Public Restroom-rooms for sex

Fort Wayne Mayoral candidate Matt Kelty is hosting a discussion about sexual oriented businesses and its impact on the community. Indiana has suffered several stories with students having sex in school.And the behavior has now moved to a Fort Wayne public library, with the reporting of sexual of a young female pushed into the boy's restroom. However, the incident that caused the most outrage came after the story in Indianapolis reported that a teacher and students were presence in the classroom at the time of the act. We wonder what motivates children to cross the line of appropriate behavior into inappropriate behavior. Some blame parents, others like myself, blame the unprincipled character of leadership or adults titled as children role models.

Is this normal behavior from leadership? From the IndyStar an article by Whitney Smith raises certain questions:

Atlanta police have arrested an Indianapolis man and a Georgia public transportation official after police said they observed them having sex in a restroom at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

What if a child had entered that public restroom? Do adults care anymore about their lifestyle choices having an impact on children? I think that is probably why Kelty is having the discussion. Read more from the article in the Indystar.

Michael Pettry, 24, Indianapolis, and Edmond J.Wall , 43, Atlanta, were arrested on a preliminary charge of public indecency Tuesday after an undercover officer reportedly witnessed the sex act in a restaurant bathroom.
Pettry is managing director of the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir. Wall is board chairman of MARTA, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.
Pettry, reached in Lafayette, declined to comment. Michael Abbott, his Atlanta attorney, said Pettry denied "that he has done anything wrong." Abbott said police did not give Pettry a citation.
Wall's lawyer, Steve Sadow, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution the allegations were "malicious and false lies," and that Wall was at Hartsfield-Jackson to see the airport's general manager.

Hat tip to Advance Indiana.

A community to discuss SOB and Not Just about Baseball

Mayoral candidate Matt Kelty speaks out again against the impact of Sexual Oriented Businesses on communities. Also Kelty spoke about the public right to speak out about such businesses with WOWO Charley Butcher. Kelty announced a meeting will be held in the summit city with community leaders coming together to discuss the issue of SOB. The meeting is open to the public.

The time and location is in the press release found on the Mattkelty.com that is copied below:

Matt Kelty convenes leaders to discuss the effect of Sexually Oriented Businesses upon the families of Fort Wayne




3 /14/2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Matt Kelty convenes leaders to discuss the effect of Sexually Oriented Businesses upon the families of Fort Wayne

Contact: Christopher Mann, 260.422.2007


FORT WAYNE—Matt Kelty has convened the Fort Wayne Family Health and Decency Summit to examine and better understand the effects of Sexually Oriented Businesses in the city of Fort Wayne, once known as the “City of Churches.” The summit will occur on Friday, March 16, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. at Hall’s Guesthouse, 1313 West Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, (260) 489-2524.


Kelty will deliver introductory remarks and the event will be moderated by Cathie Humbarger, a concerned resident and renowned advocate for family-friendly public policy. Panelists will present perspectives addressing the various ways that Sexually Oriented Businesses affect a community in terms of crime, health, economic development and a variety of social pathologies. The panelists will focus on ways that balance the rights of free speech as defined by the U.S. Supreme Court with a community’s interest in developing a culture of life and prosperity.


Confirmed speakers include the following:


• Micah Clark, Executive Director of the American Family Association of Indiana

• Jim Howard, Alliance Defense Fund

• Phil Burress, Citizens for Community Values, Cincinnati, OH

• Vicki Burress, Citizens for Community Values, Cincinnati, OH

• Patrick Mangan, Citizens for Community Values, South Bend, IN



Each panelist will offer introductory remarks 5-8 minutes in length and the panel will then be asked to comment on several directed questions. An open discussion involving questions of the public and the media will ensue. Kelty will provide closing remarks.

One of the panelist for sure, may be of interest to Advance Indiana.

The City of Strip Joints-Fort Wayne

This is a new spin on Fort Wayne. The harm to downtown economical development is the number of strip joints in the city. The voices from the radio called them SOB, sex oriented businesses. The lack of criminal enforcement to protect the city from permissive criminal activity cultivate an environment for such activity. Families will protest these areas by avoiding such areas, that build bars for more drinking and irresponsible behavior. Building a baseball stadium downtown will encourage such businesses and not shopping. The more family friendly shopping activity is located in Jefferson Pointe.

The voices on the radio station were Matt Kelty who is running for Mayor and Charley Butcher. It's amazing how fast this story is flying on the blog. After I posted this story FWOB placed the press release on his site. ADvance Indiana gave a hat tip to Fort Wayne Observed. I would think, Christopher Mann, campaign worker of the Kelty for Mayor campaign, would be the one who is driving this story you think?