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Fair. <ref>Christianity Today, Nov 8, 1993 v37 page 57</ref> According to the letter the officer described, the fair included food and craft booths, but "appeared to have as its main theme a public display of the private sexual practices and preferences of consenting adults." <ref>Christianity Today, Nov 8, 1993 v37 page 57</ref> The officer described seeing totally naked male couples publically engaging in lewd sex.<ref>Christianity Today, Nov 8, 1993 v37 page 57</ref> The officer in his letter stated that he was "highly embarrassed" when people asked him he was not making any arrests. <ref>Christianity Today, Nov 8, 1993 v37 page 57</ref> The officer stated that "At least a dozen times I had to painstakingly explain that we were to take a position of 'high tolerance' and not to create an incident." <ref>Christianity Today, Nov 8, 1993 v37 page 57</ref>
Fair. <ref>Christianity Today, Nov 8, 1993 v37 page 57</ref> According to the letter the officer described, the fair included food and craft booths, but "appeared to have as its main theme a public display of the private sexual practices and preferences of consenting adults." <ref>Christianity Today, Nov 8, 1993 v37 page 57</ref> The officer described seeing totally naked male couples publically engaging in lewd sex.<ref>Christianity Today, Nov 8, 1993 v37 page 57</ref> The officer in his letter stated that he was "highly embarrassed" when people asked him he was not making any arrests. <ref>Christianity Today, Nov 8, 1993 v37 page 57</ref> The officer stated that "At least a dozen times I had to painstakingly explain that we were to take a position of 'high tolerance' and not to create an incident." <ref>Christianity Today, Nov 8, 1993 v37 page 57</ref>
In 1990 and 1991 extreme public lewdness was exhibited at the [[San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Parades|Gay and Lesbian Parades in San Francisco]] and when police authorities were asked why there were no arrests they offered various excuses such as the primary responsibility was to "reflect community standards and maintain crowd control."<ref>http://www.leaderu.com/marco/special/spc12.html</ref>