What Does It All Mean?

After reading the arrest report that has gotten Senator Craig into hot water I'm beginning to wonder what all the hullabaloo is all about. In reading the arrest report this is what is clear: 1) Craig placed his roller bag at the front of the stall; 2) Craig tapped his right foot; 3) Craig tapped his toes several times and moved his foot closer to the officer; 4) Craig ran his hand up and down the underside of the stall. Apparently several of these acts indicate that the individual wants to engage in behavior that would be considered lewd. I'm not a cop so this is foreign territory to me. But other than Craig actually verbally soliciting sex how does one determine that he's indeed looking for sex. Don't get me wrong, if that was his intention then arrest him like any other cretin engaging in such an act but you have to make sure that the intent was there and therein lies the problem.

The other problem I see with this case and is one that many may not want to talk about and that is - we need to be careful when we immediately label a person in this situation, gay. When we do this we play into the hands of those that dislike us because of our "behavior." We say on many occasions that behavior doesn't necessarily define us as gay so to say that this automatically makes Craig gay is to say that behavior is all that defines us. Words and how we use them are extremely important. Lets see what Craig has to say next. If he is indeed gay I doubt very much he will "come out" and will do his best to blame his actions on gays and their "influence" in our society.