Again in your hypothetical. There would be some attempt to gather evidence of Intent instead of just falsely arresting everyone they can in the hope that there are no lawsuits for false imprisonment in response for illegal arrests. I mean I understand that someone like me isn't the majority but I can't be unique in that a settlement for my wrongful arrest & legal fees for my lawyer in the criminal case isn't terrifying.
Yes, of course LE wants to "attempt to gather evidence of intent" prior to making an arrest. That would obviously be true for any investigation for any crime, hobby related or otherwise. One must keep in mind though that what constitutes "evidence" will be different in every single case. People routinely believe every DUI will have video recordings and breath test results. That is absolutely not true. While I've never done a thorough review of that issue, I'd guess less than 50% (probably closer to 30%) of cases have both of those. Same goes for hobby related arrests, some will have incriminating text messages, some will not. I am personally aware of a case where an individual replied to an ad on STG, he texted the "provider" to inquire as to where she was located, an address, a time to meet and to let her know he had arrived at the location. He NEVER mentioned money, fees, costs, sex, nothing that would be considered incriminating. He went into the room and, again, mentioned nothing about sex or money. He was arrested and prosecuted. He received a plea to an amended charge, probation and fines. Rather than face the uncertainty of a trial, not to mention costs, possible incarceration and any public embarrassment, he accepted the offer and moved on. Additionally, LE is protected by qualified immunity, meaning that, so long as they reasonably acted within the scope of their official capacity, they cannot be sued. In the real life example I just detailed, had that person decided to sue (entering a plea aside) LE likely would be found to have acted reasonably within the scope of his official capacity and, in turn, been protected from a lawsuit. While my guess is he would have been found not guilty at a criminal trial, at the civil trial for the lawsuit against LE, the facts of posting the ad, the person replying to the ad and then meeting the "provider" at the hotel would almost certainly be sufficient for LE to prevail. With the lower burden of proof for a civil trial versus a criminal trial, the arrested individual likely loses the civil trial despite winning the criminal trial.
As to your comment of not being "unique in that a settlement for (your) wrongful arrest & legal fees" wouldn't prevent you from pursuing all legal remedies, the individual I detailed above was married, had high school age children and a fairly white collar occupation with a nice income. My belief is that those factors played into his decision to accept the plea offer to the lesser charge.
Wait didn't I hear a rumor that high old dollar Vivian wants to see your drivers license? Oh hell no. Willie please stop white knighting.
Bs.
And you don't? That's okay, you work your side of the street and I will work mine! Cheers.
Willie no where and I mean NO WHERE near as like you do, almost every post you put up you write the same damn shit. Lots of guys are tired of reading the same shit over and over. I mean when we see your name we don't even waste our time. And also the fact that some post about Michelle and what you know you have to jump.
In about your old hag girlfriends!! Get back with Julie she needs you really bad!
Cheers to old Willie and hags.
I am glad someone said what a lot of us are thinking! Last year it was Avalon and Berlin, get to be like a broken record! All just to get your post count up!
In theory, you are correct. The reality though is often quite different. First, as I stated previously, if you merely follow through and show up at the location of the sting, there is a high probability you will be arrested. A big part of the reason for that as the investment in setting up the sting, by that time, LE has put together an ad, posted it on a website, set up the location, placed multiple officers there, located a UC for the job, got her up to speed on the operation and put it all in motion. There's a ton of time and effort put into that. Then, if they let someone walk away, it would be very easy for that person to then post on whatever websites and otherwise alert other possible targets to the sting. LE isn't going to let that happen. Another problem is that, when faced with any type of prostitution charge, most defendants will gladly accept some reasonable plea bargain over going to trial. Trials are very public things, Florida courtrooms are wide open, allowing anyone and everyone to come in. News media may be present. Testimony would include how the defendant allegedly engaged in the illegal act of offering money for sexual services. Stated differently, it ain't fun for the accused! Rather than go through that, many will gladly accept a plea offer that includes not much more than probation and fines, and hopefully a reduced charge. Then, once that person has entered a plea, any "action () against the department" has been eliminated, you won't be successful suing LE if you entered a plea to some offense that came from the arrest, even if the charge is reduced or modified. And, of course, the public embarrassment factor comes into play again as well..
Again in your hypothetical. There would be some attempt to gather evidence of Intent instead of just falsely arresting everyone they can in the hope that there are no lawsuits for false imprisonment in response for illegal arrests. I mean I understand that someone like me isn't the majority but I can't be unique in that a settlement for my wrongful arrest & legal fees for my lawyer in the criminal case isn't terrifying.
It's really easy. Just don't do anything illegal. We are all upstanding law abiding characters on this board. Prostitution is the selling of services for a specific price which is illegal, escorting is totally legal which is the selling of time not services. Don't talk about specific services for specific prices. You can handle any business discussion like that after you both have gotten naked / exposed, if you were so inclined.
AI is mostly correct, though not entirely so. As he correctly pointed out, prostitution is illegal in Florida, prostitution being defined as the giving or receiving of the body for sexual activity for hire, stated more succinctly, an exchange of money for sexual favors. However, stating "don't do anything illegal" is a bit too simplistic. I say this as I am personally aware of situations where both a monger and a provider were arrested after having done nothing illegal. As has been stated on the forum before, if you merely show up at the site of a sting, you will almost certainly be arrested, from the perspective of LE, they've got too much invested to simply let you walk.
My point being that if there was a sting trying to get people to demonstrate Intent to commit a crime. Then the provider will be sending you incriminating messages to gather that proof. Just as it's our responsibility to be vague our speech / words then the correlation is if the other person isn't being vague as well which would be in her best interest, that's a red flag. The very evidence that a crime is intended to be committed is what that would be trying to gained from that hypothetical message exchange. Setting up stings that lead to lots of false arrests which are legally actionable against the department instead of convictions for the the office are bad for all parties involved.
In theory, you are correct. The reality though is often quite different. First, as I stated previously, if you merely follow through and show up at the location of the sting, there is a high probability you will be arrested. A big part of the reason for that as the investment in setting up the sting, by that time, LE has put together an ad, posted it on a website, set up the location, placed multiple officers there, located a UC for the job, got her up to speed on the operation and put it all in motion. There's a ton of time and effort put into that. Then, if they let someone walk away, it would be very easy for that person to then post on whatever websites and otherwise alert other possible targets to the sting. LE isn't going to let that happen. Another problem is that, when faced with any type of prostitution charge, most defendants will gladly accept some reasonable plea bargain over going to trial. Trials are very public things, Florida courtrooms are wide open, allowing anyone and everyone to come in. News media may be present. Testimony would include how the defendant allegedly engaged in the illegal act of offering money for sexual services. Stated differently, it ain't fun for the accused! Rather than go through that, many will gladly accept a plea offer that includes not much more than probation and fines, and hopefully a reduced charge. Then, once that person has entered a plea, any "action () against the department" has been eliminated, you won't be successful suing LE if you entered a plea to some offense that came from the arrest, even if the charge is reduced or modified. And, of course, the public embarrassment factor comes into play again as well.
Getting back to the original point, yes, certainly prudent to say "don't do anything illegal" in these situations. My point was simply that merely responding to any of the ads in the sites we are all familiar with puts you at risk. Not putting anything incriminating in a text is absolutely a wise thing to do, I'm a big proponent of that myself. So too is being on these forums and educating yourself on the providers out there. That said, much like one puts himself at risk for a DUI arrest by drinking any amount of alcohol and driving a car, so too does one put himself at risk by responding to any ads out there, whether your text messages are innocuous or not. For anyone that wants a totally safe hobby, perhaps consider quilting.
Wait didn't I hear a rumor that high old dollar Vivian wants to see your drivers license? Oh hell no. Willie please stop white knighting.
Bs.
And you don't? That's okay, you work your side of the street and I will work mine! Cheers.
Willie no where and I mean NO WHERE near as like you do, almost every post you put up you write the same damn shit. Lots of guys are tired of reading the same shit over and over. I mean when we see your name we don't even waste our time. And also the fact that some post about Michelle and what you know you have to jump.
In about your old hag girlfriends!! Get back with Julie she needs you really bad!
Wow a second mole as number two was just confirmed tonight. I won't go into detail to reveal my source but if inquiring minds want to know. Well you know what to do. But again we are supposed to stick behind each other well it appears someone likes to stab you in the back!
LOL bs.
I'm really confused, don't we share forum names with all sorts of providers? What info is being gleemed that a free account can't scrounge up?
Wow a second mole as number two was just confirmed tonight. I won't go into detail to reveal my source but if inquiring minds want to know. Well you know what to do. But again we are supposed to stick behind each other well it appears someone likes to stab you in the back!
LOL bs.
Just know the latest provider to tell me isn't the only one to confirm I was told by 3 others from SA to confirm giving me his real name which I knew already.
Wow a second mole as number two was just confirmed tonight. I won't go into detail to reveal my source but if inquiring minds want to know. Well you know what to do. But again we are supposed to stick behind each other well it appears someone likes to stab you in the back!
So I can say only one provider I know is drug free, Michelle is certainly drug and drama free. As for arrest I only found 3 dating back to 2000 and they were vop / dwls.
Dwls and a battery that's all I found.
Solid choice to visit.
Bs.
I offer the ladys a gummy or to split a spliff. Michelle is one of the few who politely refused. She's a pro and a lovely woman.
So I can say only one provider I know is drug free, Michelle is certainly drug and drama free. As for arrest I only found 3 dating back to 2000 and they were vop / dwls.
Dwls and a battery that's all I found.
Solid choice to visit.
Bs.
Battery? Michelle can beat my bishop anytime, my friend!