{"id":5863,"date":"2006-01-03T21:59:57","date_gmt":"2006-01-03T21:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/01\/so-heres-what-i-think.html"},"modified":"2006-01-03T21:59:57","modified_gmt":"2006-01-03T21:59:57","slug":"so-heres-what-i-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/01\/so-heres-what-i-think.html","title":{"rendered":"So here’s what I think"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m thinking that legit hotels like a Crowne Plaza should think twice before renting out rooms and such to 200 swingers.<\/a> Oh, and watch out for that large group of young adolescent soccer players and their families, too. Booking them at the same time..well, let’s think about that.<\/p>\n

Seriously…I’m sort of baffled why a legitimate establishment – an airport hotel!!!!!!!  – <\/em>how much more white bread can you get than an airport hotel?….<\/em> would book a huge swingers’ group. But maybe that’s just me.<\/p>\n

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"The kids could see through the glass atrium into the ballroom where naked people were dancing. There were exposed breasts, thongs and see-through dresses on women who were not wearing any underwear."<\/span> <\/p>\n

Young said he complained to hotel management and to John Hollis, an off-duty Orlando police officer hired by the hotel for a New Year’s Eve security detail. He said neither did anything to help.<\/span> <\/p>\n

Lt. John Mina, a watch commander for the Orlando Police Department, said Hollis didn’t witness anything illegal.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m thinking that legit hotels like a Crowne Plaza should think twice before renting out rooms and such to 200 swingers. Oh, and watch out for that large group of young adolescent soccer players and their families, too. Booking them at the same time..well, let’s think about that. 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