Hot window displays annoy neighbors

Sarasota, Fla. -- A Sarasota, Fla., building owner, angry with the city, reportedly is using the display windows to show naked female mannequins in suggestive positions.

David Douthitt's allegedly salacious windows have the neighbors steamed, WFTV-TV in Orlando reported.

Douthitt wanted to use the building for a hair salon with employees wearing skimpy swimwear, something he felt would be in keeping with Sarasota's history as a beach resort. But he was unable to get the permits he needed for the business, at least partly, apparently because neighborhood residents did not want the salon.

Arnold Herbst, who lives nearby, said he is especially angry about Douthitt's windows because an elementary school is only about 600 feet from the store. He described the displays as "pornographic."

"It's a terrible sight, especially when you got to walk the kids," Herbst said. "You got to take their heads and turn them away." Herbst said.

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