Cameras in Private Rooms
Friday, January 11, 2013 9:39 PM
So what is the true reason that some clubs have cameras in private rooms? I realize that it's useful for security in case something bad happens there, but are they mandated by law to have this?
I recently visited a club which has no cameras in the rooms, and this certainly increased the willingness of [at least some] girls to give better mileage compared to other clubs in the area (which do have cameras).
It's my understanding that if there's really no camera in the room, you can probably get as good mileage as your money can buy, provided you find a girl who is willing. This is pretty cool, and so far I've only seen one club that legitimately has no cameras.
I recently visited a club which has no cameras in the rooms, and this certainly increased the willingness of [at least some] girls to give better mileage compared to other clubs in the area (which do have cameras).
It's my understanding that if there's really no camera in the room, you can probably get as good mileage as your money can buy, provided you find a girl who is willing. This is pretty cool, and so far I've only seen one club that legitimately has no cameras.
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I get a giggle when a dancer in either of these two clubs tells me she can't do that because of the cameras. I know better. One & done!
Why? Can only guess. I would imagine it's to help resolve disputes if a girl claims the customer didn't pay and customer says he did, or if a customer accuses a girl of stealing. Another possible reason might be to discourage extras in the first place, or if a girl gets ratted out confirm the accusations.
Beyond that, I think it's the whole control thing that club owners/management seem to have going.
I don't think many people took the camera in the VIP at Crazy Horse in ATL too seriously. Then they ended up on the news for lewd conduct.
If they're in the room they should probably be obvious, they gain very little by hiding them.
pa is doing this a lot lately trying to close strip clubs and other establishments down as nusance bars
when it comes to court the owners can say the dancers were doing things dispite rules, cameras, etc. where if the dont have cameras then all they can say is they told the girls it was against the rules but didnt know it was going on
also keeps dancers staff bartenders honest
im sure every club that does has its on reasons ... most that we list will be true somewhere or another
I think the liability thing cuts both ways when they have cameras, if something does happen in there its harder to say you didn't know.
I wouldn't worry about whether the cameras effect the quality of the dance. In most cases the cameras make little difference on how good the dances are, or if extras are offered. I have had many dancers use the excuse "you can't do that, the club is watching," often pointing out the camera to me, when I know for a fact that the club doesn't care, because I have gotten a lot of good dances there before, often from the dancer right before her.
Other useless cameras : http://www.kjonline.com/news/Man-with-sh…
Usually it is done so the club has evidence if somebody gets violent with a dancer or to settle disputes with a dancer.
But more than everything else combined it is not the recording feature that they are interested in but the ability to have eyes all over the place without being as intrusive as waling and peeking in rooms.
If they're doing it for self protection, to prove to a court nothing was going on, then that's a two edged sword. It can also prove that lots of naughtiness WAS going on.
As a preventive measure makes the most sense to me, at least. But then again all you don't really even need a camera system, you can just put up cheap lens-looking things and tell everyone it's a high tech camera system monitored by a team of FBI experts via direct link from Langley, Virginia.
Now can a local law or LE or court actually REQUIRE that you spend money to install a camera system? I dunno...sounds kind of problematic. I suppose if they can force you install fire extinguishers then a camera system might sound reasonable. But then you also have to hire someone as a real-time monitor, to watch it all day and night? I dunno, seems like a stretch. Maybe if you're just recording, but still that's a pretty expensive system.
So does anyone know the REAL answer, or are these all suppositions?
Also, a former stripclub manager wrote a very informative blog article on this topic:
http://stripclubhound.blogspot.com/2011/…
I found it odd that she said I was the one who was in trouble and not her? I have no doubt she would have told me if she had gotten in trouble. She would have asked for money to cover any fine and she would have mentioned anything specific as she had been bitching about her crappy manager for way too long already at that point.
So at least at one club they take the time to review the film. This particular club is nude, no alcohol, and has a tenuous relationship with city leaders trying to stay open.
I also agree with shadowcat. I could ask management, and they might give a legit answer, but if the reason is to prevent extras, I doubt they'll admit that. They'll probably say something generic like "security reasons"