News and Media Reports

**BonerLander** · 08-02-17 21:12

I hope it is none of my favorites or the fine People here. Stay safe, remember a record pace of murders in Chicago takes a back seat to hobbyists.

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/2017...ion-initiative

**PghTraveler** · 08-02-17 13:11

Read any of Elizabeth Nolan Brown's reporting on this story. To say the least, the mainstream press coverage is inaccurate and swallows LEs stories completely uncritically. But regardless, what's truly chilling is the prosecutors did charge people for nothing other than writing a review, and then they bullied them with trumped-up charges to get them to take a plea deal with an admission of guilt.

https://reason.com/blog/2017/07/31/s...t-must-involve

https://reason.com/archives/2016/09/...ex-trafficking

Originally Posted by Acidjazz [View Original Post]

Good read about a Seattle bust. Can probably draw parallels to recent busts in this area. Nothing is foolproof. Stay safe. http://projects.seattletimes.com/201...titution-bust/.

**Randolph** · 08-02-17 11:19

Originally Posted by Acidjazz [View Original Post]

Good read about a Seattle bust. Can probably draw parallels to recent busts in this area. Nothing is foolproof. Stay safe. http://projects.seattletimes.com/201...titution-bust/.

The sanctimonious hypocrisy permeating this "news" story is overwhelmingly hard to read.

I wonder how many armed robberies, hard drug deals and carjackings happened during this period of intense investigation and undercover work.

The bullshit meter has just spun too far to register.

**Acidjazz** · 08-01-17 00:59

Good read about a Seattle bust. Can probably draw parallels to recent busts in this area. Nothing is foolproof. Stay safe. http://projects.seattletimes.com/201...titution-bust/.

**Ron M** · 06-30-17 11:37

Originally Posted by feckless [View Original Post]

The '3900 block of West Lawrence' location is about 4 blks from a CPD stn. They prob were driving by it anyway, so I'd imagine it wasnt TOO much a of a strain.

Heck they were probably going there to play after work.

**Feckless** · 06-30-17 09:36

Originally Posted by ReadyForRub [View Original Post]

Hats off to all those investigators who spent 11 months determining prostitution was actually taking place. I guess they didn't know if they were cumming or going.

The '3900 block of West Lawrence' location is about 4 blks from a CPD stn. They prob were driving by it anyway, so I'd imagine it wasnt TOO much a of a strain.

**Wenger** · 06-30-17 09:01

Originally Posted by TBone83 [View Original Post]

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/she...cago-area/amp/

Anyone ever been to any of these location.

Guessing these were all of the 130/160 spots that had been popping up a lot (no pun intended).

-w.

**ReadyForRub** · 06-29-17 19:53

Originally Posted by TBone83 [View Original Post]

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/she...cago-area/amp/

Anyone ever been to any of these location.

Hats off to all those investigators who spent 11 months determining prostitution was actually taking place. I guess they didn't know if they were cumming or going.

**TBone83** · 06-29-17 17:26

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/she...cago-area/amp/

Anyone ever been to any of these location.

**Zeuss** · 05-29-17 11:30

Interesting article about the freedoms that LE can use while conducting a sting: http://reason.com/archives/2017/05/2...o-sexually-exp.

**Zeuss** · 05-24-17 20:50

Lake County's Sheriff's office is on board the "trafficking" bandwagon: https://www.facebook.com/LakeCoILShe...621387/?type=3.

**WTFNow** · 05-24-17 17:49

That is a great article, thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by Riina [View Original Post]

http://www.playboy.com/articles/should-you-pay-for-sex

Good Read.

**StanleyStankas** · 05-24-17 12:44

Originally Posted by feckless [View Original Post]

And, living up (down) to all expectations:

""A total of 84 locations were inspected, and about 20 of these locations involved undercover officers," CPD Organized Crime Bureau Chief Anthony Riccio said.

Only six were busted for prostitution, ".

Anyone care to guess how many times they had to visit all 84 these locations. I can imagine in their desire to be thorough, they visit the 'bad' six a couple dozen time. 'just to be CERTAIN'.

Min of 84 stops-who knows how much manpower. And what does it really accomplish?. (A: $$ -via fines. No need to even take it to court -- citation =fine, which goes dir to City of CHICAGO. A city with an unpayable pension debt, in a State with an. Unpayable pension debt. And no budget).

That is why this state is known as "the land of leaving" instead of lincoln as well as "crook county" not cook! I am glad I am retired and selling my place downtown! I want nothing to do with chicago, cook county or any of it's politicians or laws! I am out of the city finally, however next is to leave the county completely! I mean no offense to the down trodden and poorer less fortunate people, however what about the people that busted their hump all of their lives to make a decent living and then what we are to give that cash in more taxes that go to people that won't get out of bed to earn their share? I know fellas life is a b**ch and then you die but still just sayin!

**Pilatus65** · 05-24-17 12:18

Originally Posted by DMichaels69 [View Original Post]

Yea. Seems like their priorities are very screwed up.

They would leverage the industry as an opportunity to extend their regulation (licensing / zoning / taxing) and fee collection in a productive manner. Last time I checked the city and state were de facto bankrupt and threatening massive tax hikes. The money changing hands in this industry goes into a black hole and government doesn't see a lot of it. Instead, we're treated to this "we know better" holier than thou crap which the media just sucks up to and publicizes, which disparages minorities, victimizes Asian and Hispanic workers, and distorts reality. Fake news yes, Propaganda big time. Resist.

**DMichaels69** · 05-24-17 11:13

Yea. Seems like their priorities are very screwed up.

Originally Posted by Meijerslp [View Original Post]

Hopefully these guys visited a place that reuses towels. It makes me feel that much better that they used a hot towel with my load in it to wipe their face. Someone should do a count, how many people were shot during the time it took to do this investigation. They could of used the man power somewhere else.