Some credit cards companies have changed the program
[QUOTE=VaVouyer;2542230]I got a note from Karma who I've seen a few times saying that BP has cut off all credit card use for the advertisers. So if that's correct, it sounds like unless they have another way to pay for their ads or if they have bought XX months worth of ads, you may see the ads there dwindle down significantly. She said she'll still be posting on CL and the new site here. Not sure what that would be about unless BP has gotten burned w / a lot of bad card #'s.[/QUOTE]Heard on NPR about the big 3 were going to stop funding BP and a few others. A2 could shed some light most likely.
[blue]This is all I have to say about it. Well, also hopefully its our turn now.
The USA Adult Classifieds is open for business, make the move now before BP gets closed, you know it's coming.
[url]http://usaadultclassifieds.info[/url]
A2[/blue]
Thanks for the news on Cedar Tree
Sorry you had a bad time. Glad you were not a target. And thanks for the info!
[QUOTE=FreeFallin;2559230]Went to Cedar Tree on Saturday to see an old friend about a dream that we have had many times before and ran into a vice bust. They were on the 2nd floor waiting outside of a room and then the door opened and they rushed in. I was getting a drink and went back to the room, shortly after our door was banged on and the police wanted to talk with her "because they smelled weed" is what they said but the smell was not from us. We are both married and were not with our spouses and we just went back to our business after a warning of drugs and bad things that happen. The weed smell was enough to get you high and you could smell it every where.
Waited at the door for everything to end and they did take one person away in cuffs and she was crying and was telling the police that they had the wrong person and I felt that it could have been a drug charge warrant. I clearly heard that the charges could go away with the names of dealers if they were so inclined to help them selves and they were in more then 1 room. Having all of the commotion and voices in the halls did have a very negative effect on Johnny jump up and once they cleared the halls we left the motel via the stairwell only to find the cop that had knocked on our door waiting at the bottom of the steps talking with or at a young black male that smelled like some great weed. It looked like the same thing was happening at the Red across the street.
Talked with a provider today that claims that they were looking for dope boys foremost and offered the girls a break if the told on dealers. We did have someone taking pictures of us getting in the car and driving away. Hope that nothing will come of this as far as the two of us go but I think we will go back to the beach for further dreams. Other then the room cost this was free pussy that the bastards fucked me out of.
Be careful and I saw nothing in the paper or on the news.[/QUOTE]
Looks like the handwriting may be on the wall!
Looks like the handwriting may be on the wall!
Copied this today from pilotonline. Sorry not complete (have to pay to view article), but you can get the idea from what's implied. They also reported this story on WINS this morning, with the newscaster saying "hope this story has a Happy Ending", chuckle, chuckle. It seems "human trafficking" is the new buzzword, but every time I see busts for prostitution under the "human trafficking" thing, almost never see anyone underage. Here's what I could copy.
E considers restrictions on massage businesses after concerns about prostitution.
By Mary Beth Gahan.
The Virginian-Pilot.
© July 28,2015.
CHESAPEAKE.
When members of the Planning Commission first began hearing whispers about massage therapy businesses in town, some concerns in particular got their attention: Customers late into the night. Propositions for more than a professional massage. Possible human trafficking.
"We learned about it and became alarmed," member Adam Perry said. "Chesapeake prides itself on being a family-friendly community, one that human trafficking has no place in. ".
Backpage, a classified advertising website, lists massage businesses with Chesapeake addresses that boast of "new girls" and include pictures of females in lingerie. The locations, open past 10 pm, are in several areas of the city, including Greenbrier and Great Bridge.
Business owners near a couple of the establishments, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they see customers in the parking lot as late as 1 am.
In April, the commission asked the City Council for permission to discuss requiring a conditional use permit for new massage businesses. The process would include a public hearing and would allow city leaders to press for details about an establishment's hours and practices. Currently, a business offering massages can open by registering with the city.
Perry, in a memo to the commission, said the wrong type of business can hurt economic development.
"If you were looking for a place to open your business," he wrote, "would you consider locating next to some of the massage therapy establishments you have seen?
Tonight, City Council is scheduled to jump into the issue. It will review a proposed ordinance that would place more restrictions on such businesses.
The regulations would change the penalty for touching certain areas of the body during a massage from a Class 2 misdemeanor to a Class 1, which carries a $2,500 maximum fine and up to one year in prison.
In addition, operating hours would be limited to between 6 am And 10 pm, and massage therapists would have to be licensed by the Virginia Board of Nursing. Norfolk and Virginia Beach also require those performing massages to be certified by the state.
The city's Health Department and law enforcement would be able to issue summonses for violating the ordinance.
The Health Department has not shut down any massage therapy businesses in recent years, according to city spokesman Heath Covey.
The Chesapeake Police Department also has not made arrests related to prostitution or human trafficking at massage businesses within the past few years, according to Officer Kelly O'Sullivan, a police spokeswoman.
The ordinance would give local officials more options for pursuing charges, just as a new Virginia law aimed at targeting human trafficking does for state-level law enforcement.
Patrick McKenna, co-founder of Virginia Beach Justice Initiative, said sex trafficking is a problem across Hampton Roads. He called the law "huge" but warned that tracking those involved can be tricky.
"Street-level prostitution is moving increasingly online," he said.
Council member Roland Davis said that while he supports the proposed ordinance, he opposes requiring a conditional use permit because he doesn't think the council "should be in the business of background checks. ".
Perry, however, thinks the council should take that step.
"By requiring a conditional use permit, City Council will be reserving the right to ask questions about.
