They have the video link here.
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They have the video link here.
[url]http://www.whittierdailynews.com/ci_8144678[/url]
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Good to see our tax dollars go to good use.........Nice to see LE has their priorities together.
[QUOTE=Viper92552]They have the video link here.
[url]http://www.whittierdailynews.com/ci_8144678[/url]
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[url]http://www.insidesocal.com/sgvcrime/2008/02/prostitutes_in_the_sgv_busted.html#comments[/url][/QUOTE]The most telling part is where the Asian girl is banging her head against the table. Why the fuck does law enforcement destroy people's lives like this? Sure, it may not be a "normal" lifestyle, but that was the only way she knew how to live.
I am actually from the DC area and there was an educated white woman who worked as an escort from her home. Well, she got busted and suddenly her story was in the newspapers exposing everything about her life.
Before her trial, she committed suicide out of shame.
By the way, this might sound kind of fucked up, but I have no problem with john's getting busted, because let's face it, the government at all levels needs funding.
Traffic tickets, prostitution busts, whereever.
Soliciting a prostitute falls in line with possession or being under the influence of drugs or speeding (non-reckless). People choose to do these things even though it's not needed.
The girls, though. They do this kind of work to survive. To make a living. And to destroy their lives like that is fucked up.
[QUOTE=Viper92552]They have the video link here.
[url]http://www.whittierdailynews.com/ci_8144678[/url]
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We're really trying to abate these types of activities and improve the quality of life in L.A. County," said Major Crimes Bureau Capt. Stephen Johnson. "But the other aspect is an attempt to dismantle an organized criminal center that has its tentacles in numerous local
They should probably try arresting gang bangers, murderers, thieves etc. But these people are worse?
Did that guy doing the voiceover for the video say his name was Raoul Rod?
Or are my ears deceiving me?
[QUOTE=Solitaire One]By the way, this might sound kind of fucked up, but I have no problem with john's getting busted, because let's face it, the government at all levels needs funding.
Traffic tickets, prostitution busts, whereever.
Soliciting a prostitute falls in line with possession or being under the influence of drugs or speeding (non-reckless). People choose to do these things even though it's not needed.
The girls, though. They do this kind of work to survive. To make a living. And to destroy their lives like that is fucked up.[/QUOTE]Au contraire, Solitaire (sorry, couldn't resist)
Soliciting an act of prostitution (essentially sex between consenting adults, only in this case for money instead of mind games and bullshit) is far different than endangering people's lives by speeding or being under the influence, or possessing certain illegal drugs. Prostitution shouldn't be illegal, but it is, because of a number of social factors I won't go into.
As for the "poor girls, " there are far, far more women in similar or worse circumstances who choose not to sell their bodies. You know, the ones waiting tables, working in retail stores, dental labs and factory jobs. Those women have problems too, including dependent families, no education, no English, no legal residency, etc. Yet, they manage to survive, and they would never in a hundred years choose prostitution as an escape from poverty and hopelessness. Why is that? I don't know, maybe morals? Few prostitutes (at least the SGV ones I frequent) are forced to do that kind of work. That crap about "slavery" is just that, crap. An LE smoke screen to justify their waste of resources (in an attempt to get more federal grant money).
A prostitution/solicitation bust is helluva ordeal for johns and ****** alike. I feel sorry for anyone arrested for this type of "crime, " no matter what their gender, or who is buying and who is selling. And the swaggering cops at these little parties really make me sick, with their smug and condescending speeches before the TV cameras. They really think the public is stupid. Unfortunately, they're right!
[QUOTE=Jeep 95]We're really trying to abate these types of activities and improve the quality of life in L.A. County," said Major Crimes Bureau Capt. Stephen Johnson. "But the other aspect is an attempt to dismantle an organized criminal center that has its tentacles in numerous local
They should probably try arresting gang bangers, murderers, thieves etc. But these people are worse?[/QUOTE]
They don't go after the gangs,murderers or thieves because they have guns and might shoot back.
You sound like a cop. Go Screw yourself.
[QUOTE=Solitaire One]By the way, this might sound kind of fucked up, but I have no problem with john's getting busted, because let's face it, the government at all levels needs funding.[/QUOTE]I think that's a bit of a fallacy. Sure local gov't gets a boost out of fines and such, but its usually the edict of homeowners and businesses that pushes for sweeps and raids.
Let's face it, none of us want this kind of activity on our block, so we travel out to the boonies. Don't be so naive thinking laws will change soon or it's unfair or foolish use of manpower. LE is just doing their job. We all know this is risky behavior with serious consequences.
[QUOTE=Viper92552]They have the video link here.
[url]http://www.whittierdailynews.com/ci_8144678[/url]
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[url]http://www.insidesocal.com/sgvcrime/2008/02/prostitutes_in_the_sgv_busted.html#comments[/url][/QUOTE]That really sucks. The whole prostitution/crime thing is such a f'n joke.
[QUOTE] :: Many of these massage parlors are fronts for prostitution, and most of society knows that," Ramirez said. "A lot of times, they are connected with organized crime, embezzlement, extortion, tax evasion and modern-day slavery.[/quote]I wonder why the prostitution-legal counties in Nevada don't have all of these "related" problems? WAKE UP LE! It's because they're legal, licensed, tax-paying businesses. Flippin' IDIOTS.
[QUOTE=Woodrow]Au contraire, Solitaire (sorry, couldn't resist)
Soliciting an act of prostitution (essentially sex between consenting adults, only in this case for money instead of mind games and bullshit) is far different than endangering people's lives by speeding or being under the influence, or possessing certain illegal drugs. Prostitution shouldn't be illegal, but it is, because of a number of social factors I won't go into.[/quote]That's why I meant non-wreckless speeding. We all are familiar with cops who have nothing better to do but pull over someone going 10 miles over the limit on an empty road. Or a cop purposely hiding to catch someone doing a "California roll" through a STOP sign late at night where one slows down but does not come to a complete stop. Many incidents of possessing or being under the influence of drugs does not affect anyone but the individual himself. Similarly, soliciting a prostitute doesn't really affect anyone.
So I consider them all in the same category in that they are not really "bad" crimes but are indeed a source of revenue. It's no coincidence that the IRS rarely cooperates with ICE or FBI stings involving massage parlors or drug cartels where most of the cash is sent to foreign countries, but are actually the lead investigators for American escort agencies and drug dealers. Oddly enough, the IRS was involved with this one.
After all, the whole Pamela Martin thing started with the IRS.
[QUOTE=St Stephen]You sound like a cop. Go Screw yourself.[/QUOTE]Yeah, okay. Some people do it for the thrill. Some people do it for pleasure. Some people do it because they're addicted.
Looks like you do it because you're an angry, lonely man with a severe case of paranoia.
[QUOTE=Viper92552]They have the video link here.
[url]http://www.whittierdailynews.com/ci_8144678[/url]
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Where did you got all these pictures, can not be posted on line by Police themself with their vice person full picture and all the people pictures which have not proven guilty yet.
[url]http://sgvtribune.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=422851[/url]
I am guessing that they allowed someone from the press to ride along. If that is the case, this is no normal bust. Looks like they wanted to send a message...
[QUOTE=Allook]Where did you got all these pictures, can not be posted on line by Police themself with their vice person full picture and all the people pictures which have not proven guilty yet.[/QUOTE]