In another example of how sex sells, a CBS affiliated TV station in Atlanta went along with cops under cover as they went out on a mission to entice guys into offering money for sex and snare women willing to have sex for money.
As is the case for all “crimes” when there are no actual victims to complain, entrapment is one of the very few effective strategies. Of course, it’s not really “entrapment” according to the courts. Entrapment isn’t legal. No, this is simply deceiving their mark into thinking they are something they aren’t and then tricking them into committing an act that, while hurting no one, is nevertheless, illegal.
Yes, I used the word “mark”, which according to Mirriam-Webster is: an object of attack, ridicule, or abuse; specifically : a victim or prospective victim of a swindle.
Yes, conning someone like that is sleazy, but one must remember that law enforcement is one of the only professions on the planet where lying to people (ie: the folks they supposedly “serve and protect”) is not only practiced, but actually required. It’s all part of the grand scheme to elevate the moral environment of the community.
“We can arrest all the prostitutes in one night and that’s not going to solve our problem. That’s why our focus is on the customers of prostitution and not the prostitution themselves.If we can stop the Johns from coming to Fulton Industrial seeking prostitution, the prostitution here will stop,” said [Captain Wade] Yates.
I guess that’s why the story mentions that they arrested three prostitutes, but only one customer. And he thinks he is going to put a stop to prostitution? Either Captain Yates is a fucking moron or he’s perfectly content to spew forth bullshit in order to get some good airtime for his galactic sized ego (which, of course, makes him a fucking moron).