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Court rules strippers must at least wear ID cards
Houston Chronicle ^
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| KRISTEN MACK
Posted on 06/03/2004 7:49:35 PM PDT by wagglebee
Adult entertainers in Houston will have to abide by a city ordinance that requires them to display their city licenses while performing, a federal appeals court has ruled.
"With this opinion in hand, we will start enforcing that requirement," said Don Cheatham, an assistant city attorney.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans last week reversed its earlier ruling and upheld the city's requirement that dancers "wear and conspicuously display a city-issued identification card while performing."
The city has argued that the license display will allow police officers to determine more easily whether a performer is complying with city regulations.
The industry contends that its businesses are singled out for such treatment and that requiring dancers to display their real names could endanger their safety. Most perform under stage names.
"I do not know where the city gets the right to say that a person has to have that form of identification on them. In no other business does the city dictate that," said Nelson Hensley, a lawyer representing several of the clubs and businesses.
In 1997, the City Council unanimously approved tougher regulations of sexually oriented businesses, including the license display requirement.
In upholding the display requirement, a 5th Circuit panel also turned down the adult businesses' request that the entire court hear the case.
Hensley said he now will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to consider it.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Texas
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To: wagglebee
license display will allow police officers to determine more easily whether a performer is complying with city regulations
Sure they'll be looking at the license tag. Sounds like a great detail for the male officers! (and some of the female officers too!)
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posted on
06/03/2004 8:27:15 PM PDT
by
Calamari
(Pass enough laws and everyone is guilty of something.)
To: wagglebee
"With this opinion in hand, we will start enforcing that requirement,"
Enforcing this law must be pure hell. I bet noone volunteers for it at all
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posted on
06/03/2004 8:28:33 PM PDT
by
Damagro
To: Sofa King
"You need a license to strip???? " Yeah right. Next we're gonna need a license to go to the toilet. Probably require us to have a hazmat placard on our butts.
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posted on
06/03/2004 8:28:40 PM PDT
by
Mikey
To: TheConservator
I thought TADSLOS made a truly excellent point.
Even the phrase 'Illegal Alien' is being treated like a racial slur. Illegal Aliens are petitioning to get college education discounts, Social Security, special grants and privileges that hard working American's do not qualify for.
Now, the city of Houston is requiring LEGALLY employed Americans to display their ID; yet the police are forbidden from even asking to see the ID of a suspected Illegal Alien.
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posted on
06/03/2004 8:28:51 PM PDT
by
Hodar
(With Rights, comes Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
To: wagglebee
Don CheathamAnd he's a lawyer... go figure.
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posted on
06/03/2004 8:30:39 PM PDT
by
zoyd
(Hi, I'm with the government. We're going to make you like your neighbor.)
To: CzarNicky
What are they going to pin the badge to?Let me know when they find out. I wanna see it for myself...
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posted on
06/03/2004 8:34:03 PM PDT
by
Libloather
(VRWC - we know who we are...)
To: TheConservator
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posted on
06/03/2004 8:35:54 PM PDT
by
expatguy
(Fallujah Delenda Est!!)
To: wagglebee
WOW! You mean I'll get to find out Bambi's real name?
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posted on
06/03/2004 8:38:19 PM PDT
by
Lockbar
To: CzarNicky
What are they going to pin the badge to? Maybe she could just stick it in her ,ummm, pocket(?) and just whip it out as needed?
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posted on
06/03/2004 8:50:11 PM PDT
by
Gumption
To: Hodar
It is a very good point.
I say we require all illegal aliens to wear an ID badge as well.
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posted on
06/03/2004 8:53:01 PM PDT
by
expatguy
(Fallujah Delenda Est!!)
To: wagglebee
Not only do most dancers not use their real names, lots of clubs refuse to let them use their real names.
I don't think much of stripping as a profession, but I also don't think they should be put at even more risk just because the city wishes the clubs weren't legal.
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posted on
06/03/2004 8:54:31 PM PDT
by
sharktrager
(Insanity: To continue repeating the same act, each time expecting a different result.)
To: wagglebee
Looks like there will be a few openings for ballerinas.
I think some will quit.
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posted on
06/03/2004 9:06:16 PM PDT
by
SeeRushToldU_So
(Error 404; Page Not Found.)
To: wagglebee
To: Sofa King
nothing worse that an unlicensed stripper.
[heavy sarc]
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posted on
06/03/2004 9:11:59 PM PDT
by
smonk
To: Sofa King
Expect more inspections.
Every year it seems there are reports of the fire inspector checking out the topless bars "during business hours".
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posted on
06/03/2004 9:12:02 PM PDT
by
weegee
(NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS. CNN ignored torture & murder in Saddam's Iraq to keep their Baghdad Bureau.)
To: CzarNicky
To: 1riot1ranger; Action-America; Aggie Mama; Alkhin; Allegra; American72; antivenom; Antoninus II; ...
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posted on
06/03/2004 9:14:43 PM PDT
by
weegee
(NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS. CNN ignored torture & murder in Saddam's Iraq to keep their Baghdad Bureau.)
To: wagglebee
Court rules strippers must at least wear ID cardsI would think that anyone who goes to watch a stripper wouldn't need the parts labeled.
To: patriot5186
Can they just tatoo it on? Someday we all may have to tattoo our IDs on. Mooooo.
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posted on
06/03/2004 9:17:04 PM PDT
by
weegee
(NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS. CNN ignored torture & murder in Saddam's Iraq to keep their Baghdad Bureau.)
To: CzarNicky
What are they going to pin the badge to?
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posted on
06/03/2004 9:19:44 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
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