I think this is the process of an LEO bust:
1. People complain that there's a massage parlor offering extras and that they're concerned because it attracts all kinds of attention, brings in all kinds of outsiders, and lowers their property values.
2. LEO monitors the parlor from their vehicles (possibly unmarked) and gathers data about what kind of people go there, how long they're inside, etc. Red flags are: only men going there, cars with out of state / out of county plates, etc.
3. They present this information to a judge and get approval for a search warrant.
4. They send in an undercover officer, and when it's time for the HE, when the lady asks if the guy wants a rub, and when she's right about to reach for it, he grabs her hand, says stop, and business as usual with the arresting process.
That last part is how someone who's worked for a busted AMP described it for me.
[blue]No, that's not how it happens at all. Everybody knows that cops don't do anything except sit in the station and read the forum. As soon at they see a review they go to a judge and say "hey we read on an anonymous site that some chick might be giving handjobs, can we get a warrant?"
The judge of course disregards the hearsay rule and signs it.
Then they go back to eating donuts for a week or two and then go bust it.
It has nothing to do with neighbor complaints, or information they develop through observation, nor analyzing the waste.
Nope, they read the forum and then go bust chicks who immediately turn states evidence and then turn on their customers so they don't get a fine.
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