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Posted by Terrapin Station on Tue Jul 8 08:45:46 2014, in response to Re: 34 PhOtOs -- PEOPLE of the SUBWAY -*- 6/6/10, posted by bmtlines on Thu Jun 17 12:03:27 2010. bmtlines wrote: "As for the "pole dancing" caption - I will agree the caption has sexual connotations and should have been omitted." Does anyone remember this thread? I took a photo of a girl swinging around a subway stanchion and called it "pole dancing" and a few people got their panties in a bunch and called it sexual and inappropriate. I defended my use of the term. You can read the whole thread if you wish. Anyhow, the Associated Press released an article last week that was carried by the Wall Street Journal and many other publications that used the term "pole-dance" in the same context that I had. Both my use and the AP's use of the term were NON-SEXUAL in nature and completely appropriate in the context. When I read it, I thought of this thread and wanted to bring it to your attention. That's all. (BTW, this article may have already been posted here since it is already a week old.) ---------------------------------------------------- New York Police Are Cracking Down On Acrobats' Subway Antics The underground acrobats who flip, somersault and pole-dance among New York City subway riders as trains roll are drawing a new audience—police officers. The New York Police Department is cracking down on the subway showmen who use the subway as moving stages for impromptu—and illegal—pass-the-hat performances. More than 240 people have been arrested on misdemeanors related to acrobatics so far this year, compared with fewer than 40 at this time a year ago. Police Commissioner William Bratton acknowledges he is targeting subway acrobats as part of his embrace of the "broken windows" theory of policing—that low-grade lawlessness can cultivate a greater sense of disorder and embolden more dangerous offenders. "Is it a significant crime? Certainly not," Mr. Bratton said. But the question is, he added, "Does it have the potential both for creating a level of fear as well as a level of risk that you want to deal with?" ... —Associated Press -------------------------------------------------------- Take Pride,
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