Know your rights gentlemen!
[QUOTE=Legend Man;1516760]It was the good cop, bad cop tactic. Who knows what spiel LE used on whoever they pulled over.[/QUOTE]"Officer, am I being detained?" "Do you have probable cause to believe I have committed a crime?" "Am I free to leave?"
No, No, Yes = "Thank you Sir, but I choose to leave" Get the fuck out of there!
No, No, No, = Grounds for a lawsuit. Tell them you would like to call your lawyer before answering any more questions.
Yes #1 = Why am I being detained Sir?
Yes #2 = What is that probable cause Sir?
No #3 = Why am I being detained?
Only an asshole would admit to illegal activity. If they have to ask you, they don't have proof! Police can LEGALLY LIE TO YOU ABOUT ANYTHING THEY WANT.
And if you can RECORD EVERYTHING! As long as the recording device is in plain sight, it is completely legal now. If they try to tell you otherwise, they're lying, or ignorant of the case in Boston that cost BPD a large settlement.
DON'T PANIC and give up your rights. Don't be a useless ****.
Fairlawn linked to Northboro?
One the bust reports included this: "A second search warrant was issued for 300 W. Main St. In Northborough. Police said that was the location of a business about to be opened by suspects Lan Yun Ma and Wei Ma."
Maybe they were set to acquire it?
FYI, doesn't much matter now.
ARG.
Read more: [url]http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/central-massachusetts/Two-women-charged-with-human-trafficking/-/11983998/16061312/-/9ianw7z/-/index.html#ixzz23MFHvtS0[/url]
[QUOTE=Boston Johnson; 1516056]I went when they just opened, got an older woman close to closing. Strictly legit, couldn't even get the drape off. When I came out to pay, I saw a whole family hanging by the register. This was a few months ago, and they are still in business. I can't believe they are strictly legit and open until 11 (used to be 10).
Would love to hear they've changed, but not ready to take another for the team yet.[/QUOTE]
This is probably going to be controversial, but.
this is one of the reasons i have always felt a bit queasy about amps, particulary about their owners. some of the tactics that they use in "recruiting" talent come very close to my definition of human trafficking or slavery. i don't want to indict a whole industry, but there are some very shady people behind some of these parlors, exploiting vulnerable young women.
now i know that the girls are pretty good actresses, and make you feel special and that they are totally pleased with their career choices, but, especially in the case of the younger ones, they have often been lured, exploited, and taken advantage of, most often by their own countrymen (women). the snakeheads who exploit this country's laws and the desire of these women to escape poverty. as always, ymmv, but there are plenty of girls in this position due to lack of transferable job skills, poor english, fear of immigration authorities, etc. rather than by choice.
one thing i do know for sure is that a group of reformers are working on a task force to virtually shut down all amps within the commonwealth. google protect mass children and see their agenda and legislative program. it doesn't bode well for the future of amps, at least for those who have been engaged in shady recruiting of new **** talent and who send their girls regularly from one "bacation" spot to another to keep them from forming any ties that could get them out of the industry. this group is large, is getting powerful, and includes elimination of the sex trade as a part of their agenda. most recently they were able to pass a comprehensive bill including mandatory sentencing provisions for child abusers and human traffickers over the governor's veto. there is a forum online where they often post addresses of amps and demands for local pd crackdowns. have no doubts whatsoever that these people and their allies know about your favorite place, and that if anything other than totally legit massage has ever gone on there, it's on their hit list. how much this pressure affects local pds remains to be seen.
as usual, it's a shame that any political group feels the need to attack a large group to get at a few wrongdoers, but that's certainly the way we're headed.