Sacramento County restricts lap dancing

[XemaSab]

Source: Sacramento Bee

Officials said they were confident the new ordinance would stand up to legal challenges some opponents have threatened.

"It was tailored to dancing that is sexual in nature," said John Reed, deputy county counsel. He told the board that meant the ordinance wouldn't affect other businesses like magicians or theaters where performers might interact with the audience.

The board approved the ordinance 4-0. Supervisor Roberta MacGlashan was absent.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/1725554.html

[TwilightGardener]

1. Can the Lambada (The Forbidden Dance) be far behind?

I'd prefer they restrict square dancing, on grounds of being so damn stupid, but that's just me...

[Bennyboy]

2. As a Sac County resident all I can say is:WHADDACROCKOFSHIT!

So, these idiots are going take money out of people mouths and put more of the taxpayers money to pay for enforcement.

We are fucked.

[depakid]

3. One would think that they have more pressing matters to attend to...

[tomm2thumbs]

4. #1 deleted dupe - DU tripled my comment, I guess I should go to Vegas

[tomm2thumbs]

5. #2 deleted dupe

[tomm2thumbs]

6. Footloose is making a comeback - how extraordinary

'ya'll keep that durty dancin' in your pants, ya hear?'

meanwhile, a phone book's worth of personals ads on the internet make it all easier and cheaper to do far more

[Greyskye]

7. journalistic incompetence

How has the law changed with the new ordinance? What are the new rules?

Reporter FAIL.

[TwilightGardener]

9. Yeah, I read it about three times (the link) and kept thinking, why does

this read like disconnected excerpts of a REAL article?

[Bennyboy]

11. From what I understand....

(and really, this is okay for The Bee to have just this blurb right now, tehy will get and in depth story when the night crew comes on and the paper is readied for publication).

From what I get from this is no physical contact with patrons. No sitting, no table dancing or lap dancing. not sure if it affects the dollar in the panites thing, but simply put, NO TOUCHING.
Next up no stripping. they ahve been at for years. First no alcohol if bottomless. Then zoning law changes (which they just tried to pass and failed......again)and now no lap dancing. next no nothing.

Another business gone to somewhere else. And more cops to police the new rules. STUPID.

[damntexdem]

13. Well, I'm against bottomless alcohol.

It just runs out on the bar and is wasted.

[olddad56]

21. maybe the writer had more than a laptop on his lap when he wrote it.

[HopeHoops]

8. I assume John reed did EXTENSIVE research into the subject first ;}

:evilgrin:

[xchrom]

10. why? -- why would they want to do that? nt

[damntexdem]

12. So they'll only allow nonsexual lap dancing?

How does that work, exactly? ;-)

[bananas]

14. Article updated, says lap dancing will be limited to industrial zoned areas

Which parts of the lap are industrial zoned?

"Despite strip clubs' objections, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted today to limit lap dancing to industrial zoned areas."

[depakid]

16. The tent cities?

[Bennyboy]

18. So the three clubs on Auburn Blvd will have to close.

Three of the six in the county. They are also the three clubs in the City of Citrus Heights while the ones in the industrial part of town are in the county (except one in the city of Sacramento).

and really the Auburn Blvd locations are in teh dumpiest part of town and are almost industrial areas.

[tclambert]

23. Robots!

[truthisfreedom]

25. You have to look for where the tools are. That's the industrial zone.

8^P

[8 track mind]

15. But what if i want tap dancing in my lap???? Those bastards!

i mean hasn't everyone at some time wanted the riverdance in their lap?

[David__77]

17. I don't know about this.

The strip clubs aren't exactly a haven for trouble any more than, say, a bar. I'm much more concerned about the labor practices for the people working their than anything else, such as location.

[bemildred]

19. Well, I'm glad they have time for this important business.

:puke:

[olddad56]

20. This is good, because now moral people can go to the strip clubs and...

ogle the naked dancers without being offended by the lap dancers. Makes sense to me.

[Baclava]

22. Horrible idea. Strippers are people too.

Taking money right out of their hands.

who the hell cares about table dances from Magicians?

[tclambert]

24. How are all those girls gonna pay for college?

And what am I gonna do with all these dollar bills?

Why are they always pickin' on us sinners?