The Facade of Anti Strip Club laws & perceived negative "secondary effects"
Friday, March 11, 2011 12:39 AM
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As this article is being written some state legislatures across the country are making laws to limit your adult fun with the state of Kansas now attempting to join its neighbor the NO SHOW ME state of Missouri 7 also Ohio in some of the most anti-strip club rules for states in the country. http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/video/x904832065/Strip-club-restrictions-take-center-stage-in-House-debate<br />
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With the economy and jobs crises across our country one would think lawmakers priorities should be on FISCAL matters NOT on misguided attempts at legislating everyone's UNIQUE MORALITY.... However, in many cities & states there are proposals to do just that and in most cases it's Republican far right wingers who are initiating these draconian laws, although in some cases Democrats are also join in.<br />
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Unfortunately, these politicians and judges have little regard for the many people employed both directly and indirectly by this industry and use the guise of these businesses causing "NEGATIVE SECONDARY EFFECTS" as a means to legislate them out of business by imposing 6 ft. buffer zones between dancers and patrons, limiting the hours of operations, banning alcohol at these businesses and using strict zoning codes for location. It amazes me that often times the FACTS from POLICE REPORTS show that Convenient stores, Liquor stores and other businesses (such as regular bars) have far more INCIDENTS AND POLICE RUNS than that of strip clubs... Still judges will often rule AGAINST the strip clubs and for these draconian laws based on "moral conduct" laws and interpreting that contact lap dances for $$ = PROSTITUTION... I fail to see the cause-effect negative "secondary effect" link of having a woman set on my lap and gyrate while I caress her as the same thing as sex for $$... and where is the HARM to society when it's 2 CONSENSUAL ADULTS?? Retired Supreme Court Judge David Souter extended the secondary-effects rationale to cover the content of nude dancing, but at least suggested PROOF of these perceived negative 'secondary effects" to be shown which is now one of the end results of the myriad of court decisions handed down across our country.<br />
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In conclusion, I am appalled by the relentless ongoing attack of the adult entertainment industry across our country often initiated by right-wing Politicians and groups. It would be entirely different IF these establishments were indeed magnets for crime and in reality DID have more "negative secondary effects" than other businesses... but most of the times that just ISN'T THE CASE. Entire STATES like OHIO & MISSOURI have anti strip club Draconian laws in place and many clubs have CLOSED in these states... There are proposals in many other states mirroring Missouri & Ohio laws with Kansas appearing to be next to go. I feel for the thousands of good people who have lost their JOBS because of FASCIST-MINDED politicians and groups like CCV, and bad narrow-minded decisions handed down by Judges throughout our country that undermine our basic freedoms in our free? and pluralistic society with many different religious and moral beliefs. It is vital that club owners and individuals who value personal civil adult liberties be PRO ACTIVE in fighting the enemies of adult entertainment, as Attorneys & club owners cannot do it all. Your state maybe NEXT if this disturbing trend continues. If this issue reaches Politicians for a vote, it is often difficult to defeat these draconian proposed laws even in a country with 17-18% REAL unemployment... SAD indeed!</p>
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