Legal underage stripping in Rhode Island

[Snprphnx]

hope this isnt a repost, if so, remove plz.

Legal loophole allows Rhode Island minors to strip – amFIX - CNN.com Blogs

Legal loophole allows Rhode Island minors to strip
Posted: 09:24 AM ET
Kiran Chetry - Anchor, CNN's American Morning
Filed under: Controversy

A shocking legal loophole discovered by authorities in Rhode Island.

While teens can’t pump gas or climb ladders on the job because of protections in workplace laws, there is nothing on the books keeping 16- and 17-year-olds from stripping – as long as they’re home by 11:30 on school nights.

Authorities discovered this loophole during a police investigation into a 16-year-old runaway found working at a strip club in Providence.

Rhode Island State Representative Joanne Giannini is working to change the law. She spoke to Kiran Chetry on CNN’s “American Morning” Friday.

Kiran Chetry: You heard about the case of the 16-year-old – how did this all come to the attention of police and legislators?

Joanne Giannini: Well, there was a newspaper article about a 16-year-old young girl from Boston who was found by local police and a rescue worker and she had told them she was stripping in a club and turns out she was 16-years-old. And, basically, they couldn’t charge the perpetrators because there’s no law banning minors from working in adult entertainment zones.

Chetry: One of the interesting things is that there are laws on the books regarding underage people working in general. The lieutenant governor said she was just jumping through hoops to get her 17-year-old to be able to be a camp counselor with the working papers it requires. So how could this slip through the cracks?

Giannini: This slipped through the cracks. We also have another loophole where prostitution indoors is [legal], which makes both these loopholes extremely disturbing and both need to be addressed. And in this next legislative session, when we go back from recess, I hope to introduce legislation to ban minors from working in live performances with sexual conduct.

Chetry: Some would say is it really needed – the law? Meaning that it seems like there are a lot of problems and for this 16-year-old runaway a lot of things went wrong before we even got to the point of her being stripping at this club. Some of the reporting I read said she actually did produce an ID showing she was 20. Even if there was a law on the books, she would have found a way to get around it anyway.

Giannini: But the fact remains that the laws need to be in place and if there was one that’s one too many and we are responsible to make sure the laws are there to protect our young women and our young men.

Chetry: And how far along are you on this legislation and also, as you said, there’s this other odd loophole in your state that prostitution is illegal outdoors but legal indoors. Are you trying to combine both of those to toughen up the laws on the sex industry?

Giannini: The bill for the indoor prostitution passed the House overwhelmingly and it is stalled in the state Senate. We are on recess right now. When we return in the next few weeks, I plan on introducing and trying to push through a separate bill, which would ban minors from working in the adult entertainment zone and explicitly stripping or live performances involving sexual conduct.

Chetry: Back to the issue of the fact that this 16-year-old ended up in this unfortunate situation – ran away and being taken advantage of. Is there anything you are working toward to help support people and young people who find themselves in these situations?

Giannini: Sure, we do. We have many organizations here to support and to help and many social service providers who are willing to help them. This young woman was brought here by a 40-year-old who allegedly has been working with prostitutes and he brought her here from Boston. This certainly isn’t something that we want to see happen to our young girls or our young men. So, these are all issues that we are looking at here and we all have to work together to stop this industry.

interview part is also in a video showing the strip club.


/pedobear ON

[Kryssan]

Legal Underage Stipping

I didn't even read your post, I just needed to express how much this title made me laugh. Typos are so awesome.

[Stiker]

inb4 seno?

Also:

I didn't even read your post, I just needed to express how much this title made me laugh. Typos are so awesome.

Yeah, I definitely lol'd as well

[grantlogan]

inb4 seno?

Too old for him.

[Snprphnx]

BAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

and i can't edit it either. oh well, laughs for all

[Stiker]

Wait, holy shit how did I miss this:

Giannini: This slipped through the cracks. We also have another loophole where prostitution indoors is [legal], which makes both these loopholes extremely disturbing and both need to be addressed. And in this next legislative session, when we go back from recess, I hope to introduce legislation to ban minors from working in live performances with sexual conduct.

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Giannini: The bill for the indoor prostitution passed the House overwhelmingly and it is stalled in the state Senate. We are on recess right now. When we return in the next few weeks, I plan on introducing and trying to push through a separate bill, which would ban minors from working in the adult entertainment zone and explicitly stripping or live performances involving sexual conduct.

Oh man, that's just priceless right there. Everyone in the RI Senate must be running out to have some indoor fun for a few weeks lol

[Kryssan]

Wait, holy shit how did I miss this:



Oh man, that's just priceless right there. Everyone in the RI Senate must be running out to have some indoor fun for a few weeks lol

Tide Boxes, what?



Sorry if you don't get that reference, some military humor for you...

[Olo401]

The legalized prostitution thing is actually quite well-known and has been for decades. As long as the act is not arranged, paid for or performed within public view it's legal. They want to ban it as well but, get this, the ACLU and SEIU have teamed up to fight the bill. Go figure..

The underage stripping thing tho.. no one knew about it until they caught a 16yo dancing at the Foxy Lady and the cops tried unsuccessfully to find a law on the books. They're not allowed to cook at a stove under 18, and have to be off the clock from any job by 11:30PM, but there's nothing saying they can't get naked. Can't be a prostitute though - that hits the statutory rape laws and no "business manager" is gonna take that risk.

[tyven]

fuck yea, HERE I COME OLO WE ARE GONNA PAINT THE TOWN RED

[SephYuyX]

I know where im taking a vaction at.

I think I may be having dejavu or something, i could of swore someone posted soemthing in relevance to this, or bad some sort of joke about a guy going to RI to see this.

[Stumblingdrunk]

it was in spam

[Mizango]

it was in spam

Spam was way ahead of the curb on this one. We found out who his fat co-worker is finally.

[Rhinox]

RI has now become my favorite state.

[SephYuyX]

I vist spam once a week, it must have been fate.

[Osede]

RI has now become my favorite state.

I'm believing RI state income thru tourism will increase by 100% after the news

[Mizango]

I vist spam once a week, it must have been fate.

Exactly. You are the chosen one.

[Alishe]

POIDH

[Neosutra]

Afk moving to Rhode Island. That place just seems cooler than Arizona.

[Aerin]

I'm guessing there's no pics of the girl since she's still a minor. Still, I wonder if the dudes who visited the place suspected how young she was. Granted I'm sure some know about the law and wouldn't have thought twice about it.

I remember when I was 19 my friends and I went to a strip club in San Francisco, and there was a girl there that barely looked 18. Even though she was relatively my age I still felt guilty looking at her. ;x

[IssacVS]

Kinda funny it's legal there to see a 16 year old strip but when a 15 year old sends a topless picture via cell phone to another 15-16 year old they can be charged with child pornography charges. Those men better not snap a photo or else they gonna get kiddy porn charges on them.

[Zhais]

Kinda funny it's legal there to see a 16 year old strip but when a 15 year old sends a topless picture via cell phone to another 15-16 year old they can be charged with child pornography charges. Those men better not snap a photo or else they gonna get kiddy porn charges on them.

Welcome to America.

[Khamsin]

It makes sense they can't climb a ladder or cook at a stove, yet they can strip.

It's because the lawmakers were concerned with minor safety, not morality.

Stoves, ladders, sweatshops, etc. = hazards.

Stripping = oh no, her fragile mind is being corrupted by these sinful activities.

It was a case where there had not yet been an imposition of morality by law, and now that will change.

[Olo401]

I'm believing RI state income thru tourism will increase by 100% after the news

Given the fact that I work in the tourism industry, I SURE FUCKING HOPE SO!

COME TO RHODE ISLAND BITCHES SO OLO CAN BUY A LEXUS!

[Maguspk]

It makes sense they can't climb a ladder or cook at a stove, yet they can strip.

It's because the lawmakers were concerned with minor safety, not morality.

Stoves, ladders, sweatshops, etc. = hazards.

Stripping = oh no, her fragile mind is being corrupted by these sinful activities.

It was a case where there had not yet been an imposition of morality by law, and now that will change.

Someone could make the case that laws preventing discrimination are also more based on morality than in the safety of a person. Not everything needs to be based on the safety of an individual. The potential psychological damage done to a minor in this sort of environment and the inherent victimization are enough to make it obviously needing to be illegalized.

[archibaldcrane]

The legalized prostitution thing is actually quite well-known and has been for decades. As long as the act is not arranged, paid for or performed within public view it's legal. They want to ban it as well but, get this, the ACLU and SEIU have teamed up to fight the bill.

Good for them (the ACLU and SEIU). I wish more states would enact common sense legislation towards prostitution.

[Mizango]

COME TO RHODE ISLAND BITCHES SO OLO CAN BUY A LEXUS!

You can have one of mine. :3

[Mizango]

/flex

[Mistress Stowastiq]

Odd, I deja vu about this in a Help Dr. Bg post about creepy stinky employee in cubicle next door getting a boner over this story passing.

[-Angelyka-]

wow...