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Lakeland Inn Will Allow Nude Sunbathing
The Lakeland Ledger ^ | November 3, 2005 | Mary Toothman and Diane Lacey Allen

Posted on 11/03/2005 6:11:21 AM PST by Sam's Army

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To: Sam's Army
Charlie Boyd, who is on a leave of absence from his 30-year job as a psychologist for the Polk County school system. on leave...hope you don't return to the school system. How disturbing is this? Ewwww.
22 posted on 11/03/2005 6:46:47 AM PST by standingfirm
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To: Sam's Army
"But I don't think that I will have any problems," he said. "I'm going to have an 8-foot privacy fence up in the entire rear area of the property. If somebody wants to look in here, they're going to have to climb the fence."

Watch the neighbors build Real Tall Playsets in their backyards.

23 posted on 11/03/2005 6:47:11 AM PST by George Smiley (This tagline deliberately targeted journalists.)
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To: Owl_Eagle
When I was in my early twenties...I rented a home with a buddy. The house was owned by his parents...so we could make up-grades..paint, build, etc...

My friend wanted to paint a rainbow on the garage wall that faced inward towards our backyard. We traced it all out...and painted it in. It came out great...and everyone seemed to like it. We never thought much about it....Ha!!

That was before the Gay groups hi-jacked that symbol...for themselves.

FWIW-

24 posted on 11/03/2005 6:54:38 AM PST by Osage Orange (Hillary's heart is blacker than the devil's riding boots......................)
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To: Owl_Eagle; Sam's Army
SCORE!!!

I told you he would fall for it.

25 posted on 11/03/2005 6:55:53 AM PST by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (People too weak to follow their own dreams, will always find a way to discourage yours.)
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To: Sam's Army
City Attorney Tim McCausland said Lakeland has no lifestyle ordinances, but "if it's something that's clothing optional, it's likely to run afoul of our anti-nudity ordinance."

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Sheriff Grady Judd, who has repeatedly attempted to stomp out adult businesses, said he didn't want to malign the inn before it opens. But he was also quick to say, "I can assure you of this, both the city Police Department and the Sheriff's Department will take a keen interest in them if they violate the law."

As a former resident of Lakeland, I will say that this business will not last 6 months. lakeland and Polk County have no adult businesses. THe Sheriff is very, very aggressive in pursuing obsenity charges, justified or not. For example, the tactic is to file 1 charge per 'item' (book, magazine, internet photo for Lakeland located websites, per dance, etc.) That results in hundreds of charges of obsenity with consecutive sentences sought. That could result in several hundreds of years for misdemeanors, unless the defendant pleas guilty and leaves the county. If the defendant fights the charges, the Sheriff uses RICO to seize the defendants home and sells it ASAP, so even if found not guilty, the defendant has lost his home. Operators of adult websites based in Lakeland had this happen. One couple had a web cam for people to watch their activities and they faced multiple obsenity charges. They thought since it was on the internet, it didn't matter where they were located because no one would know where their house was. The Sheriff found out and arrested them for violating community standards on obsenity. Even thoug it was a website, the standards in Lakeland applied. It is a strict zero tolerance policy in that county and this guy's business will be shut down quickly. Juries there come from the same cloth as the sheriff so this guy does not stand a chance.

26 posted on 11/03/2005 7:04:32 AM PST by doc30 (Democrats are to morals what and Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)
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Former Polk Countian myself, so I know of what you speak. The most interesting aspect of this story to me is that it is a Polk County school psychologist leading the charge.


27 posted on 11/03/2005 7:12:59 AM PST by Sam's Army (Intense and spicy, with a hint of sarcasm and a dry finish.)
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To: BlueMondaySkipper

Crowded elevators smell different to midgets.


28 posted on 11/03/2005 7:17:24 AM PST by Concho
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To: Owl_Eagle
Could happen to anybody.
29 posted on 11/03/2005 7:26:33 AM PST by steve-b (A desire not to butt into other people's business is eighty percent of all human wisdom)
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To: Sam's Army

How much do you want to bet, they start renting rooms by the hour


30 posted on 11/03/2005 7:44:12 AM PST by txroadhawg ("Stuck on stupid? I invented stupid! " Al Gore)
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To: Sam's Army; EdReform; backhoe; Yehuda; Clint N. Suhks; saradippity; stage left; Yakboy; ...

Homosexual Agenda Ping.

In a rush - didn't read whole article. Later.

But note this - he's been a school psychologist for 30 years. On a leave of absence. Why? I wonder what he has in his computer... Just wondering.

Reminds me of the article I pung out yesterday about the Human Services [sic] psychiatrist, who deals with disturbed children, who in his spare time dresses up in S&M gear for a "gay" porn website...

See anything wrong with these pictures?

Freepmail me and DirtyHarryY2K if you want on/off this pinglist.


31 posted on 11/03/2005 10:11:23 AM PST by little jeremiah
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To: Sam's Army

Moons Over Miami?


32 posted on 11/03/2005 10:12:31 AM PST by GSWarrior
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To: little jeremiah

If you don't have anything on the guy just make up some allegations, if that proves your point. Unbelievable, as usual.


33 posted on 11/03/2005 10:12:57 AM PST by bigsigh
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To: doc30
As a former resident of Lakeland, I will say that this business will not last 6 months. lakeland and Polk County have no adult businesses.

I'd be curious to see what kind of charges could be brought against people going naked on private property, withg an 8 foot wall around the property. That would be a tough case to make.

If the defendant fights the charges, the Sheriff uses RICO to seize the defendants home and sells it ASAP, so even if found not guilty, the defendant has lost his home.

Okay, I have a problem with this. As should most people who support the concept of innocent until proven guilty.

34 posted on 11/03/2005 12:29:05 PM PST by Palisades (Cthulhu in 2008! Why settle for the lesser evil?)
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To: Sam's Army

....Will this be a nude inn? "No, absolutely not," he said. "I am not a nudist, I'm a naturist. Nudists want to be naked all the time. Naturists enjoy nudity in appropriate settings.......

"I only stick my penis out of my fly when I'm administering school psychology to young girls," he added!


35 posted on 11/03/2005 12:35:54 PM PST by aShepard
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Boys is my guess.


36 posted on 11/03/2005 12:40:46 PM PST by Sam's Army (Intense and spicy, with a hint of sarcasm and a dry finish.)
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To: Palisades
Not that hard for Polk County, right or wrong they use the "Community Standards" rule with dramatic effect. They have been up and down the court process for years fighting tooth and nail with owners of adult businesses. Someone may eventually win against them, but its gonna take a lot of financial backing and national attention.

Law enforcement there takes the culture war very seriously.

37 posted on 11/03/2005 12:50:17 PM PST by Sam's Army (Intense and spicy, with a hint of sarcasm and a dry finish.)
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To: Sam's Army
Tons of these places down in Key West. I'm surprised there aren't more in Florida.

Lakeland? Publix-ville? Who the hell would want to go there for nude sunbathing/Gay Orgies?

38 posted on 11/03/2005 12:53:37 PM PST by Clemenza (In League with the Freemasons, The Bilderbergers, and the Learned Elders of Zion)
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To: basil

"What state is this?"


State of decadence.


39 posted on 11/03/2005 12:53:41 PM PST by MoochPooch (A righteous person worries about his or her behavior, an extremist about everyone else's.)
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To: Sam's Army
Not that hard for Polk County, right or wrong they use the "Community Standards" rule with dramatic effect.

From what is seems like here, Polk County seems to engage in some tactics that amount to harassment and/or abuse of the legal system. Using the full weight of government to squash small businesses and penalize them for actually exerting their rights in court just doesn't seem right.

Law enforcement there takes the culture war very seriously.

I'm not sure that is a proper role for law enforcement.

40 posted on 11/03/2005 12:55:42 PM PST by Palisades (Cthulhu in 2008! Why settle for the lesser evil?)
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