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Vanishing Vibes Vex Vice Vics

From The Houston Chronicle.

The Emperor is gone. So is Cyber Wabbit.

Three years after Houston police seized these and hundreds of other sex toys worth $50,000 from the Adult Video Megaplexxx, the devices may be missing from the department’s property room.

The discovery came to light when a lawyer for the adult-entertainment shop sought to reclaim the 564 items that the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently declared legal to sell.

After initially telling attorney Richard Kuniansky the sex toys would be returned, Houston police then said they were destroyed.

“They said no problem you can send somebody by to pick them up, and then we get another call and it’s ‘Whoops, we don’t have them,’ “ Kuniansky said.

Kuniansky said police told him they were destroyed, but he doubts that explanation.

“There is apparently no court order authorizing destruction of the property or any record of what happened to the property,” he said.

A check of Harris County court files did not turn up a destruction order in any of the cases involving the store’s employees.

A Houston Chronicle request to interview a police supervisor who could discuss the toys’ whereabouts was not immediately answered.

Its probably just as well that the Appeals Court threw out the charges in this case.  The best the prosecution could have hoped for was a hung jury.

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This episode of police misconduct will undoubtedly cost those taxpayers a lot of money, and for stuff they might not ordinarily choose to buy.


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robert108 on August 7, 2008 at 06:18 pm
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In a related story, Houston police are frequently seen walking around with smiles on their faces…



For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

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Proof on August 7, 2008 at 06:19 pm
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Vanishing Vibes Vex Vice Vics

Alluring alliteration always attracts attention!



For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

Frederick W. Kagan

Proof on August 7, 2008 at 07:40 pm

Perverted Police Peccadillos Paw Pornographic Pleasing Peripherals Putting Past Pretentious Player Protesting Private Property Pilfering.

sanity on August 7, 2008 at 08:10 pm
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Phone Phoenix, pretty please?



For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

Frederick W. Kagan

Proof on August 7, 2008 at 08:13 pm

I do believe we have a winner.

Sanity rocks!


“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

Bat One on August 7, 2008 at 08:27 pm

In the Beaumont area, they put a limit on the number of aparati a person can possess.
THey used the ordinance to shut down a couple of peeler palace supply shacks.
Most of the clubs were shut down as well.
Now, the folks down there have to cross into Louisiana to enjoy a floor show.
THe repressed keep on repressin’


Without an honest exchange of ideas, how can a mind grow?

RebTex on August 7, 2008 at 10:02 pm

Forget about the sex toys, what other evidence has disappeared from this police dept?

Oh, and I cast my vote for sanity!


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2Hotel9 on August 8, 2008 at 04:45 am
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This whole thing’s creating quite a ‘buzz’ amongst the Houston P.D.

WhatTha? on August 8, 2008 at 06:33 am

Kinda gives new meaning to the phrase, “assume the position” or “the charges brought against you.” And, of course, we now understand what Jack Lord’s character meant when he said, “Cuff him, Dan-o!"… not to mention Kojak’s famous, “Who loves ya, Baby?”

Yep, a whole new insight into the life of a cop on the beat!


“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

Bat One on August 8, 2008 at 07:13 am
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