IT'S ILLEGAL TO ALLOW DANCING

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IT'S ILLEGAL TO ALLOW DANCING :wtf:

ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — A Roseville business owner is suing the city for false arrest in a battle over the city’s dance permit ordinance.

Roseville Station owner Len Travis was jailed in 2012 for a misdemeanor violation of Roseville’s city dance permit ordinance, all because he allowed his customers to dance.

His restaurant sits outside of a specially zoned entertainment district, which the city says means no dancing inside.

But a judge overruled the citations, and the city lost its appeal.

The city claimed in 2008 that it sent a notice informing the property owner that it had lost the ability to operate under a legal, nonconforming status since the operation of a nightclub violated Roseville Municipal Code.

But now Travis is suing the city for false arrest.

From the lawsuit: “The defendants by arresting Mr. Travis without a warrant and without probable cause or reasonable suspension and then by confining him did falsely arrest and imprison him.”

Travis’ lawyer Jeff Kravitz says the city is going a step further in claims against the city.

“In Roseville, they don’t like freedom.”

He contends the city’s stance on dancing is anti-American.

“Why do people believe that in a free society, that in a restaurant, the owner of the restaurant cannot make a decision to allow people to dance to music being played on the radio? he said.

In the meantime, Travis says there will be dancing.

The city of Roseville opted not to comment on this story.

_http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/04/30/roseville-business-owner-sues-city-after-arrest-for-allowing-customers-to-dance/

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This is totally ridiculous. I agree with Len Travis that he should have the right to allow people to dance unless there is a safety issue.