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only seven criminal incidents since
Aug. 10, Wagner said. None of the
reports has been obscenity related:
• Four men were cited for tres
passing in separate incidents. A door
man thought the men were intoxi
cated and would not let them into the
club. When the men protested,
sheriff’s deputies were called.
• A man came to Shakers looking
for his girlfriend who dances at the
club. The man assaulted the doorman
when he refused to let him in. The
man was arrested for misdemeanor
assault, Wagner said.
• Daniel Robinson, who owns
Shakers, received a threatening tele
phone call, Wagner said. No one was
arrested, but police believe the call
was made from the owner of a local
topless bar.
“For rural Lancaster County, it’s
had more than its share of problems,’’
Wagner said. “It’s not the owners’
fault, but it’s inherent with that kind
of business.”
Wagner credited the club for en
forcing the no-alcohol policy and for
not allowing intoxicated customers
into the juice bar.
Regulation
County officials are exploring
options to regulate Shakers and other
similar amusements. The county at
torney has said that Shakers could be
described as a “roadhouse,” which
would require a permit similar to a
traveling show.
“We’ve never really had one like
this before,” said Darlene Tussing,
chairwoman of the Lancaster County
Board of Commissioners. “We’re not
j ust trying to single out Shakers. There
are other kinds of establishments other
than Shakers.”
When Shakers owners Daniel and
Angie Robinson opened the club Aug.
10, they did not have to apply for a
permit. However, they have said
they would not mind facing a public
hearing. The Robinson’s did not re
turn calls seeking comment for this
story.
Tussing said the Lancaster County
board had no Nebraska precedent to
consult when Shakers was preparing
to open. In the past two months, she
said, the board has examined what
could be done if another juice bar
wanted to open.
“We’re kind of doing this after the
fact, because there has been some
concern out there,” Tussing said. “I
would try to do this ahead of time and
have guidelines in place.”
Obscenity laws
Shortly after Shakers opened, Lin
coln and Omaha residents wrote let
ters to the editor criticizing the state
indecency laws.
“Where are the laws that protect
our children from viewing explicit,
lewd adult behavior?,” one Omaha
World-Herald reader wrote. “Luring
our 18-year-old sons into a totally
nude exotic dancing facility to fatten
pockctbooks. What a pity!”
According to state law, an 18
year-old in Nebraska is an adult. Por
nographic magazines also can be sold
to those 18 and older.
State law prohibits the performers
from touching customers. Dancers
stand about 2 feet from Shakers’ pa
trons. For an additional $10, the
women will perform a “couch dance”
in a private room under the eyes of a
bouncer.
The dancers, owners and custom
ers are under the watch of the sheriffs
department. Uniformed officers of
ten walk through the building until its
2 a.m. closing.
Wagner recalls the first two months
of the juice bar when his deputies
were called to the establishment a
few times a week. He said he was
thankful the calls have subsided and
the nude dancing hasn’t brought a
rash of problems.
However, he said, without a
method to regulate the nude bar, a
conflict will likely remain between
the business and the community. That
clash can probably be solved only by
the legislature.
“I think there needs to be real clear
ground rules that says what is accept
able and what isn’t,” Wagner said.
“If the people of Nebraska do not
want totally nude dancing, we need
to articulate this.”