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.
Finders keepers.
If you're paying them for a service,
yes you are!
I mean, almost never from a freeby,
but it's a sure thing if you pay for it.
Oh, it seems WAY out of line. That works out at close to 750,000 per yr. Don't believe this is even close to what these strippers make. Now I would believe that a select few MIGHT make 100 gs a year.
Only a few top of the line whores make the kind of money found here.
Successful manipulation is a far cry from the standards I use to evaluate such matters. But then I am an old romantic who believes love vastly improves upon lust.
"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."
Interesting that police can confiscate money and that you have to request to get it back. According to this, can the government can confiscate any private property & you have to requst to get it back?
Very true...and a stripper does his thing and then leaves..another plus
You are assuming these guys work every night of the week. In my day, we might average two or three shows a month.
Are these punks just incensed about not being paid?
I'm not talking "bad cops," I'm talking their "energetic" and creative enforcement of the laws, particularly traffic laws.
Your opinion may vary, of course.
While most men would like that approach most ladies I have known like to cuddle afterwards. Is there a new breed about?
for what I understand, women can pretty much do what they want with a male stripper.
I agree too that love improves the situation. But even 'love' can't fix stupid.
But hey, guys here don't seem to think it's necessary (per all the threads I've seen).
Women are learning to think the same way :)
LOL!
True and they don't hog the covers, snore, thrash, kick or expect you to fix them breakfast.
It's the best of both worlds.
Yeppers,
Just like a female :)
None that I have met, lol.
Or stink up the bathroom!
Your right..its great
From a practical sense,
it's the way they earn a living....
If you don't approve of it or like it,
it still doesn't give you the right to take their money.
Period.
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