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YAKIMA, Wash. -- Responding to the growing proliferation of bikini bars, the Yakima City Council approved minor changes to the city’s indecent exposure ordinance Tuesday night.
Among other things, the changes prohibit see-through apparel as well as G-strings as primary workwear and defines in excruciating detail something known in legal parlance as “cleavage of the buttocks.”
Acting on concerns voiced by Mayor Dave Edler, the council voted 5-2 to amend the ordinance in response to several new coffee stands in Yakima that feature scantily clad baristas.
Such businesses, sometimes known as bikini bars or sexpresso stands, have been popping up in communities throughout the Northwest. Some are more risque than others.
In a statement to the council Tuesday, Edler defended his opposition to such businesses, which he accused of contributing to sex crimes against women.
“If you want to create an environment where crime can happen,” he said, “you turn a blind eye to adult businesses. And that’s why this is important to me.”
The vote was not unanimous, however. Council members Kathy Coffey and Rick Ensey voted no, with Coffey suggesting that amending the indecent exposure code was an empty gesture.
Said Coffey to Edler, “This isn’t going to achieve what you want to achieve.”
- Chris Bristol
This is ridiculous.Now our fine mayor is making comments about bikini clad baristas inviting sex crime in our community. Violent sex crimes are about power and control, not about sex. The sex is simply an instrument to control. A perpetrator doesn't select his victim based on what she is wearing. The idea that women invite violence by how they dress is an antiquated idea. I would suggest Mr. Edler do some research on violence against women before he makes such statements.
Report Violationhallie40,
"The idea that women invite violence by how they dress is an antiquated idea."
So when did men stop being visually stimulated by nearly nude women?
Sexual violence is never justified, but you can't be naive and ignore human nature. Some people act like animals and are more likely to attack a person who is dangling fresh meat in their face.
AT LEAST, thank you, Kathy Coffey. However, I suppose comedian Edler assumed you would say that because of your obvious connection to this industry based on your last name.
Desperate Housewives season is over, but thanks to this excuse for a mayor, I stand entertained! I'm always suspicious of the 'advertised Christian'. Can't wait for Jesus to come back and yell at Davey," Dude! I didn't ask you to make a religion in my name! Geeeze!"
Hey Dave Edler! Did you read the article about the 13 year old girl who got shot? I think you already have your hands full with things like that. Did you consider that? Dude, it's clear to me you're just embracing this Sexy Coffee issue as a means of distracting the public from the fact that you cannot govern, you cannot catch bad guys, you cannot prevent 13 year old girls from being shot!!! Lingerie on Barristas...Do you think this kind of small-town mayor crap would fly in Seattle during a period of gang violence! You'd be laughed out of town on a ferry. You have to try to look at these girls, and YOU....DID! That's on you, Davey! Some 'Mayor'. Oh that's right, you're the Pastor of Yakima. I bet 60 Minutes would love to do a scoop on you.
Report Violationsjuan comment about "fresh meat" dangling in faces certainly leaves no doubt re: his opinion of women.
wonder if edler is his pastor?
lahat,
You liberals show your opinion of women by supporting businesses who objectify them and use sex to sell their products.
Since you're not the brightest person, I'll explain my obvious metaphor. I was merely pointing out that nearly nude women tend to arouse mens' sexual appetite in the same way a piece of meat arouses an animal's appetite. While most people are civilized enough to control their desires, there are those among us that behave like animals and are more likely to attack women who flaunt their sexuality (ie women serving coffee in their lingerie). If you don't believe me, do some research on how many sex offenders there are in Yakima.
i live here and this is the type of bull that the city council spends there time on all because the head of the council is a pastor in a local church and he has been offended by a esspresso stand that the girls wear skimpy outfits this is why we seperated church from state if i was on the councel i would be working on finding a way to stop the drive by shootings and graffitti and out of control crime aginst the good citizens of yakima rather than what kind of underwear people are wearing and how much you can see
Report ViolationA man being attracted to or even aroused by a woman that is wearing something revealing is very different from sexual violence. A man does not turn violent and rape a woman because he sees cleavage. A sexually violent person will offend regardless of what a woman is wearing. I don't believe that statistics will support that the majority of sexual violence stems from scantily clad women. I also don't believe that men who are "visually stimulated" by a woman turn violent.
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