The town of Berwyn, Illinois, where comedian Tamale Rocks discovered a two-way mirror in the women’s bathroom of a comedy club, is considering a new ordinance to make two-way mirrors in businesses illegal. Meanwhile, Ronnie Lottz, the owner of Cigars and Stripes comedy club, who once vowed to Jezebel that he’d “burn this place to the fucking ground” before taking the mirror out, says it may be time to take the mirror out.
My Suburban Life reported Tuesday that Berwyn Alderman Marge Paul will introduce an ordinance that would amend the City Code to prohibit two-way mirrors or surveillance devices in commercial establishments. (The obvious issue with that is that it could inadvertently make security cameras illegal; the language of the ordinance will probably have to specify that those devices can’t be in the restroom.)
Lottz has insisted that the mirror is a Halloween gag, that all his regulars knew about it, and that the closet behind it is always unlocked, so that a female patron could check to make sure no one’s spying on her before she uses the bathroom. Berwyn police inspected the bathroom and determined that no laws were being broken.
Lottz told My Suburban Life that the criticism of his cool mirror took all the joy out of it for him, and he’s considering removing it.