Outlawing Fun In Everett Washington
For three days in a row the Everett Herald has been running stories about the dangerous risks Everett cops are taking to protect us all from baristas in skimpy clothing. Thank god the cops in Everett are saving us from the horrible menace of almost visible nipples, they could be, like other departments, improperly focusing on much less dangerous crimes like rape, robbery, and youth violence.
Citizens of Everett should take pride in the fact that their boys in blue are risking their very lives to stop these young sluts from committing any more horrendous crimes, crimes as heinous as licking up whipping cream.
A quick run down for those who don't read the Herald:
Five women working at Grab N Go espresso in Everett were this week charged with prostitution for:
"...accused of stripping off their undergarments and flashing customers. Everett police also reported witnessing the women charge customers up to $80 to touch their exposed private parts."
- The Everett Herald
The investigation into the women removing their panties did take over two months, but I'm quite certain that a better use of law enforcement resources could not be found anywhere. I mean good lord, if a woman is willing to take off her underwear, who knows what other sick and demented crimes she might be plotting. Hell, these tramps could be terrorists or serial killers. Lucky for us the Everett cops are on the job!
At another stand, off HWY 99, apparently it was felt that prostitution charges would not stick, so indecent exposure was the order of the day. A huge THANK YOU to the tipster who alerted the cops to this horrible crime wave.
"He told the deputy the barista's nipples could be seen through her pasties. The man told the deputy it was the first time he'd seen that much of a barista at the stand, court papers said.
The Everett woman was arrested and booked into jail."
- The Everett Herald
I don't know about the rest of you, but I know that if I ever visit the City of Everett I'll be glad to know that I won't have to see any whore's bare butt cheeks! Muggers and rapists I can handle just fine, as long as the Everett cops are there, protecting me from renegade sluts.
Enough Sarcasm.
On a serious note, we should not blame the cops for this horrible waste of law enforcement resources. It's not their fault, they are just following orders.
You see, the Mayor and the City Council want to pass an ordinance outlawing bikini espresso stands. Prudes hate coffee girls in bikinis, and prudes vote a lot more frequently than more open-minded people. Therefore, the Mayor and Council have hit on their ordinance as a cheap and easy way to score some votes for themselves.
The problem is of course that they do need to justify their ordinance somehow. To do so, they send out the cops to do their dirty work. Send out the cops to hit the girls with some goofy charges, that lets the media turn it into a 'crisis' that must be addressed, and viola, justification for the Mayor and his Council to pass their ordinance.
Sleazy politics at its worst.
Comments
I was going to leave a comment on the unpleasant task of law enforcement officers, but when I got to your "Enough Sarcasm" subtitle, I decided that it would be superfluous.
I just want to point out that the police personnel who are on the street charged with enforcing laws are sometimes caught between a rock and a hard place. Their first obligation is to uphold the oath that they took to get their jobs. In many cases the enforcement of these arbitrary laws go against their beliefs, their mores, their ethics. So what should they do? Some quit the job for lack of possible reconciliation. It is a shame, but it happens. Others compromise their principles. And then the laws are again, arbitrarily changed, and all that was for naught.
The source of the problem is with the people who enact these laws, and that is where we need to kick ass, so to speak.
Posted by: Susan's pet | September 28, 2009 1:30 PM
Susan's pet,
Thank you for providing your unique perspective.
I do agree with you that police are often caught between the political types they work for, and their personal convictions.
Certainly that is the case in this instance. The police are being used as pawns in the Mayor's cheap bid for votes.
M
Posted by: Milliscent | September 29, 2009 2:08 PM
Ms Milliscent
Caught just a bit on my way out the door , so dont rightly know the whole story , but it seems this has been taking place in Spokane as well.
None of this type of thing surprises me right now as the state is so far in the hole.
I am sure the city council figures it is a fine they can collect without upsetting to many folks.
There will be more of it before there is less , the most important thing for folks to do is remember these things at the next election, and VOTE !
This is also why i do not like crime bills that propose to " put more cops on the street " , the last thing any of us need is to pay the wage of some fat ass so they can park his or her self someplace and write up citations to take more of our hard earned dollers so they can justify the air they breath.
Just to add , i do know many fine law enforcment officers , but as is always the case in any grouping there are the good and the bad.
deepest respects
Posted by: Fredrick | September 30, 2009 5:49 AM
fredrick,
Well, it seems that the city council managed to pass their ordinance.
Of course though, it was all for show, and will not actually outlaw the coffee stands, or require the women who work them to wear any additional clothing.
It was all nothing but a show.
M
Posted by: Milliscent | October 3, 2009 3:57 PM