Loitering for the Purpose Of Engaging In a Prostitution Offense
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New York City has a established a new criminal act: loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense.
What prompted a Manhattan police officer to arrest a woman?
… he observed the defendant “engaging in conversation” with two men and “attempting to stop” another on the west side of midtown Manhattan, an area he testified is “frequented by prostitution.” And that was pretty much it. The officer didn’t hear her say anything; nor did he ask any of the men he saw her talking to what she had said. …
You say loitering for sex, I say just hanging out
Creating foolish laws to discourage behavior that you find offensive is bad government, rotten jurisprudence and an abuse of the legal system.
