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Well, of course there are, Amy Kate. But, seriously does that sound like nearly as much fun as sending half the UC Vice Squad over to the local strip club for a little boob-ogling, followed by some group "pat down" searching? Especially since they're probably not going to get nearly as many opportunities to do so in the future.

I mean, come on - where are your priorities? I think we KNOW where the SPD's are.

Posted by COMTE | December 14, 2006 1:12 PM
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You have got to be kidding me! What a ridiculous use of SPD resources. How many people (both civilians and police) have been bitching and moaning about needing more police? I know that it's just one night, but I can't believe there weren't other things thos officers could have been doing. Someone should do a check on 911 calls around that time to see what else was going on.

Posted by Gidge | December 14, 2006 1:38 PM
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Bunch of pussies.

Posted by DOUG. | December 14, 2006 1:48 PM
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Yep, this is the same Seattle PD who earlier this year took 2-1/2 hours to respond when our house was robbed (with us in it) and when our bank account was drained we were told that it was up to the bank and not us (since, according to the officer the "loss" was the bank's and not ours) whether there would be a full investigation.

Glad to see they're on porn patrol instead of protecting the public at large, as per usual.

Posted by Dave Coffman | December 14, 2006 1:53 PM
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It's seeming like we need a few more referendums to spell out for the police what shouldn't be a priority. I mean, it is their job to enforce all laws, not to choose which they're going to enforce, but to go out of their way to organize a sting for this when there are obviously other things they could be putting their efforts toward seems pretty incompetent. I'm curious, though, what portion of people in the city would actually think this is a good idea.

Posted by Noink | December 14, 2006 2:27 PM
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We need a new referendum that explicitly:

a) allows strip clubs to serve drinks
b) allows strippers to touch customers
c) removes the minimum distance between nude strippers and customers
d) decriminalizes escorts

It would pass.

Posted by Sean | December 14, 2006 2:33 PM
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We could call it the Mom Referendum, because most of the money from those customers goes to raising stripper's children. To my knowledge, many of the strippers are moms.

Posted by mom | December 14, 2006 2:41 PM
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However, it would be nice to include a provision in that initiative making it mandatory for strip club owners to toss out troublemakers.* I would hope that most do it anyway, but it wouldn't surprise me if there a more than a few assholes out there who tell their strippers to get over it.


*Especially if strip clubs are allowed to serve alcohol.

Posted by keshmeshi | December 14, 2006 3:21 PM
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I'm so glad my tax dollars are helping SPD wives to get fucked extra hard the night after these strip club raids.

Posted by Fnarf | December 14, 2006 3:49 PM
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There ought to be a stripper's union to negotiate work conditions, pay, club responsibilies for obnoxious customers, etc.

In any case, as more new clubs open up and have to compete with each other for dancers, strippers will have more options and more bargaining power.

Posted by Sean | December 14, 2006 4:23 PM
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UPDATE: Heh. I encourage The Stranger to continue wrapping its soft, warm perspective around those hard, throbbing questions.

Posted by Noink | December 14, 2006 4:36 PM
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Sean, the Lusty Lady is unionized.

Gidge, right on. The Police Guild is always going on about how they need more officers. Neighborhoods are talking about how they need more officers. The City Council is taking about needing more officers. Maybe we wouldn't need quite so many if the cops we do have weren't wasting their time on this bullshit.

Posted by Gitai | December 14, 2006 4:53 PM
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Seattle is no plaec for a boner.

Posted by Dougsf | December 14, 2006 6:34 PM

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