Sometimes it takes some chaos to achieve some stability. And during that chaos, you get to see who people really are. When things are stable, things can be hidden. When things are upset, hidden things get discovered.
It seems Las Vegas police have some personal gripes with Las Vegas massage parlors.
If you ask me, police are charged with enforcement of law. They are supposed to do what they are told, and are accountable to the people through their representatives. So whenever the police do something that seems to be at odds with their public charge, they should be asked to explain themselves. I they can successfully show they were following directives, then the representatives should be held accountable to change the laws being enforced.
In Las Vegas, massage parlors have a hard time meeting public demand for services. People want to go to massage parlors. They want to get massages. It is a 24x7 city, and 24x7 people want to go to massage. If the customers ask for "special services" then those requests should be declined. If the customer goes into the room under the pretense of getting a massage, and then asks for special services, then the customer should be told no. If a massage worker says yes, that worker is wrong and should be held accountable.
But when you say a massage business is accountable, you are wrong. When you target a massage business and don't target other 24x7 businesses, you are wrong. What does a hotel do when a customer asks "where can I get a girl to come to my room?" They give him a number for outcall entertainment. if the girl agrees to sex in the room, is the hotel shut down?
Listen to this report from Las Vegas last month:
In what massage parlor operators call an intimidation tactic, Metro Police raided a parlor last week where a group of owners have been meeting to plan their fight against a proposed Clark County ordinance that would restrict their operating hours. Members of the new trade organization, the United Massage Business Association, claim the raid was designed to squelch opposition to the proposed law. In particular, they question why police entered the massage parlor with weapons drawn and then pointed the store's wall-mounted security camera toward the ceiling before handcuffing the three women at the store. Police, however, say the bust had nothing to do with intimidation, but was a routine undercover sting in which a masseuse offered sexual services. The incident occurred on the day the proposed ordinance was introduced at a county zoning meeting. More than 15 massage business owners attended that meeting, where their attorney, XXX asked to meet with county staff and police to address the owners' concerns. The county agreed to XXX request and put off a vote until December.
The proposal would require massage parlors to close from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. It would apply to all such businesses obtaining new permits, but the county would have the discretion to apply the restriction to those seeking renewals as well. Concern about illicit sexual activity at massage parlors is the main reason for the proposal, but many massage parlor operators say the law would devastate their businesses, which profit from casino workers and others seeking late-night massages. After the zoning meeting, the massage parlor owners met at Miyako, a Chinatown massage establishment that has become the new group's ad hoc headquarters in recent weeks. The group broke up after 7 p.m., according to those in attendance. Then the action really began.
An undercover Metro officer entered Miyako about 10 p.m. Store surveillance video obtained by the Sun shows the officer speaking with the owner and then with a masseuse in the lobby. After paying, the officer is taken to a massage room. A few moments later, three more officers enter the store. Two of them appear to have their weapons drawn. One of the officers then circle s behind the front desk and point s the mounted security camera toward the ceiling. According to members of the new group, officers handcuffed the owner and two masseuses, who were the only ones in the store in addition to the four police officers. All three were women, association members said. In the end, the masseuse who conversed with the undercover officer was arrested on a charge of soliciting prostitution. The others were not arrested. The drawn weapons and the repositioning of the security camera are cause for concern, XXX said. "It is very troubling when police act in a way that indicates they don't want to have public scrutiny or transparency regarding their actions," he said.
Okay so someone wants the massage parlors closed. And a new law is under proposal, in discussion. So why raid the meeting place as soon as the meeting was over? Or better question, why go undercover at the meeting place as soon as the meeting was over? Whose agenda is being worked here, and why are the police doing that work?
Most of my customers come for the massage parlor experience. They get a massage, they chat with a pertty girl who knows massage and knows many customers. They might seek special services, but they don't get them. They like to search..seek...hunt. No different than hitting on the dealers in the casino or the dancers in a club. Just because people talk about illicit sexual activities in massage parlors doesn't mean they happen. The stories are entertainment! Dreams...stories...."tales". It's fantasy. And when a massage girl accepts an offer of a hundred dollars cash for a hand job, doesn't that really show the poverty of her situation?
What's going on with the police in Las Vegas?
http://www.lvrj.com/news/9893022.html
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2007/oct/12/566636746.html
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=7206976
http://politics.lasvegassun.com/2007/09/point-of-law-th.html
http://politics.lasvegassun.com/2007/10/massage-parlors.html
