We, the citizens of our great community of Fort Wayne, Indiana, wish to voice our support for Councilman Russ Jehl's proposal to help reduce violent crime and illicit drug use in our city through his proposal of a new city ordinance to restrict the sexual activity operating hours at Sexually Oriented Businesses in the City of Fort Wayne.
We understand that, according to data from both our local police and first responders as well as national studies, Sexually Oriented Businesses generate an unnecessarily high percentage of police interaction (86% of the days of 2016), with 68% of those police calls being placed after 12:00 a.m. This constant strain on our law enforcement and first responders reduces law enforcement's abilities to provide protection to the rest of the law-abiding families and business owners in our community.
With the rampant crime in Fort Wayne continuing to be a problem, this ordinance is a common-sense proposal that correctly deals with areas that, according to the Common Council, breeds dangerous crime in our community, including fights, violence, unlawful sexual activities and illicit drug use. Sexually Oriented Businesses require special supervision from the Police Department and other public safety agencies of our city in order to protect and preserve the health, safety and welfare of the patrons of such businesses, the employees of such businesses, and the citizens of the city.
We ask that you pass this common sense ordinance to protect our families, our businesses, and the employees of such businesses and their families from the detrimental and sometimes deadly effects of unrestricted sexual activities at such Sexually Oriented Businesses in Fort Wayne.
Updates
August 25, 2017
The current momentum demonstrates a clear mandate for the City Council to prioritize this ordinance. I have initiated contact with the Councilman's office to coordinate a formal presentation of this petition once the legislative window opens.
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Sexually Oriented businesses are inhumane. They are demeaning to women who are selling their bodies for a loaf of bread! It is utter exploitation. It is shameful! And it turns men into utter brutes. These places are a public nuisance. These are jobs not needed here. All the complaints about imposing morality are a joke when the sexual revolution has imposed its own. Morality or not it is objectively expensive to society and exacerbates human trafficking, divorce, exploitation, etc... How does one explain the substantial increase in cases to family services courts in Allen County Superior courts without a substantial increase in population?
This places are an embarrassment to our community. Let's use this opportunity to discourage their patrons!
This law should go into place!
I support this ordinance.
Former resident and pastor for 50 years 1964-2014
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Thank you!
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We, the citizens of our great community of Fort Wayne, Indiana, wish to voice our support for Councilman Russ Jehl's proposal to help reduce violent crime and illicit drug use in our city through his proposal of a new city ordinance to restrict the sexual activity operating hours at Sexually Oriented Businesses in the City of Fort Wayne.
We understand that, according to data from both our local police and first responders as well as national studies, Sexually Oriented Businesses generate an unnecessarily high percentage of police interaction (86% of the days of 2016), with 68% of those police calls being placed after 12:00 a.m. This constant strain on our law enforcement and first responders reduces law enforcement's abilities to provide protection to the rest of the law-abiding families and business owners in our community.
With the rampant crime in Fort Wayne continuing to be a problem, this ordinance is a common-sense proposal that correctly deals with areas that, according to the Common Council, breeds dangerous crime in our community, including fights, violence, unlawful sexual activities and illicit drug use. Sexually Oriented Businesses require special supervision from the Police Department and other public safety agencies of our city in order to protect and preserve the health, safety and welfare of the patrons of such businesses, the employees of such businesses, and the citizens of the city.
We ask that you pass this common sense ordinance to protect our families, our businesses, and the employees of such businesses and their families from the detrimental and sometimes deadly effects of unrestricted sexual activities at such Sexually Oriented Businesses in Fort Wayne.
Updates
August 25, 2017
The current momentum demonstrates a clear mandate for the City Council to prioritize this ordinance. I have initiated contact with the Councilman's office to coordinate a formal presentation of this petition once the legislative window opens.
9 Comments
I agree wholeheartedly with the statement and what NEEDS to be passed. Let's help our city move towards wholeness and dignity
Sexually Oriented businesses are inhumane. They are demeaning to women who are selling their bodies for a loaf of bread! It is utter exploitation. It is shameful! And it turns men into utter brutes. These places are a public nuisance. These are jobs not needed here. All the complaints about imposing morality are a joke when the sexual revolution has imposed its own. Morality or not it is objectively expensive to society and exacerbates human trafficking, divorce, exploitation, etc... How does one explain the substantial increase in cases to family services courts in Allen County Superior courts without a substantial increase in population?
This places are an embarrassment to our community. Let's use this opportunity to discourage their patrons!
This law should go into place!
I support this ordinance.
Former resident and pastor for 50 years 1964-2014
Here Here.
Thank you!
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