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Dallas-Fort Worth officials oppose new strip club near airport

By Roger Yu, USA TODAY


They're shocked, shocked that a strip club could be near an airport.

A plan to open a strip club - called Rick's Cabaret - near Dallas-Fort
Worth International isn't sitting well with the airport and other local
officials.

In an effort to shut it down prior to its scheduled opening on Jan. 20,
airport officials plan to file a protest with state liquor regulators
over a liquor license application from Rick's Cabaret, reports Fort
Worth Star-Telegram.

The club, to be located near the airport's south entrance, is part of a
chain operated by Rick's Cabaret International, a publicly traded
company based in Houston.

The company has the proper permits to operate the club and wants to open
in time for the Super Bowl, held this year in Dallas.

Local officials are concerned that the club will hurt the city's
reputation. "I'm not real happy about our flights coming in here and
looking down on that signage and that kind of operation," Fort Worth
Mayor Mike Moncrief told the paper. "Whether or not we can stop it
remains to be seen."

If the club does not receive a liquor license, it will run as a BYOB
operation, allowing dancers to be totally nude.

American Airlines also opposes the club, according to CBSDFW.com.

"American Airlines has filed a protest against the issuance of a liquor
license to Rick's Cabaret because an establishment of this kind within
close proximity to American Airlines headquarters and DFW Airport poses
a threat to the general welfare and safety of employees and passengers
at the airport," the carrier says in a statement. "This establishment
will cause an immediate increase in the amount of alcohol and traffic
related incidents."

Eric Langan, CEO of Rick's Cabaret, says he doesn't understand Fort
Worth's opposition now since the city has approved all of its plans,
according to the CBSDFW report.


Maybe the TSA would feel guilty by association, giving rise to a lot of
people making jokes about Homeland "Security" being involved in the same
type of "business".

Perhaps the TSA is worried that its employees would spend so much time
in the strip clubs, the thrill of using the naked body scanners might be
somehow diminished.

Could be that Janet Napolitano simply doesn't like the competition.

Hmmm?