[ezl]

best job ever. just kidding. obviously, no law enforcement officer has ever engaged in sexual activity with a sex worker. that's just historical fact.

No actual sex has to happen for a crime to be committed.

Solicitation is a crime. just agreeing to submit or receive payment in exchange for sexual activity is the crime.

So law enforcement officers can set up situations where they get sex workers to agree to do things in exchange for payment, then they're busted. Confirmation through linkedin, place of business, business cards, referrals, calling clients' mothers, etc can be used to mitigate the risk that their counterparty is a cop.

http://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/solicitation-o...

[dalore]

Sarcasm is difficult to convey over text.

[dsr_]

Especially since a quick Google will confirm that police officers often end up taking an unexpected retirement after complaints that they didn't pay for their sex.

For example, http://boston.com/metrodesk/2013/03/29/boston-detective-arre...

[ChuckMcM]

Yes it is, there was a great piece in the Sunnyvale Sun (a local paper) about the months and months the Public Safety department spent investigating a local club to determine if there was any illegal activity going on. I thought the reporter perfectly walked the line between 'serious' and 'yeah right.'