Mayor Says Brothels And Cemeteries Don't Mix

[matcom]

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SYDNEY, Australia --Brothels and cemeteries don't mix and should remain at least 660 feet apart, a local government official said Tuesday.

Paul Pisasale, the mayor of Queensland state town of Ipswich, is part of a movement being led by the Urban Local Government Association to prevent brothels from being built near cemeteries. Prostitution is legal in Australia in limited circumstances.

"There's a lot of families and services that are going on and the last thing you want is someone conducting a spiritual service and a cemetery reflection time for family and a brothel going on next door," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio on Tuesday.

"It's totally inappropriate. There's a place for brothels and a place for cemeteries and we don't believe the two mix."

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/06/06/mayor_wants_brothels_kept_from_cemeteries?mode=PF

[Random_Australian]

1. Fair enough.

[Vidar]

2. nuff said.

[Deep13]

3. Also, prostitutes no longer told to "knock 'em dead."

[nickinSTL]

4. the thoughts that subject line conjurs...

There just isn't really an appropriate smiley...

[DBoon]

5. Why not? Goths might frequent prostitutes too

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