Prostitution and Law Enforcement: Practices and Abuses
There are so many examples of police abuse here are just a few
New York City cops Had Sex For Protection
This type of abuse has been
reported for years all over the U.S.
August 1998: Nineteen police officers in the precinct that covers Time Square have been
accused of having sex with prostitutes in return for allowing a brothel to stay open - a
practice authorities say may date back 15 years. The officers were investigated
based on tips from prostitutes. Police Commissioner Howard Safir said he believed the
number of officers who had sex with the prostitutes over the years was confined to a
"small stable group," on the day shift. No charges have been filed, and none of
the officers has been suspended. The 19 officers were assigned desk jobs.
I have also heard
about such favors from Phoenix providers to cops.
Tempe, Arizona
Officers Have Fun Dressing Up For the Prowl
Az Republic August 10 1998: Sitting in
the Tempe police station you could almost hear the theme song of the television show
Cops - Bad Boys- while the sting's commanders briefed officers joking about night sting
with officers posing as johns or prostitutes.
Before Friday night
was over, Tempe police going after the bad boys and girls had nabbed 12 men and three
women.
Solicitation is an act
of prostitution, a Class I misdemeanor with a nine-day maximum sentance.
As they prepared for
the sting three female officers put on their hooker outfits. Most of the undercover
male offiers wh posed as johns were unshaven and wore torn jeans, ratty T--shirts and
well-worn hats. The female decoys lured men to a motel room where arresting officers
would burst throught hte door with guns drawn and cuff the suspect. And of
course the local TV news station turned on the cameras as they were being arrested.
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