strip club busts.
shadowcat
Atlanta suburb
Seems like this is happening almost daily some place.I don't blame the police. They are just acting on orders from your elected officials.How many of you even bother to vote at local elections? I don't. I don't even know who they are.There will never be a strip club in my town (pop 40,000) so I have to drive 30-60 minutes into ATL For a lap dance. 240 miles to my favorite club.
So they shut down every club in the country. Then what? It aint gonna stop. I have 4 numbers to call for OTC services. I do not, at least now, intend to call them. Too expensive compared to ITC. I have probably thrown away another dozen.
This pisses me off but who do you complain to?
So they shut down every club in the country. Then what? It aint gonna stop. I have 4 numbers to call for OTC services. I do not, at least now, intend to call them. Too expensive compared to ITC. I have probably thrown away another dozen.
This pisses me off but who do you complain to?
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You complain to the local officials. Does it help? In some matters, yes, others, no. In the case of your complaint, I'd venture the "no".
Now I drive to Pasco county. Plenty of clubs there, and they are pretty much left alone by LE. Except for around election time. There is always a series of token busts right before the sheriff is up for re-election. You know they're token busts because they always take place on a weekday afternoon.
Another thing about politics is, it can move forward slowly and is subject to rapid reversals. As with the Joe Redner story (above), he took a long time in testing that ordinance, and although he eventually won his case, it wasn't really good for business. Any location can quite rapidly ELMINATE strip-clubbing, at least in practice if not technically legally; but to ESTABLISH it where it doesn't already exists, generally takes greater energy and foresight. Reactionary moves are easier to implement than tolerant moves are ... another sad truism about democracy.
I'd suggest, in addition to getting involved in politics, getting involved in religion. Meaning, STOP FUCKING GOING TO CHURCH! Don't give the bastards your money, if they're campaigning against strip clubs; or, if they're in your neighborhood, then try one of the following:
-- demand that all church-going activities be kept behind opaque fences, because they're a "danger" to children and because they violate your First Amendment right to be free from other people's religions
-- demand that church-goers refrain from mentioning religion within 500 yards of a school, playground, library, or other public place where children might congregate
-- demand that every church which uses public facilities (sewage, electricity, fire and police protection, etc.) become non-denominational and preach every available gospel 100% of the time (for example, there would have to be a Moslem night every month at the Calvary First Faith True Love Baptist Church, with call-to-prayer, women covered in burqas, and all food prepared halal; and at the mosque, they'd have to have a Methodist fish fry on alternate Wednesdays, including allowing entry to women in flimsy dresses, playing fiddle and banjo music and singing hymns, and eating hush puppies).
Hey, it's the law, after all ... and it's what made this country great. Jefferson and Washington didn't have the type of religious hypocrisy in mind, that we're saddled with these days.
By the way, I'm not exactly anti-religion. I'm anti RELIGION-IN-PUBLIC-LIFE. Which is what any anti-strip-club move in local politics basically is, ain't it?
Agree with points mentioned on getting involved. Other than voting, or signing appropriate petition, maybe contacting A.C.E. (BACE in OH)- they're a stripclub executives association, and see if they have a PAC that you could donate to.
An empty lot sitting around six days of the week and then filling up with the cult-members conventioneering to their local charismatic leader? ZERO TAX DOLLARS.
Same parking lot utilized for three or five days a week for distribution of heavily taxed items such as liquor and cigarettes? And drawing patrons at a steady clip? BIG TAX DOLLARS.
Also, since it's a cash business, BIG BUY-OUT BRIBE DOLLARS available for the local constabulatory, too.
It's a capitalist country after all ...
The number 1 rule of investigation, follow the money!
I'm all for support in politics and especially local government, but this is one thing that will never go away.
Even in the most liberal places in this country you'll be hard pressed to find people who really get taht pissed about strip club raids. You'll also always find lots of people who probably think its a good thing. Old people especially are probably quick to think this is a good thing, and old people vote.
If you wanted to toss around considerable cash you might stop it sometimes, but I'm not convinced taht would do it either.
Strip club "raids" are an easy way for the cops to pretend like they're really doing something. They're also a easy to place to find "criminals". I challenge someone to find me the SC where a cop couldn't find a reason to arrest someone.