Posted: 3/20/2021 3:15:04 PM EDT
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As a street cop, the simple question was: is it labeled "Asian". If so, they had happy endings.
My old patrol zone had 7 or 8 of them, including 1 or 2 non-Asian parlours. Plus one or two actual legit massage places. If the place takes your insurance provider, they're legit. If the place has tons of healing crystals and CBD massage oil and is playing Enya, it's legit.
If it says "Asian", has lots of mirrors, no windows, you have to get buzzed in the front door, and the lobby is totally nondescript, it's a sex shop.
Unfortunately there was zero interest from above in shutting them down, and as a uniformed cop it's impossible, since they just don't open the door for you. Yes, they're all trafficking women..but probably not that many, at least in my AO (my limited impression from watching parking lots was that they really don't have as many clients as you might think).
Now the area I'm in has zero...and I can't say I miss them. Not a lot of drama directly associated with the places, but they're only ever found in shitty or semi-shitty areas. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quote History Quoted:Quoted:Quoted: Uh, headlines I was seeing recently were flat-out labeling the shooting as "bias against sex workers". I had only seen them as massage parlor workers. And I didn't think the massage parlors in the US offered happy endings. I thought it would have been too obvious a place for the police to look. As a street cop, the simple question was: is it labeled "Asian". If so, they had happy endings. My old patrol zone had 7 or 8 of them, including 1 or 2 non-Asian parlours. Plus one or two actual legit massage places. If the place takes your insurance provider, they're legit. If the place has tons of healing crystals and CBD massage oil and is playing Enya, it's legit. If it says "Asian", has lots of mirrors, no windows, you have to get buzzed in the front door, and the lobby is totally nondescript, it's a sex shop. Unfortunately there was zero interest from above in shutting them down, and as a uniformed cop it's impossible, since they just don't open the door for you. Yes, they're all trafficking women..but probably not that many, at least in my AO (my limited impression from watching parking lots was that they really don't have as many clients as you might think). Now the area I'm in has zero...and I can't say I miss them. Not a lot of drama directly associated with the places, but they're only ever found in shitty or semi-shitty areas. Wait. There's massage parlors that take insurance, and legitimately work out the parts that hurt without the whining, bitching, and complaints of a headache? Is Insured-Rub-Maps a thing? Kharn
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