Soviet-style police state
That's what happens when we let the socialists, oh I'm sorry, "progressives" take over. They know whats best for us after all. That's why they want all of our medical records in a gov database, "oh you got the clap huh". What happened to all the screaming from the gay community about identifying and tracking the HIV/aids infected? Now it's OK as long as they track everyone?
Of course the up side is the way they are handling the economy, there are likely to be more girls out due to purely economic factors. I always seem to see an up tick in mongering activities and availability when the economy tanks. I suppose its a mixed bag.
[QUOTE=Chriseff]Also--the Warrant Unit was by K & Huntingdon and they were stopping every girl and checking their credentials as they made their way north (makes you realize how easily things can start to resemble a Soviet-style police state right here in the good old USA).[/QUOTE]
I think you are missing the point
I was not looking to turn this into a political forum....I should have pointed out that stopping every girl to make sure they have ID and are not wanted on outstanding warrants has been going on for at least the last 10-12 years that I have frequented the "K'.
As a product of the anti-war, anti-establishment culture of the 60's and 70's--this smells to me like a violation of people's basic rights. The Philadelphia PD has not always been cognizant of human rights over the years--in fact, their history is notorious (they dropped a bomb on the MOVE house in the 80's, killing 11 people).
Bringing up the term socialism in this discussion is misguided--Washington has no connection to how the Philly PD conducts business.
The purpose of having a database for medical records is to ensure that doctors won't perform unnecessary procedures or tests, especially in an emergency situation--it might even save someone's life. The gay community changed their stance on the HIV/AIDS tracking issue once it became obvious that HIV/AIDS was not just a "gay disease" any longer. Before that point, gays were in danger of being badly discriminated against, maybe even killed out of fear or ignorance.
The economy has been in the tank for well over the past 18 months--there has been an uptick in terms of SWer's, but the current SW activity pales in comparison to the late 90's--early 2000's. Back then, a monger could literally find girls on every block--from Torresdale all the way to Girard. And the quality of the girls back then was incredible--young, fresh talent was constantly popping up. Girls came from places as far away as Ohio or the Carolinas--the K had a reputation as one of the top drug and hooker emporiums in the land. The ease of obtaining drugs is what drives this market.
Let's move on (no pun intended)
Bottom line is--the current police tactics used on the K suck in my opinion. They have succeeded in terms of scaring off mongers--it would be nice if more SWer's adapt by hanging on to a cell phone and keeping it up and running. I would prefer not having to cruise the streets and I'm sure others will agree. That is why a board like this is valuable--it provides information and helps avoid run-ins with LEO.
I used a poor example in bringing up MOVE--so let's just say that the Philadelphia Police aren't on my list of charitable causes and leave it at that.