Don't want to turn this into a public policy debate
[QUOTE=Jayke00;6784241]The way I see it, the previous "do nothing" approach made things worse, so the new administration obviously feels the need to do something.
It may not seem like there is a plan, but they are stepping up enforcement and that's some kind of plan.
We would all agree that the prostitution is not the "real" problem, the drugs and the violent crime (shootings, beatings, etc.) is the "real" problem.
So they are probably figuring that if they can dry up the sex trade that's half the battle, and there will be a follow-on effect to the drug trade. Much harder for prostitutes to make money = prostitutes don't come down to K to buy drugs.
Drug trade dries up, violent crime plummets right along with it.
Sounds like a longshot to me, but I can see that's the thinking.[/QUOTE]First, you make some very good points, cogent, well thought out, and maybe you are right and I am wrong but tamping down the prostitution activity is like putting a band aid on an open wound, it wouldn't get any better, heal any faster but to your point, at least the band aid is noticeable to those walking by. As you know, prostitution is the world's oldest profession and in pure economic terms, the demand will always be be there so any reduction in the supply will likely manifest itself in higher pricing. I would go so far as to argue that the supply can't even be reduced unless they make a dent in the underlying cause, drug addiction.
There is policing theory that drove a huge reduction in NYC"s crime rate called "Broken windows'. In theory, if the cops would arrest those minor crimes, jumping subway turnstiles, shoplifting and pick pocketing, that impacted the larger crimes like robbery, assault and murder. Case in point, some 75% of those arrested for jumping submway turnstiles turned out to have felony warrants. The point being, the first step to turning Kensington Ave around is to eliminate open market drug activity, stop the zombies from putting needles in their neck and legs while sitting on a curb. Start there, then you might start to turn the tide, arresting SW's will do nothing.
Cait. Another one bites the dust
[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ5xL2Hn4JM[/URL]
[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXDZGcz-jRs&t=164s[/URL]
This one's been around for a couple of years and did several interview. Her and her dad. Sad ending to her story.