Posted on 05/20/2007 10:20:08 AM PDT by Eric Blair 2084
The Houston Police Department's Vice Squad is putting together plans to start raiding dozens of the city's sexually oriented businesses. That crackdown, 11 News has learned, could begin within weeks. Owners of more than 120 topless clubs, modeling studios and adults bookstores in Houston will soon receive a two-page letter from the city's Legal Department. The letter says the businesses are in violation of the city's sexually oriented business ordinance; too close to neighborhoods, schools or parks. The City of Houston has spent more than $1.3 million in court costs over the last decade fighting to enforce this ordinance. Now, it appears HPD might soon take action. "Captain [Steve] Jett and the vice division have been working on an enforcement plan," said Don Cheatham, General Counsel for the city's Legal Department. "At this point I would tell you I'm not privy to it. But I would expect some action in a period of weeks." Owners and operators of the targeted businesses could face up to a $4,000 dollar fine and a year in jail unless they close down or move. Neither attorneys nor owners for several establishments returned our phone calls. But they're reportedly not giving up their legal fight.
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Consuelo, Señor.
You want one of these places on your street?
moral absolutes bump.
Rick's Cabaret.
Wait till the rest of the libertarians get here. This could be a lot of fun! I'll be happy to entertain you in the meantime.
veinte dollar...?
"Un Lap Dance, Por Favor."
BTW, do you see any juicy irony here with Catholics, priests and this subject? There are a 150 jokes in there. I’m not sure I have the guts to risk offending anyone here (too much).
In case anybody was wondering...the horribly offensive material in posts #24 and #25 that were removed by the Taliban Ministry of Vice and Virtue were pictures of clothed women who were not exposing anything.
You missed nothing.
Does this mean the strippers can;t turn upside down on the pole?
OK, now they are back. Thankfully the admin moderator today has a sense of humor.
I’m scanning too quickly. I first thought the article read a penalty of $4,000 or a night in jail....
A year in jail for the owner...for owning and operating a place where oily women dance on stage...because it happens to be within x yards/miles from a school.
An interesting provate property argument ... which came first, the clubs or the schools? Would the building of a government facility (i.e. a school) within the exclusion zone thereby forcing an established adult entertainment facility to move be a defacto emminent domain action? Can an exclusion ordinance apply retroactively if the proximity existed before the passage? I guess issues such as those are at the heart of the court action mentioned.
Libertarian ping! To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message here.
I saw Xenalyte was already pinged to this. Look out girls.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/315278_lapdance11.html
Good question. Put it in front of 100 judges and you will get 100 different opinions.
Taliban strip tease - she spends 30 minutes taking off her gloves.
Following a public stoning for damaging her father's honor, the next up on stage is Mimi.
Following this is the signature show - the venue's namesake. 
Last up is 5 year old Aisha!!! 
Pretending not to look!
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