Cheers,
knewshound
In Pakistan, the beating continues
Posted on 05/17/2006 7:59:09 AM PDT by Abathar
BALTIMORE -- Three strippers are suing the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Department for $5 million.
WBAL-TV in Baltimore reported that three male exotic dancers insist they were wrongly arrested and taken advantage of by officers.
The police stopped the three men on March 4 for a speeding violation. The men said the officers ordered them out of their sport utility vehicle, forced them to strip and confiscated $10,000 in cash that the dancers said they earned in tips.
The defense claims the officers required the men to strip and pose for full-body pictures. The officers charged the men with misdemeanor drug possession offenses. Baltimore prosecutors confirmed for WBAL-TV that judges later dropped those charges.
"I feel very violated. Not only did he make us take our clothes off, but before asking me to take my clothes off, he said, 'I'm not gay.' That's very uncomfortable," said Edward Cloyd, one of the three dancers.
Simms reported the officers stopped the SUV at Fort McHenry tunnel because the female driver was speeding. The men had just finished a job in Philadelphia and said they were en route to Washington, D.C., for another performance.
"The police officer used the power of the state to force my clients -- who didn’t have a choice -- to take their clothes off. That's not part of their regular policy and procedures, that's not how it's done," said Jimmy Bell, the dancers' attorney.
WBAL-TV learned that it appears an MdTA officer informed a prosecutor April 18 that almost $10,000 was seized from the group, but that fact does not appear in the statement of probable cause for the arrests.
"Anyone could make accusation in a lawsuit. We just heard about hits (Tuesday) ourselves, so our internal affairs unit will investigate this," MdTA police Cpl. Pamela Thorne said.
An MdTA representative told the 11 News I-Team that the department's research indicates $9,645 was put in the bank on March 15, which is 11 days after the traffic stop.
The representative also said no request has been made to get the money back.
LoL. My ability to service the clientel would be severely hampered by the inability to perform without having some desire for the woman. I doubt seriously that there are many women willing to pay who could actually get it for free considering the fact that almost everyone can get picked up at a bar at closing time.
Darlin',
Women want quality sex and to enjoy it....
You ain't gonna get that in a bar at closing time.
It's hard to be a pimp. Correction: It's hard to be a stripper.
They were not Baltimore City Police, they were Maryland Transportation Authority Police. Balmer cops have a bad reputation, well deserved in all too many cases, but MdTA cops are much worse. Their department just has a lower profile.
In the strippers' bras.
Anybody believe the police earned it?
I visit the state several times a year because of family there, but, by damn, I'd never go back to live.
Sure,
And I'm Pamela Anderson's body double >:>
'sides,
I'm partial to the Swedish Vikings Review.
"$9,645 was put in the bank on March 15, which is 11 days after the traffic stop"
11 days, probably only after questions were asked. Corrupt cops.
I understand, but we could sure use a lot more conservative voters around here!
BTW, I have not had any direct contacts with the MdTA Police, but friends who have found them to be incompetent bullies.
LOL!
Good one.
Good thing I can lick my eyebrows and breathe thru my ears.
I knew someone back in the early 1980's who made $500 to $800 a gig, and so $3000 a show, 26 years later, doesn't seem that out of line.
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You would be surprised. Was Charlie Sheen the one who said something like "I don't pay prositutes for sex, I pay them to leave when they're done." That pretty much sums up the male stripper circuit: Some of the women were double baggers, but many of them were really attractive. All were out to have a good time without having to worry about some guy calling them at home the next day.
You ain't going to get that from a hired, uh, hand either.
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