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Columbus Ledger, 5th March 1987 by Ken Edelstein The Beastie Boys rap music trio should have been arrested and charged with indecent exposure or disorderly conduct after their controversial concert at Columbus Municipal Auditorium Saturday night, Police Chief Jim Wetherington said Tuesday."We are paid to uphold the law, and I'm not sure we did that," saw Wetherington, criticizing his own officers for failing to make arrests before the Beastie Boys left town. "I'm really disappointed that we didn't charge the people who should have been charged, and we will next time. If that group (the Beastie Boys) will give me another chance, I assure you that we will charge them." Meanwhile, Columbus Councilor Red McDaniel said he'll sponsor an ordinance next week "to make it illegal for anything like this to happen again and also to make the promoter responsible." The Beastie Boys reportedly invited girls in the mostly teen audience to have sex with members of their road crew and to bare their breasts during the concert. They also unveiled a 20-foot model of a penis onstage and repeatedly used profanity, according to members of the audience. Police officers now know they should arrest performers who violate laws governing disorderly conduct and indecent exposure, Wetherington said. He added that he plans to warn performers and promoters that lewd actions could lead to arrests. "We're going to let them know in advance what we're going to tolerate," he said. McDaniel said he expects to introduce an ordinance against lewd concerts at Tuesday's council meeting. "I was surprised that we didn't have anything on the books to prevent it (a lewd concert) from happening on city property." said McDaniel, adding that he'll ask City Attorney E. Hardy Polleys Jr. to draft the ordinance. "I can't believe the council wouldn't go along with it."But Mayor James E. Jernigan indicated he would oppose McDaniel's move. "I'm not convinced that legislation is the proper way to go," Jernigan said. |
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