Austin, Texas sting
I just read a newspaper article about a sting in Austin. The guy calls the number in an "online ad" (BP ?????) and makes arrangements with the girl who answers to meet here at a hotel and discusses a price. He goes to the hotel and meets a girl, confirms the deal, and she arrests him and immediately other cops are present. The online ad is fake, put up by the cops, and the girl on the phone is fake. The guy is arrested and charged with a misdemeanor of solicitation. He is a local well known lawyer. His photo is in the paper, along with his name, the name of his law firm, his wife's name, etc. Big story.
I have not called BP in a long long time - several years. I would not now no matter what. You have no idea who put up that ad or who answers the phone. If cops in Austin think this is a good way to put a chill into things, and it is, cops in other towns will hear about it and want to try it too.
A VP here is a pretty sure thing. Anything else is just too unknown. Think.
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