Dallas must prevent loopholes in ordinance to close strip clubs at 2 a.m. | Opinion
The XTC Cabaret in northwest Dallas is fighting back against an attempt by the city to label the all-nude club a Habitual Criminal Property. It's a move that could lead to shutting down the club.Efforts to stall a proposed ordinance that would require strips clubs and other sex-based businesses to close at 2 a.m. have ratcheted up since council members began debating the measure in December. Attorneys for strip clubs have threatened to sue. Council committees have argued about procedure.
The matter is now in front of the full council, which is expected to vote on Wednesday. It should tune out the noise and vote yes for closing these clubs earlier. Council members should not lose sight of the reason this is on the agenda in the first place. Dallas police have linked much of the after-hours violent crime in the city to sexually oriented nightclubs, most of which are clustered in northwest Dallas. Shutting down adult cabarets between 2 and 6 a.m. will lower those instances.
The ordinance might also curtail opportunities for sex trafficking by prohibiting nightclubs from operating in pre-dawn hours. New Friends New Life, a Dallas nonprofit that advocates for sex trafficking survivors, told us that 55% of the approximately 300 girls and women it served last year had at some point been trafficked in strip clubs.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Strained By Staffing Deficiencies, Dallas Animal Services To Temporarily Close On ThursdaysCity of Dallas officials announced on Friday, January 21 that Dallas Animal Services would be temporarily closing on Thursdays due to staffing problems.
Weiterlesen »
These parts of I-635 will close for construction in Dallas, Mesquite and Garland this weekDaytime and nighttime lane closures on or connected to Interstate 635 will take place this week in Dallas, Mesquite and Garland according to the Texas...
Weiterlesen »
Dallas animal shelter closed on Thursdays due to staffing shortagesThe Dallas animal shelter was already short-staffed and is now dealing with an increasing number of sick workers because of the COVID-19 omicron variant.
Weiterlesen »
Staffing Shortage Hits Dallas Animal Shelter, Forcing Temporary Closure on ThursdaysUntil staffing levels are replenished, residents should expect delays from Dallas Animal Services, especially for low priority calls.
Weiterlesen »
Dallas needs to revise rules that let century-old live oaks be hacked down for developmentThe shroud of construction fencing can’t hide the massacre at 5100 Ross Avenue — a fresh graveyard of 14 chopped-down majestic live oaks that for more than...
Weiterlesen »
Elton John cancels Dallas concerts after positive COVID testBreaking: Elton John (eltonofficial) cancels Dallas concerts after positive COVID test
Weiterlesen »