LV dancers free to fondle once more!
Nev. judge nullifies law on lap dances
The Associated Press
Last Updated 7:57 am PST Sunday, January 23, 2005
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Las Vegas law prohibiting strippers from fondling customers during lap dances is unconstitutionally vague, a judge ruled.
District Court Judge Sally Loehrer affirmed a lower court ruling that as many as five misdemeanor criminal cases filed against Las Vegas strippers should be dismissed.
OAS_AD('Button20');Friday's ruling affects only dancers within city limits. The Clark County Commission in 2002 limited touching between strippers and patrons during private lap dances, specifically barring strippers from touching or sitting on the customer's genital area.
But the municipal code was not as specific, saying only that strippers and their patrons should not "fondle" or "caress" each other.
City attorneys told Loehrer touching is illegal when dancers engage in contact aimed at sexually arousing the customer. But defense lawyer James Colin argued the lack of specifics makes it impossible to enforce the law.
"It's too confusing," Colin said. "No one knows."
Under Loehrer's ruling, no dancer in the city can be arrested for violating the municipal code. The city is considering an appeal.
Re: LV dancers free to fondle once more!
I really want to know who sits around wasting time on such retarded laws?
Re: LV dancers free to fondle once more!
Good for that Judge for not bending to political and religious pressure !
As for the point of law like that -- well they are usually a campaign tool garner votes from local Fundy's. Hundreds of dancers and customers were arrested in Tampa a few years back as part of a witchhunt conducted by a city councilman running for mayor, he lost the race too which was good and bad. Good because not enough local voters were fooled by the witchhunt but bad because hundreds suffered permnant things because of that asshole.
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Vice cops are so shady!
When I worked at Deja Vu in Honolulu, HI this past summer there was a super duper strict no touching rule, no matter where you were in the club. You were not allowed to sit with customers (because they don't have a "hostess" licence) or even touch them on the shoulder in a friendy manner. Dances were strictly done on a table in front/above the customer and often times vice woud come in and arrest girs for accidently brushing up against them during a dance for "lewd conduct." It was ridiculous.
Re: LV dancers free to fondle once more!
WOO! Back to Vegas I go! :)