{"id":2252,"date":"2008-02-14T15:27:18","date_gmt":"2008-02-14T23:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=2252"},"modified":"2008-02-14T16:50:57","modified_gmt":"2008-02-15T00:50:57","slug":"who-is-roger-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=2252","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Roger Diamond?"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Suissa writes in the Jewish Journal<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Put yourself in the shoes of this Jewish man. You’re a lawyer representing the interests of a strip club called Skins, which has been in a long, drawn-out battle with the city and neighborhood groups to operate their club at the southern tip of the Pico-Robertson neighborhood, several blocks from Hamilton High School.<\/p>\n

It’s a cold Monday night in late January, and you are facing about 600 angry people — residents, parents, neighborhood activists, teachers, a few rabbis — who have gathered in the Hamilton High auditorium to express their outrage. The battle has come down to the wire: This will be the final town meeting before a decision is made in a few weeks on whether Skins is entitled to get a permanent police permit.<\/p>\n

I arrive early and find a seat in the front row. The atmosphere reminds me a little of what it felt like when I arrived early at a boxing match in Las Vegas: people milling around, conversations kept short, security guards asking loud questions, a reporter in the corner interviewing someone who looks important, people rushing to get seats— and everyone expecting fireworks.<\/p>\n

The official who chairs the meeting starts by summarizing the people’s concerns about having a strip club in their neighborhood — risk of drugs, prostitution, gang violence, traffic congestion, etc.— and then invites Roger Diamond, the lawyer representing Skins, to respond.<\/p>\n

It’s one man against 600. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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