Hello ....City Council why waste $74'000 of our tax dollars hiring a consulting firm to attract new business to Va.Beach then raid there stores and file criminal charges against the store manager. I don't even want to know what that fiasco cost us...remember us the ones who pay taxes....
If we were so offended they would not be in business here....Duh.... Please stop wasting ARE money...

Va.Beach is against anything young or progressive....You chase it away with police intimidation. The number of police makes me feel like I'm in a war zone...
Why waste are money trying to attract families to the resort strip with classical music and puppet shows.....Kids want to see surfing, skating Rock Band, Have you ever heard of Hanna Montana??? Please Council Get out of the 50's.
The Disney cruise I went on was more risqué than anything I've ever seen in Va.Beach.... Can you get anymore family oriented than Disney????

ok im not as old as alot of people but lets see i am a college grad of 3 degrees in 5 years of college and what i see here just tweaks me a little bit cause the people that called about this poster prolly are the same type of people that dont pay any attention to what the kids are watching on tv and listening on the radio. With openly sex presentations on tv and the talking of sex on the radios its just commen that companys are going to eventaully use sex to sell there goods. Until you stand up and start talking about how tv and radio has been a bad influence you dont need to start on corporations. Basically these people should not throw rocks when they live in a glass house cause the truth comes out that in the long run they complain about something small but yet in the big picture they are unfit to even have an offspring cause people these days dont spend the time with there kids like my parents did

Just a shout out from New England - you guys look like the taliban to us up here. Your state flag has a women's naked breast on it! Doh! And you complain about a breast that is covered!

You give this clothing company an inch, they'll take a mile..Obscenity has got to stop somewhere, especially in front of children. It's exposure no matter how you look at it.

Well, there is Pat Robertson, and there are people who NEVER watch TV or been to a movie which shows worst. Perhaps they are the so called christian right, which we know is neither christian nor right. Take a good look at the young black boys walking around with their pants under their butt and you can see the crack right through their underware. Not being racist, just facing reality. To me they are far more obscene than than this poster. When I looked at the poster I saw innocence, it takes a special twisted mind to see anything else, but what do I know, I'm a Liberal, not a tight a-- Virginia Beach Republican. Isn't it great to see our tax dollars at work?

Let's see, you aren't happy when the police don't do anything and you aren't happy when they do something. You can't satisfy some people.
When a citizen calls in a complaint, an officer responds and takes action to try and resolve the complaint legally. Who gave the right for officers to make judgments? The people, the courts, and the laws do. Everyday with everything an officer does judgments are made. The law is on the books and officers take an oath to enforce that law. Don't like it, get the law changed. That is your responsibility as a citizen, to stand up and change things you don't like. Do I think those adds rise to a level where action was needed? No. Was it my call to make? No. Will it probably get dismissed in court? Yes. I've seen much worse adds at the oceanfront taken to court and they were thrown out. And those adds were definitely obscene.... Why do I hate this area so much? Because people always want the law enforced as long as it is on someone else....

What bothers me in cases like this is that it was most likely ONE person who felt offended by this poster. So ONE narrow-minded buffoon screams porn and the posters are removed. No due process, no open discussion among the citizenry about whether or not the ads have merit. Just rip em out. Typical of our nanny state where the overwhelming desire to never offend ONE individual results in asinine laws like this. If our country's current state of mind existed during the renaissance, we wouldn't have half the beautiful works of art the great masters created. Man, I can't wait til the pendulum starts swinging back on an arc of reason. Since God created Adam & Eve in the buff, is he obscene too?

All the little things when considered as a whole indicate one thing; this country is, sadly, finished.

For years the coppertone ads filled the roads, where either a young girl or a beautiful woman displayed her tanned skin with a pulled down bikini. The various ads showing a female in the barest of outfits in the mall, from victoria's secret to harley Davidson display volumptious females in all manner of undress. Yet, the display that shows men, or young men in the same situation is considered obscene. This is a classic case of homophobia and sexism and in this country is appalling and disgraceful. I hope the courts in this country own up to the obvious unconstitutionality of their actions and the city is fined for blatant misuse of power. Unless, they are willing to impose the same rules on all stores. Good bye sexy bra models or those st. paulie girls displays this town is about to attack you too.

I grew up in Virginia and moved away years ago. Until now, I would never have considered vacationing in Virginia Beach. However, I am reconsidering specifically because of the City's action against A&F. Virginia Beach sounds like a place that I can bring my kids, and tourist dollars.

Dear Mr. Editor
Please forward proof copies of your paper daily to Virginia Beach City Leadership for review. As you are aware we are concerned that the good people of our fair city may be corrupted by the events of the world that you publish. Please be advised that any sexual content, violence, or political views the differ from those of the present administration will not be allowed to be published in our city.

Your Cooperation is required.

The Virginia Beach Police Department is apparently out of control and lacks effective leadership. Every day a new issue with the police trampling on citizens rights, illegal actions like the posters at A & F. The newspapers published the posters. Who gave the police officers the right to make a judgment in the first place? The level of intelligence of the VB officers don't allow for them to have the mental ability to judge much of anything.

Citizens of VB you had better take heed and get control of your police force or you might just find your rights all are gone trampled under the heavy boots of your local cop.

I’ll bet the same prudish people who succeeded in censoring the AF models who are making a living emphasizing the fleeing joy and beauty of life love violent torture movies and send their children to them. Perhaps they think every phrase in the Bible is literally the word of God. They were the first to support an optional war and occupation resulting in the obscene maiming of our young people and creating 5000 Iraqi orphans who are going to luv America for all time when they grow up. They are sure Iraq had sumthen to do with 911. They probably drive the biggest gas guzzling vehicle they can find (with a “support the troops ribbon” on it) to support the Saudis. They are probably on their 5th wife and think everyone else’s abortion should be illegal.

Perhaps they should be upset that our liberties are gone and our economy raped. We live in a country ruined by dry drunk “religious” leaders who are too busy trying to make their rich friends richer and speeding up Armageddon. Maybe they should look at the labels in the store and see where the products are made. They could look at what foreigner just purchased the building the store is in. They feel better when they

I love Virginia Beach and America.

But moral decadence is weakening us to the point where we'll be ripe for a jihadist takeover. So starting to end this 'marketing of evil' disguised as 'freedom' is good news.

P.S. Bibles aren't for thumping so much as for reading and beleiving.
God bless Virginia Beach and the USA.

What was that about casting the first stone? How about standing in judgement? Must feel great that you were not only promoted to a judge, but to God...

30 years ago A & F had an excellent reputation for its goods and quality. Then, it did a makeover and only the name remains. A & F is run by a group of bean counting weenies who pander to kids for sales. The management is not "hip", but flint eyed businessmen out to make a buck. The quality of the products disappeared years ago.

A & F falls into the category of store that downscaled to try to survive. Included in that group are Macey's, Robinsons, the defunct Broadway and Bullocks Wilshire.

If you want to buy clothing at a store because it displays butt cheeks, go ahead. Then reflect on why the store couldn't rely upon quality goods and less prurient advertising to make sales. Management already knows that it cannot make it any other way.

There is absolutely no question in my mind that the reason some complained was that it looked like the lad was pulling down his drawers for some frisky fun, not pulling them up. I assure you, if it was three blonde teenage girls in the same situation, the local prudes would have kept their traps shut. It's called homophobia, kids.

They should not be corrupting the morals of citizens. They should receive a heavy fine and maybe jail time.

I agree. Please add the " I don't give a damn" option to all polls.

You are always asking in a poll: yes-no-not sure. How about an "I DON'T CARE' option. This will get many more answers. Your polls relate to,"do you still beat your wife." Get Real.