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Hortensis

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11. The SUPPOSED reason underlying this is the need for undercover

Reply to smirkymonkey (Original post)

Sun Feb 11, 2018, 03:42 PM

Feb 2018

officers to be able to solicit prostitutes for sex, including touching them, etc., without endangering the investigations by use of law against them.

Of course it's abused and used to protect male criminals in uniform.

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In most states, its legal for cops to have sex with people in their custody [View all] smirkymonkey Feb 2018 OP

Most???? Thats sick and insane that cops have that ability! Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #1

The whole idea about handcuffs... magicarpet Feb 2018 #2

It's kind of scary how legal this is and how people in custody - mostly women - can't get justice smirkymonkey Feb 2018 #3

What law is on the books? hardluck Feb 2018 #7

There should be a law specifically for making it illegal. smirkymonkey Feb 2018 #9

It should be presumed that a detainee can't consent mythology Feb 2018 #10

These cases can be prosecuted but it's not easy to get a conviction. LisaL Feb 2018 #14

This needs to change genxlib Feb 2018 #4

Agreed hardluck Feb 2018 #8

+ a brazillion! nt tblue37 Feb 2018 #12

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2018 #16

To me that would be not unlike a teacher DVRacer Feb 2018 #5

Cops. That's who they are. That's what they do. Iggo Feb 2018 #6

The SUPPOSED reason underlying this is the need for undercover Hortensis Feb 2018 #11

Prostitutes aren't in police custody at the time, so that doesn't make sense. LisaL Feb 2018 #13

Good point. But there'll be similar justification. Hortensis Feb 2018 #15