Response to Elaine Cook's Comments

Today's copy of the Citizen's Voice includes an article regarding tonight's prayer meeting. You can read the article here.

In response to Elaine Cook's comments:

1. The license plate photos are from the vehicles of patrons while parked in the lot at Gentlemen's Club 10. If you would like, we would be happy to show you an expanded shot with Gentlemen's Club 10 in the background as well as the additional vehicles that were in the lot on the evening the photo was taken.

2. Before this project was publicized in local media, there were approximately three times as many vehicles patronizing your sexually oriented business. Since this story broke about a week ago, that number has dwindled significantly. Most people agree that men who patronize sexually oriented businesses are not proud of this fact. Sexually oriented businesses invite obscene behavior into our communities, and we don't appreciate it.

3. My question is this: Why are you advising your clients (Gentlemen's Club 10) to boldly disobey Wilkes-Barre Township's ordinances? What makes you believe that people should be encouraged to break the law? We believe that strip clubs and other sexually oriented businesses invite criminal and lawless behavior. Your comments are proving our point for us.

Equally valid question for Wilkes-Barre Township Officials: Are you going to enforce the ordinances that protect our community from sexually oriented businesses or not? It is clear that you have been working hard to spare our community from this problem. Is this where the road ends?