[QUOTE=Aamco;5806233]Thanks RepoMan for the useful info. I have good news. She has just been released and is back at K Ave and Huntingdon.[/QUOTE]The stings have been going on in Huntingdon area for a few weeks now. Nothing happens anymore. The girls are being offered alternative programs. None of the girls seem interested because the programs don't address the drugs and the other issues that go with detoxing from them. For the girls, it's a catch 22. There are no court dates or anything like it used to be. The longest I've heard they keep the girls now is roughly two days, give or take. As for the mongers getting tagged nobody I know has been bothered. I've seen guys pick up right in front of active duty marked cars and nothing happens.
Even if a guy does get accused of solicitation if he has his shit together and a believable story there is little to nothing that can or will be done. Don't try that old line about asking a girl if she needs a ride. A seasoned officer will right away ask why you passed the twelve other people that may also need a ride. So, not very probable that plane will fly in that shitstorm. There are a ton of other reasons to be talking to a streetwalker. Just use some common sense.
An interesting incident happened to me years ago. I got stopped and the officer asked what I was doing. He asked why I was in a known prostitution area. I simply asked him "known to who"? I commented I didn't see any signs indicating anything about prostitution. Then I pointed out there are plenty of no parking signs. So I know where I can't park. Also, signs indicate a drug-free zone. How am I to know where a prostitution area begins and ends? I had done nothing to indicate I might be seeking a prostitute. He saw that my documents were in order. No lights out or other infraction. He called me a smartass and told me to leave the area. I smiled and waved bye and continued my search for that day's dream girl.
At present, I don't think there are any sting worries. Of course, the district captain needs to appease the neighborhood masses. They go through the motions and little else. Keep in mind many of the complaints are from the same people that want to defund the police.
Huntingdon and the surrounding area have been a streetwalker haven for more than forty years. The neighbors would like to rid themselves of the streetwalkers and the other problems that come with them. They are having little to no success. I can't say I blame the neighbors much. Much of the problem lies right in their own backyard. Residents provide shelter for some of the girls and also go out looking for dates themselves. That is part of the driving force in the area that keeps working girls there plentiful. They can do a quick date literally right next door to their office and be back at work twenty minutes later. That's a win, win situation for them.
That's not to say people shouldn't be careful when shopping there. It is up to each individual to be diligent and know at a moment's notice things can change as they can anywhere. It is up to each monger that frequents any neighborhood to respect the area and residents. Don't engage in any activity that wouldn't be accepted outside their own front door. Don't leave trash or other indication of what one might be doing there. Me. I'm just an 'OL Gator.