I wonder what the pattern or lack there of from the providers who ended up in jail in regards to their screening.
The first thing I check is the phone number- if it turns out the person the number is registered to is some off the wall name like: Ben Barred or Jack Roundup - which i have screened some of this nature, guess what...name & number & date of request are permenatly on my DNS list. It cost me about $5. per number which is worth every penny...I guess I spend about $10-$20. per client. As opposed to posting bond, attorney fees, and getting my car out of the slammer too...much less having a p********ion charge on my record.
I wonder if there is a pattern to the busts. Not so far as to what part of town, but in regards to time of the year: is the budget year coming up? election cycle cranking up? etc......... I see these things as more of a financial / political thing than a law enforcement issue. If it was actual enforcement then, in my mind, there would be a much more consistent flow of busts on providers and hobbyists. Instead, it seems it comes in waves, like when they decide to go out and bust illegals for a media blitz.
Originally Posted by wikdj