
Originally Posted by
Melonie
^^^ the intent of the law is apparently to restrict interaction between 'performing' dancers (in various states of undress) and club patrons. By my read, once a girl finishes her stage performance (with a 5ft separation rule ... meaning she can't take stage tips directly), she must then WAIT one hour (in the dressing room, apparently ?) before being able to come out and 'socialize' with customers.
As to Lawrence vs Texas i.e. the precedent that two consenting adults have the right to engage in consensual sex in a 'private' setting in whatever manner they choose, be careful what you wish for. If the very same legal precedent were applied to a consenting customer and a consenting dancer in an appropriately 'private' VIP room, it's arguable that engaging in sex acts of any sort would be completely legal. What's not legally clear is if the dancer could accept extra money in exchange for engaging in those sex acts. This could easily lead to a scenario where the club starts charging $300 / 30 minutes for use if its 'private' VIP room, with perhaps $150 kicked back to the dancer, but where girls who were willing to engage in sex acts in exchange for the $150 kickback (only) would sell all the VIP's and where girls who were not willing to engage in sex acts wouldn't be able to sell any VIP's to speak of (or at least no repeat VIP's).
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