april 29 los angeles county superior court judge halim dhanidina overturn conviction rory moroney gay man arrest undercover long beach police officer october 2014.in overturn moroney conviction judge confirm lgbtq advocate say years gay men routinely target members long beach vice squad.the judge agree moroney attorneys seek client conviction charge lewd conduct indecent exposure throw cite discriminatory nature long beach lewd conduct sting sting male officer send community specifically target gay men.in moroney case undercover officer make gesture toward public restroom moroney arrest respond presume sexual advance part officer expose himself.dhanidina find presence tactics decoy officer actually cause crimes occur judge also find long beach vice tactics discriminatory squad use male officer undercover decoy lewd conduct sting go say police department intentionally target men engage homosexual sex stings.while police department claim sting do response citizen lewd conduct complaints judge shut argument fail show evidence citizens complaining.lgbtq activists civil right attorneys long criticize tactics use police arrest gay men.jim key spokesman los angeles lgbt center tell los angeles time police use tactics save live destroy brand innocent men sex offenders john duran west hollywood councilman expert witness say lewd conduct sting come era homosexuality criminal call leftover last century judge decision step forward moroney others entrap long beach police tactics unfortunately use persecute gay men across country.last year police baton rouge louisiana finally apologize destroy hundreds live entrap arrest gay men use ban sodomy strike supreme court almost 15 years ago.watch video young turks talk police target trap victims false arrest long way go us eliminate institutional racism still long way go eliminate institutional homophobia include multitude tactics use police lawmakers profile target entrap criminalize imprison members lgbtq community.photo ulrich baumgarten via getty image long beach police discriminatory policy target gay men judge say video