Strip clubs in my area have a bad name. A REALLY bad name. Richmond Hill's most infamous dive, the Richmond Inn finally got put out of business a few years ago. It took the efforts of FIVE police forces, including the RCMP to do it!
The b****rd that owned the place broke just about every law going.
- he watered the beer,
- he imported girls from other countries, who were virtual slaves, as a result of not having proper immigration papers, and not speaking English
- he used his premises as a brothel as well as a strip joint
- he served alcohol to minors
- drunks from his joint would wander the sidewalks, and piss in the war memorial on the other side of the street
- he owned a total of 5 clubs in York Region. He used to own a second one in the north end of town, and he allowed the Hell's Angels to just about take it over as their headquarters. The town managed to close it down.
And those are JUST the violations I know about! Whenever he got 'busted' for one of them, he'd be back in business a few days later. Rumor was that he was VERY 'well connected' which no doubt means ties with organized crime, probably the Mafia (since he was Italian).
Nice neighbour, eh? And all this, right on Yonge St., in the centre of town!
So, if I don't feel too kindly towards strip clubs, now you know why!