Screen Shot 2023-04-03 at 2.52.05 PM_thumb.png2023-04-03T21:52:40+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911Police rest on the City Hall steps after the White Night riots in the aftermath of the Dan White verdict. May 22, 1979. Hours later, several police officers gathered on their own to raid the Castro neighborhood, vandalizing a local bar and assaulting patrons. They shouted anti-gay slurs at the victims, and eventually turned their attention to attacking anyone that happened to be out on Castro Street. After two hours, Police Chief Charles Gain was made aware of the rogue officers’ activities, and he made his way to the Castro to put a stop to it. No officers were reprimanded for the attacks.plain2023-04-03T21:52:40+00:00May 22, 1979Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49