Lap Dances Are Protected By The Constitution…
July 9, 2007 by Thundercat
Filed under Rants & Reviews
You know, occasionally the government does get SOMETHING right…
SALEM, Ore. — A Marion County judge said lap dances in Salem are protected by the free speech provisions of the Oregon Constitution.
Judge Albin Norblad’s ruling struck down a city ban Friday on "prohibited touching" — sexually exciting physical contact for pay.
The case involves 24-year-old Laurel Guillen, a dancer at a Salem club called Cheetah’s, who gave a lap dance to an undercover officer in 2005.
Salem residents hoping to limit Salem strip club activity called the ruling a setback. They said they hope to get a measure on the ballot to amend the state constitution to strengthen local government regulation of strip clubs.
Cheetah’s does not serve alcohol and is open to people 18 and older.
Salem City Attorney Randall Tosh declined comment but said the city would review the ordinance and consider an appeal.
I know that out here in LA, a major push for "air dances" or lap dances that must happen at least 6 feet away from the customer, were fought and overcome by the strip clubs. I don’t know if they used the free speech defense, but it certainly seems to me that "sexually exciting physical contact" is a form of communication. We can legally go to a store and pay for sexually exciting movies, so why not the contact?
Whoever this judge is – major props to him!
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