Anti-Porn campaign launched in KC

Mr. Laz · 05-18-2007, 09:49 AM

in the spirit of the nekkid carwash approval in australia .....

Anti-porn campaign launches KC attack

Group backed by churches asks six county prosecutors to call grand juries to investigate 32 businesses.

By JOHN SHULTZ and LAURA BAUER
The Kansas City Star

* Stores targeted by anti-porn campaign

Backed by scores of churches and religious groups, a Kansas anti-porn crusader is going after the area’s adult entertainment industry.

Leaders of those churches delivered petitions Thursday to courthouses in six area counties seeking grand jury investigations of 32 businesses for promotion of obscenity. They include strip clubs, sex shops and video rental stores.

“This is most certainly a Christian endeavor. This is basic to who we are,” said Phillip Cosby, head of the Kansas City chapter of the National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families, the group behind the effort. “It is the very fabric of our culture that is being ripped apart by this sexualized culture.”

Cosby previously led campaigns against adult bookstores and sex shops in Saline and Dickinson counties in central Kansas, taking advantage of a little-known Kansas law that allows citizens to call for grand jury investigations. At least two businesses were indicted.

How successful Cosby’s efforts will be this time remains to be seen.

The petitions are likely to trigger grand jury investigations in Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas. But Missouri has no means for the public to call for grand jury investigations, so it is less clear what will happen in Jackson, Clay, Platte and Cass counties.

The prosecutors from those four counties issued a joint statement Thursday say they are alerting businesses to be aware of the state’s obscenity law.

A copy of one letter the Jackson County prosecutor’s office sent to Bazooka’s in Kansas City does little more than spell out Missouri’s obscenity law, which ties the definition of obscenity to “contemporary community standards” — standards decided by juries.

Dick Bryant, a lawyer who has represented local adult businesses in obscenity cases, said area authorities had hewn fairly close to standards set in a failed attempt to prosecute Johnson County’s adult industry in the 1980s. Bryant said he didn’t foresee charges from this new campaign.

“From a community tolerance level, there’s probably more acceptance of adult materials since that time,” he said.

A contingent of the supporting church groups met privately Thursday with Jackson County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar. Howard Cordell, pastor of Faith Covenant Church in Blue Springs, said Kanatzar told the group that there was little he could do to bring charges but that he was exploring avenues.

“We feel that he’s sensitive to the issue,” Cordell said.

Kanatzar declined to talk with reporters.

Cosby said he was aware of the Missouri limitations, but he wanted to alert elected officials to the church leaders’ concerns.

“Let’s engage the culture and ask a question,” Cosby said. “Let’s pick a fight.”

Cosby has spent the past year preaching his group’s view that pornography ruins families, and that adult entertainment businesses lower property values and increase the rates of crime and sexually transmitted diseases.

His goal was to get enough signatures in Wyandotte and Johnson counties to seat a grand jury. To do that, citizens must gather signatures of registered voters based on a formula tied to turnout in the preceding election for governor.

In this case, the group needed 770 signatures in Wyandotte County and 3,863 in Johnson to take aim at eight businesses in those counties, Cosby said. They ended up with significantly more signatures in each, he said.

The group also surpassed its own Missouri goals, netting about 8,200 signatures in Jackson County, home to the majority of its targets.

Bonner Springs Baptist Church has about 100 members. Forty-five signed the petition. Not bad, said pastor Bud Jones, since much of the congregation is not registered or too young to vote.

“As we see in our society more child abuse and more activities on the Internet, there comes a time where we say, ‘That’s enough,’ ” Jones said.

Once Kansas grand juries are seated, district attorneys oversee the process.

“It’s kind of a passive role,” said Brian Burgess, spokesman for Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline. “The D.A. simply acts as a facilitator.”

Some pastors say that though their congregations have been concerned about how pornography poisons a community, Cosby provided the spark that got churches organized.

“Phil has been the catalyst that brings us all together,” said the Rev. James Conard, assistant pastor of First Baptist Church in Shawnee.

“Usually that’s what it takes, one person to lead the charge. … If you’re going to do something, might as well do it in a big way.

“If we had our way, pornography would be illegal.”

The targets

Jackson County

After Dark Video, 8801 E. Truman Road, Kansas City
After Dark Video, 9400 S. Missouri 7, Lee’s Summit
Bazooka’s, 1717 Main St., Kansas City
Erotic City, 8401 E. Truman Road, Kansas City
Family Video, 301 N.E. Todd George Road, Lee’s Summit
Naughty But Nice, 3821 Main St., Kansas City
Naughty But Nice, 8116 South U.S. 71, Kansas City
Naughty But Nice, 891 East U.S. 40, Kansas City
Priscilla’s, 1130 S.W. Missouri 7, Blue Springs
Priscilla’s, 7236 Wornall Road, Kansas City
Priscilla’s, 312 S.E. Missouri 291, Lee’s Summit
Ray’s Over 21, 3710 Independence Ave., Kansas City
Roscoe Video, 11720 E. 23rd St., Independence
SRO Video Store, 402 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City
Strand Theatre, 3544 Troost Ave., Kansas City
Video Discount Warehouse, 8021 Prospect Ave., Kansas City
Video Escape, 12121 Blue Ridge Blvd., Grandview
Video Mania, 208 Westport Road, Kansas City
World Wide Video, 1142 E. Meyer Blvd., Kansas City
World Wide Video, 5600 E. Bannister Road, Kansas City

Platte County
World’s Liquor, 8180 N.W. Prairie View Road, Kansas City
Clay County
Priscilla’s, 916 S. Missouri 291, Liberty
Priscilla’s, 6100 N. Oak Trafficway, Kansas City

Cass County
Priscilla’s, 8028 E. 171st St., Belton

Johnson County
Gringo Loco, 905 S. Parker St., Olathe
Hollywood at Home, 9062 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park
Movie Gallery, 117 S. Parker St., Olathe
Priscilla’s, 1848 E. Santa Fe St., Olathe
Video Library, 12831 W. 87th St. Parkway, Lenexa

Wyandotte County
Naughty But Nice, 5053 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan.
Priscilla’s, 4301 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, Kan.
Priscilla’s, 7258 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan.

BIG_DADDY · 05-18-2007, 09:53 AM

That sucks.

unothadeal · 05-18-2007, 09:54 AM

Suckers.

greg63 · 05-18-2007, 09:58 AM

This thread is useless without....

JBucc · 05-18-2007, 10:00 AM

What are they gonna do, shut down the internet?

Mr. Laz · 05-18-2007, 10:06 AM

it's not just strip joints ...... they are targeting any business that sells anything "adult"

for instance, any place that rents an adult move

doesn't matter that 95% of their movies are "normal" ... if they have an adult movie rental section then these wackjobs are going after them.

.

**noa** · 05-18-2007, 10:08 AM

I guess this means they've solved all the real crimes in KC

Mr. Plow · 05-18-2007, 10:12 AM

Damn Americans.......I'm going to Australia.

**BigRedChief** · 05-18-2007, 10:15 AM

Much ado about nothing. First amendment...duh?

Just a bunch of grandstanding by some church groups. It'll never stand up in court.
They going to be me in jail for my sig?

**Bowser** · 05-18-2007, 10:25 AM

These people need to loosen up and get laid!

BigChiefFan · 05-18-2007, 10:26 AM

Where the **** are our constitutional rights going? If you don't like it-get the **** out.

**Bowser** · 05-18-2007, 10:27 AM

Jackson County

After Dark Video, 8801 E. Truman Road, Kansas City
After Dark Video, 9400 S. Missouri 7, Lee’s Summit
Bazooka’s, 1717 Main St., Kansas City
Erotic City, 8401 E. Truman Road, Kansas City
Family Video, 301 N.E. Todd George Road, Lee’s Summit
Naughty But Nice, 3821 Main St., Kansas City
Naughty But Nice, 8116 South U.S. 71, Kansas City
Naughty But Nice, 891 East U.S. 40, Kansas City
Priscilla’s, 1130 S.W. Missouri 7, Blue Springs
Priscilla’s, 7236 Wornall Road, Kansas City
Priscilla’s, 312 S.E. Missouri 291, Lee’s Summit
Ray’s Over 21, 3710 Independence Ave., Kansas City
Roscoe Video, 11720 E. 23rd St., Independence
SRO Video Store, 402 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City
Strand Theatre, 3544 Troost Ave., Kansas City
Video Discount Warehouse, 8021 Prospect Ave., Kansas City
Video Escape, 12121 Blue Ridge Blvd., Grandview
Video Mania, 208 Westport Road, Kansas City
World Wide Video, 1142 E. Meyer Blvd., Kansas City
World Wide Video, 5600 E. Bannister Road, Kansas City

Platte County
World’s Liquor, 8180 N.W. Prairie View Road, Kansas City
Clay County
Priscilla’s, 916 S. Missouri 291, Liberty
Priscilla’s, 6100 N. Oak Trafficway, Kansas City

Cass County
Priscilla’s, 8028 E. 171st St., Belton

Johnson County
Gringo Loco, 905 S. Parker St., Olathe
Hollywood at Home, 9062 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park
Movie Gallery, 117 S. Parker St., Olathe
Priscilla’s, 1848 E. Santa Fe St., Olathe
Video Library, 12831 W. 87th St. Parkway, Lenexa

Wyandotte County
Naughty But Nice, 5053 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan.
Priscilla’s, 4301 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, Kan.
Priscilla’s, 7258 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan.

I'm betting all these places are actually pretty happy for the free publicity.

BigChiefFan · 05-18-2007, 10:29 AM

Looks like porn is a go in Clay county. LOL.

sedated · 05-18-2007, 10:31 AM

and therefore I begin my official Anti-Religious Groups campaign.

they're ruining america, and corrupting our children

**Bowser** · 05-18-2007, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sedated

and therefore I begin my official Anti-Religious Groups campaign.

they're ruining america, and corrupting our children

Not when our laws come straight from THE LORD JEHOVAH!!

05-18-2007, 09:49 AM
Mr. Laz Don't Tease Me Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: KS Casino cash: $11047037	Anti-Porn campaign launched in KC in the spirit of the nekkid carwash approval in australia ..... Anti-porn campaign launches KC attack Group backed by churches asks six county prosecutors to call grand juries to investigate 32 businesses. By JOHN SHULTZ and LAURA BAUER The Kansas City Star * Stores targeted by anti-porn campaign Backed by scores of churches and religious groups, a Kansas anti-porn crusader is going after the area’s adult entertainment industry. Leaders of those churches delivered petitions Thursday to courthouses in six area counties seeking grand jury investigations of 32 businesses for promotion of obscenity. They include strip clubs, sex shops and video rental stores. “This is most certainly a Christian endeavor. This is basic to who we are,” said Phillip Cosby, head of the Kansas City chapter of the National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families, the group behind the effort. “It is the very fabric of our culture that is being ripped apart by this sexualized culture.” Cosby previously led campaigns against adult bookstores and sex shops in Saline and Dickinson counties in central Kansas, taking advantage of a little-known Kansas law that allows citizens to call for grand jury investigations. At least two businesses were indicted. How successful Cosby’s efforts will be this time remains to be seen. The petitions are likely to trigger grand jury investigations in Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas. But Missouri has no means for the public to call for grand jury investigations, so it is less clear what will happen in Jackson, Clay, Platte and Cass counties. The prosecutors from those four counties issued a joint statement Thursday say they are alerting businesses to be aware of the state’s obscenity law. A copy of one letter the Jackson County prosecutor’s office sent to Bazooka’s in Kansas City does little more than spell out Missouri’s obscenity law, which ties the definition of obscenity to “contemporary community standards” — standards decided by juries. Dick Bryant, a lawyer who has represented local adult businesses in obscenity cases, said area authorities had hewn fairly close to standards set in a failed attempt to prosecute Johnson County’s adult industry in the 1980s. Bryant said he didn’t foresee charges from this new campaign. “From a community tolerance level, there’s probably more acceptance of adult materials since that time,” he said. A contingent of the supporting church groups met privately Thursday with Jackson County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar. Howard Cordell, pastor of Faith Covenant Church in Blue Springs, said Kanatzar told the group that there was little he could do to bring charges but that he was exploring avenues. “We feel that he’s sensitive to the issue,” Cordell said. Kanatzar declined to talk with reporters. Cosby said he was aware of the Missouri limitations, but he wanted to alert elected officials to the church leaders’ concerns. “Let’s engage the culture and ask a question,” Cosby said. “Let’s pick a fight.” Cosby has spent the past year preaching his group’s view that pornography ruins families, and that adult entertainment businesses lower property values and increase the rates of crime and sexually transmitted diseases. His goal was to get enough signatures in Wyandotte and Johnson counties to seat a grand jury. To do that, citizens must gather signatures of registered voters based on a formula tied to turnout in the preceding election for governor. In this case, the group needed 770 signatures in Wyandotte County and 3,863 in Johnson to take aim at eight businesses in those counties, Cosby said. They ended up with significantly more signatures in each, he said. The group also surpassed its own Missouri goals, netting about 8,200 signatures in Jackson County, home to the majority of its targets. Bonner Springs Baptist Church has about 100 members. Forty-five signed the petition. Not bad, said pastor Bud Jones, since much of the congregation is not registered or too young to vote. “As we see in our society more child abuse and more activities on the Internet, there comes a time where we say, ‘That’s enough,’ ” Jones said. Once Kansas grand juries are seated, district attorneys oversee the process. “It’s kind of a passive role,” said Brian Burgess, spokesman for Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline. “The D.A. simply acts as a facilitator.” Some pastors say that though their congregations have been concerned about how pornography poisons a community, Cosby provided the spark that got churches organized. “Phil has been the catalyst that brings us all together,” said the Rev. James Conard, assistant pastor of First Baptist Church in Shawnee. “Usually that’s what it takes, one person to lead the charge. … If you’re going to do something, might as well do it in a big way. “If we had our way, pornography would be illegal.” The targets Jackson County After Dark Video, 8801 E. Truman Road, Kansas City After Dark Video, 9400 S. Missouri 7, Lee’s Summit Bazooka’s, 1717 Main St., Kansas City Erotic City, 8401 E. Truman Road, Kansas City Family Video, 301 N.E. Todd George Road, Lee’s Summit Naughty But Nice, 3821 Main St., Kansas City Naughty But Nice, 8116 South U.S. 71, Kansas City Naughty But Nice, 891 East U.S. 40, Kansas City Priscilla’s, 1130 S.W. Missouri 7, Blue Springs Priscilla’s, 7236 Wornall Road, Kansas City Priscilla’s, 312 S.E. Missouri 291, Lee’s Summit Ray’s Over 21, 3710 Independence Ave., Kansas City Roscoe Video, 11720 E. 23rd St., Independence SRO Video Store, 402 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City Strand Theatre, 3544 Troost Ave., Kansas City Video Discount Warehouse, 8021 Prospect Ave., Kansas City Video Escape, 12121 Blue Ridge Blvd., Grandview Video Mania, 208 Westport Road, Kansas City World Wide Video, 1142 E. Meyer Blvd., Kansas City World Wide Video, 5600 E. Bannister Road, Kansas City Platte County World’s Liquor, 8180 N.W. Prairie View Road, Kansas City Clay County Priscilla’s, 916 S. Missouri 291, Liberty Priscilla’s, 6100 N. Oak Trafficway, Kansas City Cass County Priscilla’s, 8028 E. 171st St., Belton Johnson County Gringo Loco, 905 S. Parker St., Olathe Hollywood at Home, 9062 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park Movie Gallery, 117 S. Parker St., Olathe Priscilla’s, 1848 E. Santa Fe St., Olathe Video Library, 12831 W. 87th St. Parkway, Lenexa Wyandotte County Naughty But Nice, 5053 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan. Priscilla’s, 4301 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, Kan. Priscilla’s, 7258 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan.
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Bowser sorta mod-ish Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: KC North Casino cash: $3341616	Jackson County After Dark Video, 8801 E. Truman Road, Kansas City After Dark Video, 9400 S. Missouri 7, Lee’s Summit Bazooka’s, 1717 Main St., Kansas City Erotic City, 8401 E. Truman Road, Kansas City Family Video, 301 N.E. Todd George Road, Lee’s Summit Naughty But Nice, 3821 Main St., Kansas City Naughty But Nice, 8116 South U.S. 71, Kansas City Naughty But Nice, 891 East U.S. 40, Kansas City Priscilla’s, 1130 S.W. Missouri 7, Blue Springs Priscilla’s, 7236 Wornall Road, Kansas City Priscilla’s, 312 S.E. Missouri 291, Lee’s Summit Ray’s Over 21, 3710 Independence Ave., Kansas City Roscoe Video, 11720 E. 23rd St., Independence SRO Video Store, 402 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City Strand Theatre, 3544 Troost Ave., Kansas City Video Discount Warehouse, 8021 Prospect Ave., Kansas City Video Escape, 12121 Blue Ridge Blvd., Grandview Video Mania, 208 Westport Road, Kansas City World Wide Video, 1142 E. Meyer Blvd., Kansas City World Wide Video, 5600 E. Bannister Road, Kansas City Platte County World’s Liquor, 8180 N.W. Prairie View Road, Kansas City Clay County Priscilla’s, 916 S. Missouri 291, Liberty Priscilla’s, 6100 N. Oak Trafficway, Kansas City Cass County Priscilla’s, 8028 E. 171st St., Belton Johnson County Gringo Loco, 905 S. Parker St., Olathe Hollywood at Home, 9062 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park Movie Gallery, 117 S. Parker St., Olathe Priscilla’s, 1848 E. Santa Fe St., Olathe Video Library, 12831 W. 87th St. Parkway, Lenexa Wyandotte County Naughty But Nice, 5053 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan. Priscilla’s, 4301 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, Kan. Priscilla’s, 7258 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan. I'm betting all these places are actually pretty happy for the free publicity.
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