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 | | From: | Jim Ledford | | Subject: | lawyers help to degrade society again | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:08:47 -0500 |
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 | LAS VEGAS Jan 23, 2005 - A Las Vegas law prohibiting strippers from
fondling customers during lap dances is unconstitutionally vague, a judge
ruled.
District Court Judge Sally Loehrer affirmed a lower court ruling that as
many as five misdemeanor criminal cases filed against Las Vegas strippers
should be dismissed.
Friday's ruling affects only dancers within city limits. The Clark County
Commission in 2002 limited touching between strippers and patrons during
private lap dances, specifically barring strippers from touching or sitting
on the customer's genital area.
But the municipal code was not as specific, saying only that strippers and
their patrons should not "fondle" or "caress" each other.
City attorneys told Loehrer touching is illegal when dancers engage in
contact aimed at ually arousing the customer. But defense lawyer James
Colin argued the lack of specifics makes it impossible to enforce the law.
"It's too confusing," Colin said. "No one knows."
Under Loehrer's ruling, no dancer in the city can be arrested for violating
the municipal code. The city is considering an appeal.
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lawyer James
Colin argued the lack of specifics makes it impossible to enforce the law.
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