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[QUOTE=SR7D1;7139476]I've been there dozens of times, never an issue. Stop panicking. High end providers are there all the time. Vet better.[/QUOTE]I've also seen a few girls in Independence and mostly it's not the girls I was worried about but the hotel staff giving me the side eye. If they suspect something fishy is going on they'll call the cops and have it looked into. And there is plenty of surveillance in those hotels for them to pull tape from. An endless parade of dudes going to the same room might be cause for alarm. Or. If the 5-0 preemptively contacted these hotels to observe and report some weekend they decide to focus on the trade.

Idk man. The same can be said for any hotel anywhere but I got a bad vibe the times I went to Independence and other stories I've heard didn't help. YMMV obviously.

Just scroll down this very page and you'll see that Independence was in the news last month.

Of course, you take your chances at a Red Roof Inn. Hopefully the safe and real girls are staying at slightly nicer places.

[QUOTE=DirtMerchant;7139514]I've also seen a few girls in Independence and mostly it's not the girls I was worried about but the hotel staff giving me the side eye. If they suspect something fishy is going on they'll call the cops and have it looked into. And there is plenty of surveillance in those hotels for them to pull tape from. An endless parade of dudes going to the same room might be cause for alarm. Or. If the 5-0 preemptively contacted these hotels to observe and report some weekend they decide to focus on the trade.

Idk man. The same can be said for any hotel anywhere but I got a bad vibe the times I went to Independence and other stories I've heard didn't help. YMMV obviously.[/QUOTE]Well all is see in Independece are the high end expensive ladies staying in the nicer hotels. Maybe I've just been lucky? I would rather go to Independence than downtown. Downtown has always been a PITA for me for some reason, maybe the traffic or parking?

[QUOTE=CarGuyF599;7139592]Just scroll down this very page and you'll see that Independence was in the news last month.

Of course, you take your chances at a Red Roof Inn. Hopefully the safe and real girls are staying at slightly nicer places.[/QUOTE]Yeah, like I mentioned, nice hotels, expensive girls, never had a issue.

[URL]https://local12.com/news/nation-world/ohio-harmony-foot-spa-shut-down-mahoning-valley-human-trafficking-task-force-authorities-only-a-week-after-opening-crime-criminal-activity-investigation-allegations-promoting-prostitution-soliciting-possessing-criminal-tools-illegal-activities[/URL]

[QUOTE=RWhite;7192083][URL]https://local12.com/news/nation-world/ohio-harmony-foot-spa-shut-down-mahoning-valley-human-trafficking-task-force-authorities-only-a-week-after-opening-crime-criminal-activity-investigation-allegations-promoting-prostitution-soliciting-possessing-criminal-tools-illegal-activities[/URL][/QUOTE]Man, she looks like every rub and tugger ever, and at the same time like I have never seen her before.

I'm staring at her and can't figure it out!

Indictments following to 2023 raid, along with a new raid at Sunny again yesterday.

[URL]https://local12.com/news/nation-world/eight-charged-in-human-trafficking-ring-at-ohio-massage-parlors-crime-criminal-activity-cincinnati-asset-forfeiture-trumbull-county-common-pleas-court-investigation-dave-yost-traffickers-survivors-tiger-sunny-spa-money-laundering-korean[/URL]

[URL]https://www.cleveland.com/nation/2025/05/former-browns-linebacker-arrested-in-human-trafficking-sting-reports-say.html[/URL]

[QUOTE=BuckeyeGuy2;7295374][URL]https://www.cleveland.com/nation/2025/05/former-browns-linebacker-arrested-in-human-trafficking-sting-reports-say.html[/URL][/QUOTE]Guess we'll see if this turns into another Robert Kraft situation, though obviously the circumstances sound completely different.

[QUOTE=DirtMerchant;7295650]Guess we'll see if this turns into another Robert Kraft situation, though obviously the circumstances sound completely different.[/QUOTE]You mean if he will be prosecuted? Kraft is a rich white guy, so this will be different. Plus the kid in the car adds to the crime. I mean who takes their kid with them to a parlor and leaves them in the car for 30-60 min alone? Not a smart move.

[URL]https://www.cleveland.com/community/2025/06/police-make-seven-arrests-in-sex-crime-investigation-independence-police-blotter.html[/URL]

I've seen reports that, beginning this fall, Ohio will require registration and proof of age to access adult sites. I'm sure nobody is excited about having their name and personal information on a government-accessible database of people who look at porn. Some sites, like PornHub, have actually stopped serving other states where similar laws have been enacted.

The question is: Has anyone heard whether the law affects only actual porn sites, or will advertising and review sites (like this one) also be affected? Maybe the moderators could weigh in on this if they've heard anything. I would imagine if the law affects this site, they are already working to put the controls in place.

[QUOTE=MisterJao;7346988]I've seen reports that, beginning this fall, Ohio will require registration and proof of age to access adult sites. I'm sure nobody is excited about having their name and personal information on a government-accessible database of people who look at porn. Some sites, like PornHub, have already stopped serving other states where similar laws have been enacted.

The question is: Has anyone heard whether the law affects only actual porn sites, or will advertising and review sites (like this one) also be affected? Maybe the moderators could weigh in on this if they've heard anything. I would imagine if the law affects this site, they are already working to put the controls in place.[/QUOTE]I'm from Cleveland but have lived in NC for 15 years. We had this law pass last year. It only affects actual porn sites as you can see that I am posting on here now. I am not sure the difference in some sites but several still work. Several well known sites still work and I've come across some that I hadn't heard or tried before. Again, I'm not sure why these work still but they do. I don't think that I want to list them here but PM is open.

Stay Safe.

BLK.

GO BROWNS!

I am hoping that a VPN could be used that could access sites thru a server outside this country. Perhaps Admin has a tip or two about that.

[QUOTE=Cheech1;7347051]I am hoping that a VPN could be used that could access sites thru a server outside this country. Perhaps Admin has a tip or two about that.[/QUOTE]From what I heard on the news, sites are supposedly required to prevent access using VPNs and anonymizing browsers, but I guess we'll find out how realistic and effective that is when the time comes.

[QUOTE=MisterJao;7347267]From what I heard on the news, sites are supposedly required to prevent access using VPNs and anonymizing browsers, but I guess we'll find out how realistic and effective that is when the time comes.[/QUOTE]Replying from FL as I type this and you have to use a VPN here to access porn sites PornHub and YouPorn, but not xxxvideos. Not this site either. So as of right now, just get a VPN and conduct business as usual.