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Thursday, June 29, 2006
Dancers won’t be getting too close
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Latest news on Sandy Springs Police Department rollout on Saturday:
Today is best described as chaos, similar to that scene when Godzilla comes out of the water and everyone starts looking up, screaming and holding their hands over their head — like that in itself would repel Godzilla.
Anyway, the uniform lady is back refitting and delivering items. We’re waiting on the UPS truck to arrive. I’m anxious about it and I don’t even know what its bringing. Whatever it is, it was something we needed.
Anxiety spreads like fire. The last-minute reports and forms are arriving. We’re moving from 784 Roswell Road to 5995 Barfield Drive at the same time, like we need that. All of this is going on at the same time. Last-minute meetings were concluded as to what squads would do what when we start at midnight.
Media folks are calling for ride-along stories. Council folks want to ride in their districts. Everyone wants to get their hands on the first arrest report.
Someone is hours away from being a trivia question.
We got a list of the city codes. They include 12-4-3 which is “No dog “DOO-DOO” on public grounds, owners remove waste. The word DOO DOO is written in.
More laws:
— No more than three false alarms per year. (Fines!)
— No urban camping
— No solicitation
— No solicitation by accosting another
— No solicitation by forcing oneself upon the company of another
— No treasure hunts for promotion of sale of merchandise, etc
— No reproduction of any MLB without the express written consent of Major League Baseball
— No false representation to police (like that one won’t get broken real quick)
Adult Entertainment Operation
— No operation 4-8 a.m. Sundays 2:55 a.m. 9 a.m.
— Dancers must be 4 feet away (that hurt didn’t it?)
— No physical contact (this doesn’t apply to the bouncers when you get out of line)
— Payment must be hand to hand (opposed to hand to thigh)
— No patrons on dancing stage (This applies to my friend Skeet, see bouncers above)
— All areas lighted
— No windows on adult establishment buildings (a la Amsterdam)
— And, finally, no alcohol! (I foresee a rise in “Open Container” cases in the parking lot)
