Steely Dan Posted November 14, 2008 Posted November 14, 2008 Linkage MARSHALL, North Carolina (AP) -- Nobody puts Rebecca Willis in a corner. A small mountain town has agreed to pay $275,000 for banning her from a community hangout after residents complained about her dirty dancing. Willis, then 56, was told to stay away from the Marshall Depot community center eight years ago. According to court documents, she was accused of gyrating and simulating sexual intercourse with her partner while wearing a skirt so short it exposed her underwear. Willis described her dance style as "exuberant and flamboyant" but not obscene. She's still not allowed to return to the refurbished train station where she once danced and socialized, but she said that's OK with her. Her attorney, Jon Sasser, said the town strongly opposes lifting the ban. "They said they'd burn the place down before they let her come back, so we decided to see if they'd put a monetary price on the right," he said. The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Legal Foundation announced the settlement Thursday. Larry Leake, an attorney for the town, said Marshall's insurance company advocated the settlement. The town believes it did nothing wrong and would have prevailed in a trial, he said. Willis said in a statement that the settlement sends a message that the town should allow for diversity and free expression. "I am very happy with this settlement and relieved that the lawsuit is finally over," she said Ewwwww!!
Steely Dan Posted November 14, 2008 Author Posted November 14, 2008 Here's the complaint. Here's more on how the settlement was reached Larry Leake, the attorney for the town of Marshall, “The insurance company and you have not always agreed,” Leake told the board on Thursday. In fact, at one point “they wrote me a letter that said, ‘we ain’t got no chance of winning this case,’ he said.” Can't seem to find a pic of her. Probably for the better.
buckeyemike Posted November 14, 2008 Posted November 14, 2008 Can't seem to find a pic of her. Probably for the better. Good. Go back and stare at the pictures of the El Paso hottie instead.
Steely Dan Posted November 14, 2008 Author Posted November 14, 2008 Good. Go back and stare at the pictures of the El Paso hottie instead. Sumhowl I's gets dee supression dat she woulda ben e-llowed ta do dat dere. Or maybe her lawyer would say that they aint got no way they'd let her in.
Steely Dan Posted November 14, 2008 Author Posted November 14, 2008 Those people were absolutely right to ban her!! If she was doing that in a really short skirt I'd barf all over the floor.
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