Heard last Thursday night Gwinnett police ran a sweep on Backpage girls.  One of my favorites was busted at Sun Suites in Gwinnett.  The MO was to call to set up an appointment, show up, hand the provider money, and as soon as the provider accepted the money, a couple of cops would come in to complete the arrest.  Good to see my tax money at work throwing people in jail for victimless crimes, instead of being allocated more to putting away murderers and robbers.

about your ATF's ability to screen her clients, now does it?

Already had that conversation with her.

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Meant to say that's an obvious "I agree".  The "I agree" got cut off.

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although I can understand how many indie providers enjoy its cost-effectiveness.

Ultimately, much trouble can be avoided by using effective screening techniques.

hope they close bp like cl i miss the good old days

to have attracted many novice indies, many who are inexperienced when it comes to the safety of their clients and themselves.

Hence, I believe agencies are generally safer for clients to deal with than indies.

Established, experienced indies are generally as safe for clients to work with as established agencies.

But given the proliferation of inexperienced indies looking to "make a quick buck" and then get out of the business, I believe established, experienced indies are in the minority.

The barrier to entry for inexperienced indies to advertise their services is generally quite low, thanks to sites like Backpage and Craigslist (several years ago before they cleaned up their act). Any girl can take a blurry pic with her cell phone and create a basic, typo-ridden ad. It's a breeding ground that LE peruses to pick off the "low hanging fruit".

The barrier to entry for agencies to survive in a competitive field is much higher, however. Most agencies are in it for the long haul. Much like established, experienced indies, agencies pay for their own websites, hire qualified screeners / appointment takers, spend resources on professional model shoots for its providers, and sometimes pay their Federal taxes on income received.

In short, agencies tend to operate in a clockwork manner like corporations. Indies tend to operate sporadically and whimsically like fly-by-night startups.

Which are some of the reasons why I maintain that agencies are safer to deal with than indies, in general.

indies take their business just as seriously as good agencies. As a result, they are just as safe, if not safer, for clients to work with.

These experienced indies are aware that it's all about repeat business and that great reputations require hard work and must be earned.

But these established, reputable indies are the minority when compared to the prolific numbers of fly-by-night, Backpage-advertising, fuzzy cell phone pic indies that are looking to make just enough money to buy that cute dress at Zara in the mall.

These "amateur" indies are easy for LE to pick off as "low hanging fruit". There's much that they're willing to do and who they're willing to give up in an effort to avoid further prosecution.

Posted By: Reece1021

I agree! Established , reputable independent providers will screen thoroughly.. But yes due to schedules may be harder to schedule with and may take a bit more effort to get an appointment w/ an indy... But I'm sure as some will agree... Its ohhh sooo worth the wait!
Xxoo
Reece

LE budgets across the board, I'm not surprised that LE is focusing its efforts on "low hanging fruit".