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Baitball Blogger

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Sat Aug 18, 2012, 06:23 PM Aug 2012

Tampa police, making the city safe for (horndog) Republicans.



Strip-club crackdown nets prostitution arrests before Republican convention

TAMPA, Florida — Tampa Police have arrested nearly 20 women at area strip clubs as part of a crackdown ahead of the Republican National Convention.

From the Pink Pony to the Play Pen, undercover officers made the rounds visiting 12 strip clubs in a two-day operation called "Keep it Clean". Sixteen women were arrested Thursday and Friday and charged with offering to commit prostitution

Tampa Police said they are investigating prostitution and human sex trafficking of minors based on tips that prostitutes may be coming to Tampa to work in adult establishments during the convention.

Thousands are expected to come to town for the Republican National Convention on Aug. 27-30 at the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-08-18/news/os-strip-clubs-prostitution-republican-rnc-20120818_1_prostitution-strip-clubs-arrests
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Tampa police, making the city safe for (horndog) Republicans. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Aug 2012 OP
darn, was hoping for a scandal flamingdem Aug 2012 #1
He will do that in a quiet room. russspeakeasy Aug 2012 #3
Honey, I'll meet you in the "magic" room flamingdem Aug 2012 #7
The Mayor of Tampa was on C-span a couple of weeks ago - that man should be tossed out of office 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #2
yeah, they've been practicing onethatcares Aug 2012 #9
Arresting the prostitutes and the child traffickers is an excellent way to petronius Aug 2012 #4
Tampa PD is obviously going after the low hanging fruit just for the sake of appearances. lpbk2713 Aug 2012 #5
And mitt won't mess with the low hanging fruit flamingdem Aug 2012 #6
Taking out the competition before the whoring politicians arrive Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #8
you "nailed" it flamingdem Aug 2012 #10

1-Old-Man

(2,667 posts)
2. The Mayor of Tampa was on C-span a couple of weeks ago - that man should be tossed out of office
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 06:28 PM
Aug 2012

He made it quite clear that the rights of anyone who protests in his city aren't worth a turd, he will stomp on anyone who gets out of line before they know the line has crept up on them. Fuck him and fuck every worthless fuck like him.

onethatcares

(16,188 posts)
9. yeah, they've been practicing
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 06:50 PM
Aug 2012

busting heads for some time now, 48 horses, the national guard coming in, swat and the rest of the gang.

From reading the TBT, I wonder who is going to riot, the police or the protestors. I'm leaning toward the

police pushing things to the point of being able to use all the new toys and then get some tellyvision exposure

for how tough on crime they are.

This is going to be very interesting, to quote Artie Johnson.

petronius

(26,604 posts)
4. Arresting the prostitutes and the child traffickers is an excellent way to
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 06:43 PM
Aug 2012

really piss off the 'family values' delegates - must have been a D that came up with that idea.

Although I hope they left some of them in place and under observation, so as to grab some of these incoming johns as well...

lpbk2713

(42,766 posts)
5. Tampa PD is obviously going after the low hanging fruit just for the sake of appearances.
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 06:46 PM
Aug 2012



The expected influx of rethug party goers would piss and moan
to high heaven if TPD went after the higher priced "escorts" .


flamingdem

(39,331 posts)
6. And mitt won't mess with the low hanging fruit
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 06:48 PM
Aug 2012

You know how that kind of thing works, mormon horney stylie (is there such a thing?)

it's magic!

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