In light of yesterday's story about the teenage stripper, the Providence Journal this morning carries the following story, Providence legislator seeks to ban underage stripping
Rep. Joanne Giannini, D-Providence, said she is working on a bill that would ban anyone younger than 18 from working in strip clubs.
The story goes on to say that the teenager in question was from Massachusetts and was using a fake ID to get the job at the time.
This case may be an unusual and exceptional one, but it points to piece-meal approach that the legislature goes about when dealing with critical public policy issues. Loopholes whether by intent or ignorance are a hallmark of this part-time one party body. Short term and narrow political thinking have been the SOP (standard operating proceedure) of the RI Assembly for all too long. But as long as the people of RI are happy beggaring each other, it will continue.
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