Hobbyist and the Law

We get advice around here on how a hobbyist should behave when confronted by LE. This is a cautionary tale of what actually happened to one guy:

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/loc...n-prostitution

be careful where you fuck and leave.

everyone knows where not to go right now its hot, don't go there.

interesting article jack, u done good

was the hook who squealed when pinched... keep givin out that info jimmies... it all good

A lot of effort and dollars for a misdemeanor that amounted to nothing. Our tax dollars at work.

How did the police know what went on in the apt ? Just because your in the building, does it mean or do the police presume what your there for ?

If this guy wasn't a local Politician most likely he wouldn't have even been charged or this story printed. Unless they had additional evidence of wrong doing nothing actionable took place based on the information in the News Story. And its nice to see the Authorities in California are more interested in busting "Johns" and "Prostitutes" than the Criminals running the "Human Trafficking Rings".

If this guy wasn't a local Politician most likely he wouldn't have even been charged or this story printed. Unless they had additional evidence of wrong doing nothing actionable took place based on the information in the News Story. And its nice to see the Authorities in California are more interested in busting "Johns" and "Prostitutes" than the Criminals running the "Human Trafficking Rings". Originally Posted by RochBob

Disagree in the getting charged part. But it never would have been a story if he wasn't a politician.

Yea his occupation had everything to do with the story going down the way it did.

A lot of effort and dollars for a misdemeanor that amounted to nothing. Originally Posted by Taskmaster

amounted to a world of shit for that old jimmie

And its nice to see the Authorities in California are more interested in busting "Johns" and "Prostitutes" than the Criminals running the "Human Trafficking Rings". Originally Posted by RochBob

I read the article twice in an effort to figure out just how you came to that conclusion. I came up empty.

Perhaps you can fill me in.

Yea his occupation had everything to do with the story going down the way it did. Originally Posted by bjwstw

Yep. Politicians getting caught along with police chiefs getting caught in their own stings makes for good news stories.....