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Old 06-27-2008, 10:11 PM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by crockett View Post
Yet how often do we see these big numbers of arrests in these kinda cases and then 90% of the ones arrested are let lose. Seems to happen more often than not, where police arrest the people by guit by association but turns out to have no evidence against them.
Great post.

They manipulate the media in a very cynical way. It will be interesting to look back on this in 12 months time and see what happened.

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Originally Posted by NikKay View Post
"In all, authorities arrested 345 people ? including 290 adult prostitutes ? during the operation that ended this week.

Hundreds of people have been arrested and 21 children rescued"

"Operation Cross Country caps off five years of similar stings nationwide"

345 people...
minus 290 adult prostitutes...
minus 21 children...
leaving 34 people arrested who were either pimps or johns or drug dealers or in the wrong place at the wrong time...
Another good post.

The US approach to prostitution makes it easier for people who want to exploit children to exist. The only way to control something is to bring it under the wing of legitimacy. Prohibition taught us one thing, making it illegal does not stop people wanting it and does not stop people supplying it. It makes it easier for criminals to operate.

Make it legal and make the cost of running the company contribute to the control of the industry. It's not a 100% solution but it's better than making it illegal so criminals can operate.
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