Police raid strip club over 'art night'

ABC News ^ | 04/06/2005 | staff writer

[bedolido]

A strip club in the United States that attempted to get around a ban on full nudity by giving patrons sketch pads for special "art nights" was cited for violating the city's nudity rules, officials said.

The citation was issued on Monday night to the Erotic City Gentleman's Club in Boise in Idaho.

Boise allows full nudity for "serious artistic" expression only, so the club handed out pencils and sketch pads to patrons so they could sketch naked women.

However, a police spokeswoman said officials concluded that patrons were not focused on art, so officers cited three dancers for violations of the city nudity ordinance.

"The case is being reviewed by the Boise city attorney for the possibility of future citations," spokeswoman Lynn Hightower said.

Erotic City owner Chris Teague called the citations a violation of the civil rights of the dancers, as well as an "insult to the patrons".

But the club would suspend "art night" until the matter was settled in court, he said.

[bedolido]

lol... this place is just a few miles from where I live... and I couldn't get my easel to stay straught.

[newsgatherer]

funny bump,

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no pun intended.

[Kenton]

Separated at birth???

[shadeaud]

''A police spokeswoman said officials concluded that patrons were not focused on art'' I thought art was in the mind of the beholder.

[speed_addiction]

You know, the people that bitch the most about these places are the ones that never go there. If they are already not going, what difference does it make who does?

[R. Scott]

Similar to the Taliban’s thinking. If it is illegal, they won’t be tempted.

[mlc9852]

Maybe some woman's husband???

[speed_addiction]

Prisons are full of people "not tempted" because something is illegal.

I'll admit it, I've had some great times at titties bars. Now with my business and a girlfriend who takes up most of my free time, I have not frequented them as much, but I have nothing against them.

In fact on the very day I saw my parole officer after my parole, I dropped by at one and when I told a girl about my recent time "away" she had me stay until closing and "welcomed" me to freedom. 8^)

[evets]

Confiscated art

[New Orleans Slim]

"Similar to the Taliban’s thinking. If it is illegal, they won’t be tempted." If that police department has the time and manpower to waste on "art night", then I think they need a budget cut to eliminate the surplus.

[Hi Heels]

In my younger, stupider days, I worked in one of these places. Not only is the drug trade nearly acceptable and the men overserved, but the fights break out, I've seen guns, and some of the women are pimped. One girl I knew was the biggest meth dealer in town and had scars all over her from a trick gone bad. She was "owned" by a group of bikers who took her money every night. You can add to "masturbater's moat" around the dance table to the list. Dangerous, nasty places.

[Dallas59]

Art is for Mans Sake...

[N. Theknow]

Hey Beed,

Do you golf?

Check this out! Watch the intro and then click on the commercial.

Click for the solution on solving Trajectile Dysfunction

[Drango]

Did some one say titty bar?

[SuziQ]

Boise allows full nudity for "serious artistic" expression only, so the club handed out pencils and sketch pads to patrons so they could sketch naked women.

I guess the police didn't think the patrons were series art enthusiasts.

[bedolido]

Do you golf?

I used to... didn't have a strong enough driver. Putter was always too short.

[N. Theknow]

Did you check out the commercial after the intro? It says some people have been known to stay long for over 4 hours.

[OXENinFLA]

No no no, it's "The Nudy bar."

[speed_addiction]

Dangerous, nasty places.

In Ft. Worth, Texas there is a place called "The Showgirl." Not a high end joint, I tell you. The girls are pretty enough, the boobies (enhanced or not) are perky enough, the decor is like Biker Gang lite. It struck me that the place had no bouncer. Until some bastard smacked a dancer. The girls bounced on him like white on rice. You know you are on the reciving end of an good asskicking when 10 strippers have you down and are stomping you with stiletto heels. The poor guy was a mess!

I made a comment to a guy next to me about what had just transpired and all he said, "Yeah. Happens all the time. The girl that works had to be pretty and mean. Especially MEAN!"