Wednesday, August 09, 2006
It is Only Fair
Police Arrest "Johns" In Reverse Prostitution Sting: "A couple of dozen men picked the wrong night to solicit prostitutes in Cincinnati.
Police in both Over-the-Rhine and Avondale conducted a 'reverse' prostitution sting Tuesday night.
Undercover female officers posed as prostitutes and the 'johns' they attracted were then arrested.
Under a new civil fine program, the men's cars were also towed and they will have to pay a $500 fine to get them back."
It always stuns me when I watch "Cops" and see the prostitutes arrested and the men let go. Uhhh. In some places, it is not against the law to solicit, rather only to be a prostitute. That is dopey on all counts. It is clear that men who have frequented these professionals made these laws. Notice that this is a new civil fine program in Cincinnati. Notice also that they call it a "reverse sting". If it is illegal for one side, it should obviously be illegal for the other. Why this hasn't been obvious all along baffles me.
Police in both Over-the-Rhine and Avondale conducted a 'reverse' prostitution sting Tuesday night.
Undercover female officers posed as prostitutes and the 'johns' they attracted were then arrested.
Under a new civil fine program, the men's cars were also towed and they will have to pay a $500 fine to get them back."
It always stuns me when I watch "Cops" and see the prostitutes arrested and the men let go. Uhhh. In some places, it is not against the law to solicit, rather only to be a prostitute. That is dopey on all counts. It is clear that men who have frequented these professionals made these laws. Notice that this is a new civil fine program in Cincinnati. Notice also that they call it a "reverse sting". If it is illegal for one side, it should obviously be illegal for the other. Why this hasn't been obvious all along baffles me.
