- Strip Clubs
- Chuck Carey
- From Cape Cod Times December
97
Aside from being an affront
to the dignity of man and an outright insult to women,
adult operations spread like rot.
Think about it - a strip bar
moves in and what happens next door ? Normal people
don’t want to be near it so they move out. The
property value goes down because no one wants to
move their business next to it. What is the only
type of business that will move in ? You guessed
it. Another strip joint, porno place or other haven
for the feeble minded.
Main Street Hyannis is making
great strides in righting itself from the drop in
standards, property values and ambiance. One of the
complaints has been the objectionable lifestyles
of some of the individuals who frequent the streets.
The problem has been magnified by the practice of
surrounding towns exporting individuals they find
distasteful to Hyannis. When the powers that be in
_______ (pick a town) come across someone they wish
was not there, they "P and B"
them. That means put them on a bus to - you guessed
it - Hyannis.
Add professional homeless, belligerent
youths and the human low tide of the strip club crowd
and watch what happens. Or, more exactly, watch what
already happened in other cities.
14 of the 15 towns on the Cape
are in a position now to regulate zoning to control
the appearance of strip clubs. Some have begun take
steps. It is controllable in advance, unfortunately
not after one gets in. Society has a tendency to
devolve to it’s lowest common denominator. Perhaps
the finest moment of government is to check that
fall.
Barnstable, in particular, is
very vulnerable to the entrance of a strip bar at
present as no regulations have been formally adopted.
It’s the most natural site for adult operations
since it’s the center of business. That means
that right now, one of the several properties for
sale in and around Main Street could be purchased
and used for a strip bar. Think about the type of
people it would bring in (and the type of people
it would drive out).
Think also about how adult video
and other porno operations have already established
a beachhead on Main Street, Willow Street in Yarmouth
and Route 28. Their success as businesses is an expression
of how the lower elements among us have prevailed
and multiplied.
Are they are simply alternate
entertainment for certain lifestyles ?
Or are they are a harbinger
of far worse things to come ?
