in a major Southern California city who once told me that "all" of their prostitution arrests come off of Backpage. I wouldn't meet a woman off of that site who was giving it away! That's the beauty of sites like TER; with a little time and effort put into educating yourself, combined with using their resources can dramatically reduce your risks. I've been "hobbying" for over 10 years and have never had a whiff of a problem, either with LE or being ripped off. Knowledge is power.
Backpage.com, through its lawyer, Liz McDougall, said it encourages the use of its site for these stings, especially "to help locate and rescue possible victims of sex trafficking
Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/sex-trade-digital-age-285866001.html#ixzz3MASImAM8
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really have no choice but to co-operate with LE. So they try to put the best possible spin on it. Even hobbists support rescueing (real) victims of trafficing. LE uses this as an excuse knowing full well most providers do so voluntarily
in a major Southern California city who once told me that "all" of their prostitution arrests come off of Backpage. I wouldn't meet a woman off of that site who was giving it away! That's the beauty of sites like TER; with a little time and effort put into educating yourself, combined with using their resources can dramatically reduce your risks. I've been "hobbying" for over 10 years and have never had a whiff of a problem, either with LE or being ripped off. Knowledge is power.