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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 02398.html

See if that link works. I went to Washington Post and searched their website for it. It pulled up a couple of different articles...

ok i read it...it's so wrong on several levels. you cannot go against public policy to make a bust, or against the law, or even order a deputy to circumvent their own morality or put themselves at risk for STDs. i'm pretty well appalled, and i suspect that sheriff will be out on his arse. he should be.

mrsK wrote: Hi LC, do you know much about the case of the Australian lady who is in trouble for trying to stop a woman using her phone in a cinema in the States?no, have a link? if she touched her, battery, that's it.

obviously i don't know any details, but the act of touching her was a simple battery, so that's probably why she got in trouble.

My friend Beauregard is sitting still at a safe distance, watching me fall into a black hole. What does he see?

DesignerGal wrote: What do you think of the undercover sting operation of the "massage parlor" in which the deputies involved were told to receive sexual favors for proof? THe Sheriff released a statement saying something like, "there was a language barrier so we didnt want that to be an issue later".

I swear it happened right here where I live, have you seen the story yet? I'll find a link!

Probably somewhere at www.fredericksburg.com


We had a massage parlor here for years. Shirleys Massage. They wanted to put them out of business so they would go there and get the names of all the clients and call their wives and tell them they neede to go get checked for VD. Later on they passed a law that you have to have a degree in anatomy in order to be a massuess. So then Shirleys became Shirleys couciling service.

a rose by any other name:yh_flower hahahahaha.....i've done vice and pervert patrol, dressed in my sexy spandex trashwear, too much fun...but always with a mic on my person, someone watching over me, and NEVER let anyone touch!! the goal is to get the john to name a price and say what he wants. that's all that's needed, i don't care if it's in sign language or chinese.

lady cop wrote: a rose by any other name:yh_flower hahahahaha.....i've done vice and pervert patrol, dressed in my sexy spandex trashwear, too much fun...but always with a mic on my person, someone watching over me, and NEVER let anyone touch!! the goal is to get the john to name a price and say what he wants. that's all that's needed, i don't care if it's in sign language or chinese.


We used to haggle price with working girls all the time when I worked nights. We never had any thought of really doing it.

Here in OKC they have a program called "John TV". When they bust a man for soliciting they put his picture on tv.

i found this today DG...and a deputy left $350. tip of taxpayer monies!! ............EST February 17, 2006

SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. -- The Spotsylvania County sheriff in Virginia has suspended the practice of allowing detectives to receive sexual services while investigating suspected prostitution.

Sheriff Howard Smith defended the practice this week. But he said in a statement Friday that he suspended the policy "because of the public's express response."

Smith told The Washington Post this week that sexual contact was necessary to obtain a conviction. He had said that he stood by the practice, but limited the work to unmarried detectives. He also said the practice was not new.

The sheriff said detectives spent $1,200 during four visits last month to a massage parlor. He said multiple visits were necessary so detectives could build trust with the operators. One detective left a $350 tip.

Detectives shut down Moon Spa last month, and charges were filed against five people.

Spotsylvania Commonwealth's Attorney William Neely said he respects Smith's decision to end the practice, but refused to apologize for the officers' tactics.

Henry Connors, president of the county board of supervisors, criticized the policy this week. He said Friday that his opposition was "never about the need to stamp out prostitution or crime. It was always about the tactics."

Several police officials and legal observers say the practice has been tried by other agencies across the country, but they knew of none that still permit sexual contact with suspects as part of prostitution investigations.

i found this today DG...and a cop left a $350. tip of taxpayer monies!! ............EST February 17, 2006

SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. -- The Spotsylvania County sheriff in Virginia has suspended the practice of allowing detectives to receive sexual services while investigating suspected prostitution.

Sheriff Howard Smith defended the practice this week. But he said in a statement Friday that he suspended the policy "because of the public's express response."

Smith told The Washington Post this week that sexual contact was necessary to obtain a conviction. He had said that he stood by the practice, but limited the work to unmarried detectives. He also said the practice was not new.

The sheriff said detectives spent $1,200 during four visits last month to a massage parlor. He said multiple visits were necessary so detectives could build trust with the operators. One detective left a $350 tip.

Detectives shut down Moon Spa last month, and charges were filed against five people.

Spotsylvania Commonwealth's Attorney William Neely said he respects Smith's decision to end the practice, but refused to apologize for the officers' tactics.

Henry Connors, president of the county board of supervisors, criticized the policy this week. He said Friday that his opposition was "never about the need to stamp out prostitution or crime. It was always about the tactics."

Several police officials and legal observers say the practice has been tried by other agencies across the country, but they knew of none that still permit sexual contact with suspects as part of prostitution investigations.

Why do I live here? I knew this place was backwards when I saw a guy in a truck with no doors, confederate flag stickers all over it and a budweiser beer tap handle for a gear shift!

Moverguy says he came on this forum as a man (Moverguy) and a woman.......... do we know what female he protrayed?

SOJOURNER wrote: Moverguy says he came on this forum as a man (Moverguy) and a woman.......... do we know what female he protrayed?


sheryl_b

DesignerGal wrote: sheryl_b
You're joking, right? Do we know this for sure, or are you kidding?

no, he was not here as a female in any incarnation. sheryl b had her own unique, er, style and agenda.

lady cop wrote: no, he was not here as a female in any incarnation. sheryl b had her own unique, er, style and agenda.
Oh, geeze, I was gonna say....talk about a sh!t stirrer....

SnoozeControl wrote: Dear LC,



I've had a really crappy week at work. My hard drive crashed yesterday, in addition to some other problems, and I was getting a bit tense. The lead scheduler asked if I had ever tried Xanax for my "anxiety."



What the hell is it with everyone and psychotropic drugs? I think I deserved the right to be annoyed.



My question is... do you think Americans are overmedicating themselves?i can only offer my non-medical opinion based on what i read and people i know. if the drugs really help people, then good. i am sure in many cases they do, especially if the problems are related to brain chemistry. i also think the indiscriminate automatic prescibing of psychotropics is not always warranted. people SHOULD feel their normal feelings and emotions. we aren't meant to be in la la land all the time, we must be able to deal with frustration and grief, it's the human condition.

lady cop wrote: i can only offer my non-medical opinion based on what i read and people i know. if the drugs really help people, then good. i am sure in many cases they do, especially if the problems are related to brain chemistry. i also think the indiscriminate automatic prescibing of psychotropics is not always warranted. people SHOULD feel their normal feelings and emotions. we aren't meant to be in la la land all the time, we must be able to deal with frustration and grief, it's the human condition.
Snooze, if I can interject in LC's thread and give you my story.

I have "situational depression" with all the stuff I've got going on right now. I have always been opposed to medicines for determining people's moods. I went to my doc. and my therapist, and both thought xanax would be a good thing for me. It did the trick for a while, but around "that" time of the month, it was hopeless. Crying jags, horrible mood swings, zero motivation....all classic depression symptoms. They changed my meds to Paxil and Klonopin, and I feel great. Anti-anxiety and anti-depressants do work and though I do think people do tend to over-medicate, being on these meds has quite literally saved my life.

Just my $.02

BR i think that's a perfect example of how medication can get someone over a hump. it's like my friend whose husband shot himself. if the meds get her through the worst, i am glad. and the key is "situational". it does not mean a person will have to be on meds forever.

[quote=SnoozeControl]Dear LC,



I've had a really crappy week at work. My hard drive crashed yesterday, in addition to some other problems, and I was getting a bit tense. The lead scheduler asked if I had ever tried Xanax for my "anxiety."



What the hell is it with everyone and psychotropic drugs? I think I deserved the right to be annoyed.







Not exactly sweets :rolleyes:

SnoozeControl wrote: "Xanax is a derivative of benzodiazepine, a class of psychotropic drugs with strong hypnotic and sedative effects."



What's your point?




Poppycock !

SnoozeControl wrote: Poppy ****...



Hey, I'm calling admin... that's obscene!


Maybe it is but Xanax is very mild in my opinion



Nothing like the Qualudes we used to take

I thought those were spanish flies.......................

SnoozeControl wrote: Aren't Quaaludes horse sedatives?




No I think thats pcp

SnoozeControl wrote: Aren't Quaaludes horse sedatives?




delete :sneaky:

I really knew the horse story



We should talk

ChiptBeef wrote: Why does "StupidCowboyTricks" self-identify as "stupid?"i think that's a question best directed to her.

Good evening LC, how are you? are you taking your meds? hows Bothwell? :-4

abbey wrote: Good evening LC, how are you? are you taking your meds? hows Bothwell? :-4i've missed you, i hope you're feeling much better! are you going to nag me too? :p Bothwell is fine, business has kept him extremely busy with more travel coming up...we should get on the IM and catch up soon! :yh_flower

lady cop wrote: i've missed you, i hope you're feeling much better! are you going to nag me too? Bothwell is fine, business has kept him extremely busy with more travel coming up...we should get on the IM and catch up soon! :yh_flowerOMG.. I always forget that!!

Unfortunately i am posting under the influence at the mo and i type waaay to slow..

My love to you 2 lovebirds xoxo:-4

Hey there beeatch, it's only 3 am, where the hell are you? :yh_rotfl

Yea beeatch ! Where are you ? :wah:

OK, now it's noon....where are you?? :-3

I'm an impatient lil cuss, ain't I??:-6

damn, you two are relentless pains in the arse, aren't you?

lady cop wrote: damn, you two are relentless pains in the arse, aren't you?




Not really I just couldnt pass up an opportunity to call you beeyatch. :wah:

Nomad wrote: Not really I just couldnt pass up an opportunity to call you beeyatch. :wah:right, and you had to hide behind BR to do it too! :p

lady cop wrote: damn, you two are relentless pains in the arse, aren't you?
Now come on....would you EVER have me any other way??? :yh_angel

lady cop wrote: right, and you had to hide behind BR to do it too! :p




Yea soooooo :p