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The committee focused some questioning on the amount of the fine, and ultimately settled on allowing judges to set fines between $5,000 and $10,000. Shaffer was reluctant to go lower than that.http://www.therepublic.com/view/stor...ution-Schools/
“I don’t want to give courts so much latitude that they don’t hammer these guys,” he said.
The amount of the fine is already a topic being discussed online, lending support to the idea that it is an effective deterrent. Klein wrote in an email after the hearing, “It’s clear the proposed fine is already having an impact based upon the chatter in the pimp chat rooms and the feedback that Johns will not offend with this type of a consequence.”
Texas lawmakers are considering a similar proposal this year.
Two police vice squad officers testified that higher fines were needed to fund any serious attempt to reduce demand.