Decriminalize it, and legalize brothels
Look, Nevada makes a nice chunk of tax revenue off of those rural brothels. Why not the big cities? Of course, everybody with a moral compass does not want to see trafficking, underage, or any other forced prostitution. If this is someone's choice, they should do it without fear of repercussions. If the gals are paying taxes, building a business, they can get loans for homes and such. So, why the hell not?
[QUOTE=HappyGardener;7195433][URL]https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cook-county-sheriff-bots-combat-human-trafficking[/URL]
CHICAGO - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart addressed a growing concern at a forum todayprostitution and human trafficking.
Former Fox 32 political editor Mike Flannery attended the event and asked Dart about the time Backpage, a website once known for hosting adult ads, filed a lawsuit against him, which concluded when the Department of Justice seized and shut down the site.
What we know:
Sheriff Dart explained that after Backpage was shut down, other websites emerged, continuing to aid traffickers.
Now, his office uses bots to monitor these sites.
Dart detailed how the bots can post 20 to 100 ads in the time it takes a human to post one. The bots then engage with users and, if discussions shift toward child trafficking or serious offenses, the information is automatically forwarded to a real detective.[/QUOTE]
All in the name of revenue generation. I mean traffiking
[QUOTE=OldSchoolGuy73;7208020]Anyone watch it on wfld 32, wonder what city it was conducted in and app / site they used.[/QUOTE][URL]https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1599224[/URL]
It really is about revenue generation
[QUOTE=Fit312;7208380]Interesting that they switched to giving tickets which makes it a civil matter (I am not a cop or lawyer), might be that the courts were throwing a lot of these cases out.[/QUOTE]Criminal cases are much harder to prosecute and typically don't result in huge fines. Prosecutors don't like to lose. It's a lower level misdemeanor and probation if convicted. The defense attorneys will make money but what about CROOK County? Making these citations and impounding your vehicle does two things. The prosecuting becomes much easier for them, as reasonable doubt flies out the window. Judge only needs to believe the cop and make their judgement. There isn't much you can do to fight it, unless you want to spend a lot of time and money. The second thing, is the fines are ridiculously high. They know most folks will pay it and not fight.
The people running the state are desperate for money, anyway they can get it. If they can get over the moral stigma not tainting reputation of the politicians that propose this and they can tax the hell out of this, legalization will happen eventually. As more boomers pass, the stigma gets less and less. Just think about this, 20 years ago folks were going to jail for weed.
I am not an attorney but.
[QUOTE=SfoDavid67;7208856]Kind of surprised its just a ticket, not 100% sure of the law, but a misdemeanor citation can still be issued and a conviction can still result. When I got busted in a sting the death blow to me was having my mug shot posted on the local news and news paper for 3 days straight. That destroyed my life and to this day, 4 years later still does as a simple google search brings it up. Although I still beat a criminal conviction, you know the old saying of guilty in the court of public opinion. My attorney gave me a huge lesson in the why, but also some of the dirty tricks cops use. Their intent is to destroy a guys life, very rarely do they prosecute the girl selling, unless they have seen her a few times before.[/QUOTE]The way it was described to me was that to criminally charge you with a misdemeanor or felony is much harder to prosecute. Yes, their goal is to bust guys and make an example of them, as the court of public opinion then thinks the police and prosecutors are really doing "something". Making a county / municipal citation (same level is a disorderly conduct, minor in possession of alcohol, etc) makes it easier to prosecute, because since it's a ticket the majority of the people just pay the huge fine (not going to court). They still get to parade the dudes around but less court hassle and more money.
The double standard in prosecuting these poor women vs the dudes is despicable. There is a growing double standard with SW rights where they are protected and the dudes not so much.
