Well, prostitution may or may not flourish in Boston, but it definitely does in the suburbs, thanks to internet classified sites, according to this article: Arresting Activity on Boston.com. "Johns" are easy to spot, ads are easy to find, and if the resources were there police departments like Woburn's could bust prostitutes seven days a week. Prostitutes need only advertise their services, book a hotel room, and wait for the traffic.
The hotels, eager to discourage the activity, help spot prostitutes and provide the police access to nearby rooms for surveillance. Rufo has taught hotel staff to watch for signs of prostitution activity: Women who pay in cash, change rooms daily (to avoid customers who might return unannounced the next day), and request frequent supplies of new towels; men who arrive without luggage, head straight for the elevators, often with cellphone in hand, and leave anywhere from 10 minutes to two hours later.
So, it seems things are a lot better than they used to be in that industry. Johns no longer have to cruise the Red Light District, and prostitutes no longer have to walk the streets. Cops only need a cell phone and a quick stake-out.
But, was it easier to bust them in the old days, or easier to ignore them?
1 comment:
either way - the fact is that if there is no demand, there would be no market. there is nothing society can do (even in this day of STD's it seems) against it, because there is, was and will be a demand for the service. :(
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