# Washington State passes "Stripper's bill of rights." **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 26, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-passes-strippers-bill-of-rights/999380 "2024-03-26T13:03:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-passes-strippers-bill-of-rights/999380/1 "2024-03-26T13:03:13Z")
Based on what’s listed in the article,( “training for employees in establishments to prevent sexual harassment, identify and report human trafficking, de-escalate conflict and provide first aid. It also mandates security workers on site, keypad codes on dressing rooms and panic buttons in places where entertainers may be alone with customers”) I think this is a great idea and I hope that other states quickly adopt it. I don’t expect that they _will_, but I can dream, right? > **[Strippers' bill of rights bill signed into law in Washington state](https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/strippers-bill-rights-bill-signed-law-washington-state-108487184)** > > Legislation in Washington state known as the strippers' bill of rights has been signed into law ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-passes-strippers-bill-of-rights/999380/2 "2024-03-26T21:19:33Z")
Ironically, the state capital of Olympia has no strip clubs, because when one opened about ten years ago the city council went full “Won’t someone PLEASE think of the children?” and passed a bunch of new taxes specifically intended to drive this one club out of business, and it worked. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-passes-strippers-bill-of-rights/999380/3 "2024-03-26T21:21:48Z")
So perhaps it’s a performative bit of law? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-passes-strippers-bill-of-rights/999380/4 "2024-03-26T21:24:15Z")
I’m sure there are still strip clubs in other parts of the state. And yeah, if strip clubs are going to exist at all, then rules like this to protect the workers are essential. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-passes-strippers-bill-of-rights/999380/5 "2024-03-26T21:26:42Z")
Heck, in Seattle there’s one right across the street from Pike Place. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-passes-strippers-bill-of-rights/999380/6 "2024-03-26T22:26:37Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > and provide first aid. Okay, this cracks me up. ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-passes-strippers-bill-of-rights/999380/7 "2024-03-26T22:57:38Z")
“Lot of guys suddenly choking on the free peanuts all of a sudden and needing CPR huh” ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-passes-strippers-bill-of-rights/999380/8 "2024-03-27T01:46:38Z")
Why? (Fucking discourse)