pulling an end-around on the morality police.
From Reuters:
Police Raid Club Over Nude 'Art Night'
BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho strip club that attempted to get around a ban on full nudity by giving patrons sketch pads for special "art nights" was cited for violating the city's nudity rules, officials said on Tuesday.
The citation was issued on Monday night to the Erotic City Gentleman's Club in Boise, Idaho.
Boise allows full nudity for "serious artistic" expression only, so the club handed out pencils and sketch pads to patrons so they could sketch naked women.
A police spokeswoman said officials concluded, however, that patrons were not focused on art, so officers cited three dancers for violations of the city nudity ordinance. "The case is being reviewed by the Boise city attorney for the possibility of future citations," said spokeswoman Lynn Hightower.
Erotic City owner Chris Teague called the citations a violation of the civil rights of the dancers, as well as an "insult to the patrons." But the club would suspend 'art night' until the matter was settled in court. Read more.
I think this is absolutely hilarious and a great example of exposing a local ordinance as the oppressive sham and joke that it truly is. It is not any government agencies’ charge to determine what is “serious artistic” expression. That’s beyond their reach. Since when is it government’s job to determine what I’m thinking? What I’m doing?
Determining intent has very specific rules – WHEN IT COMES TO MURDER!
Looking at naked women? Please. Don’t you jackasses have anything better to do with your time?
I hope the strip club wins this case. Prudish behavior is your business, indeed. But don’t make it anybody else’s business.
Police Raid Club Over Nude 'Art Night'
BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho strip club that attempted to get around a ban on full nudity by giving patrons sketch pads for special "art nights" was cited for violating the city's nudity rules, officials said on Tuesday.
The citation was issued on Monday night to the Erotic City Gentleman's Club in Boise, Idaho.
Boise allows full nudity for "serious artistic" expression only, so the club handed out pencils and sketch pads to patrons so they could sketch naked women.
A police spokeswoman said officials concluded, however, that patrons were not focused on art, so officers cited three dancers for violations of the city nudity ordinance. "The case is being reviewed by the Boise city attorney for the possibility of future citations," said spokeswoman Lynn Hightower.
Erotic City owner Chris Teague called the citations a violation of the civil rights of the dancers, as well as an "insult to the patrons." But the club would suspend 'art night' until the matter was settled in court. Read more.
I think this is absolutely hilarious and a great example of exposing a local ordinance as the oppressive sham and joke that it truly is. It is not any government agencies’ charge to determine what is “serious artistic” expression. That’s beyond their reach. Since when is it government’s job to determine what I’m thinking? What I’m doing?
Determining intent has very specific rules – WHEN IT COMES TO MURDER!
Looking at naked women? Please. Don’t you jackasses have anything better to do with your time?
I hope the strip club wins this case. Prudish behavior is your business, indeed. But don’t make it anybody else’s business.
