Are You Ready to Judge Me?
This just in from a friend… it’s a report from the real world we all live in. A world of righteous liars and abusive authority. If you support your own authorities (police, lawyers, judges) you may be supporting people who behave as described. Don’t be fooled into thinking that when it is your turn, they will treat you any better. They won’t. As long as we all allow them to lie and abuse people, they will grow stronger in their ability to lie and abuse you, too.
The massage parlor was doing okay. It was open seven days a week, staffed 10 hours a day. It earned a few thousand dollars profit each month, after all the bills were paid. Someone was always working. The workers gave their lives, for a few months at a time, to hard work. No side life. No friends. No distractions. Just hard work, every day, for several months until they moved on (usually back home) with their savings. Who worked here? Transient workers. Not unlike farm workers. People who knew massage, has massage certificates, and worked in various massage parlors in various cities. You may have known them as “june” or “sarah” or “sue”, common names assumed by Asian massage ladies when they work anonymously in massage parlors.
But they are not anonymous. They are certified, having paid thousands of dollars for the school credits required for a massage license or permit. They had green cards and driving licenses, ID numbers and bank accounts. Just like you and me, they were easily tracked through the system for credit, identity, and of course legality. You may have thought them anonymous, but they were no different than any of us if anyone wanted to check. And the owners, too, were not anonymous. They lived locally, had registered and paid annual permits, carried insurance and paid lawyers and accountants for all of the paperwork required. The typical owner has 2 or more such parlors, because it is not possible to live on a few thousand dollars a month (before taxes). It is possible to live on a few thousand a month after taxes, which is what most owners make.
Keep in mind I’m not referring to syndicated brothel owners. I’m talking about massage parlor owners.
So when a competing business harassed the local police to check on this massage parlor, the police sent undercover agents to “check it out”. On that day, a new girl started working in the parlor. It was her first day. She was referred by another worker that needed coverage for her shift. The owner asked if she had her certificate and was ok by immigration – she did and said she had a green card.
The police sent at least a half dozen people to the parlor. They waited outside, while one called in for an appointment. The worker accommodated him. She was reported to be friendly and happy, and the officers later called her stupid for not having noticed the several marked police cars outside when she unlocked the door for the undercover agent. To them, she was an idiot for opening the door, letting the guy in, and not noticing the police cars.
This is the first indication of the level of disrespect our police have for us. They had no reason other than a competitor’s complaint to suspect anything was wrong, but they treated us like criminals. It gets worse.
Once inside, the undercover hinted he wanted extras, and had money, and eventually got the new girl to somehow acknowledge she would do something for extra money. We don’t actually know what happened, because the recording he made doesn’t reveal anything factual. Nothing unusual was recorded. Nothing incriminating was said. There weren’t even any pauses as you might have imaged there might be if someone was answering a question with hand gestures. You’d agree if you heard the recording yourself. But you won’t ever hear it.
The officer’s written report said she made gestures offering sex for money. He also said he had a lot of experience investigating massage parlors. He said he knew from the way they answered the phone, whether or not they were legitimate. He said he knew from the language they used in their advertisements, whether or not they were legitimate. He said all of this and more to a judge, and asked the judge to rule that the massage parlor was an illegal prostitution operation, that the owner knew all abut it, and that his boss could take everything of value to be sold for cash at auction, and close the business.
No one actually knows what gestures might have gone back and forth between the clearly biased undercover cop who already believed in his heart that this woman was a prostitute, and the woman who gave up a regular life to work three months straight, 7 days a week, to save money to solve her financial problems. If he offered her $200 cash for a hand release, would she be tempted? As a regular woman away from home on a job for 3 months in order to save money, would she have been tempted? We don’t know. We won’t ever know, because the officer lied. Over and over he lied to make his claim appear to be true. It wasn’t enough for him to say she offered him services for money. he had to stretch every other detail he could account, to make it sound as if it further supported his claim that this obviously prostitution business. Almost every stretch he made could be easily countered by any decent lawyer, in any court. But there is no opportunity for that.
The officer interviewed the owner, and made notes. He then lied, saying she said things she didn’t say. He said what she meant when she answered his questions, as if he were both King Solomon and a psychic. He lied to make a good case. And the judge accepted his lies as fact, without checking, and approved prosecution of the girl and the massage parlor owner based on the officer’s claims.
You probably don’t know that this is how it is done. If you review the paperwork, it sounds good. A solid report from an experienced policeman, given to a judge with a request to shut down what is claimed to be a public nuisance. Sounds like good work. But what if the business was legitimate? Shouldn’t there be some way to counter the claims? Protest the accusations? Demand that the accusers prove, even a little bit, what they claim? Of course if you are American you are thinking that is possible.. that the massage girl and owner just need a defense attorney, to plead innocent, argue, make a deal, etc. But that’s not how it goes.
What really happened is the defense attorney got a settlement agreement from the prosecutor, as the only practical option. The Judge approved it before it was presented to the accused. The massage girl and owner were told to sign the agreement, admitting they were knowingly in the business of prostitution, co-owners of the business, and that they had done everything that was claimed. They were told that they could sign it or choose to fight several separate court cases. The defense lawyer, the one recommending his client sign the agreement, said the cost of continuing in court would start at $40,000, and that he needed that cash up front or he would not take the case. A second lawyer was consulted, and he at first said the same thing. Then, after hearing who the current defense attorney was, he outright declined to take the case.
Consider for yourself what this means. Your legal system, rigged this way, not only removes your rights but also your options. The owner was forced to sign a paper admitting all sorts of things that were not true. A direct question to the defense attorney — “why do you want me to lie to the court” went unanswered. In actually, with the Judge’s approval, the court demanded that she lie, or face ruin. There was no fair trial, and no option for fair process at all.
If you want to say “she should have stood up for herself and if she was innocent, she would win her case” you need to wake up. Making a few thousand dollars a month from each of a few massage parlors (not syndicated brothels), the owner cannot shell out $40,000 cash to a lawyer, let alone a lawyer that does not seem to have her best interests in mind. And don’t forget the $40,000 was to get started. There was no estimate of wat it would actually cost to handle the cases.
What does this mean for you, the neighbor living in this world? It means the next massage parlor will be a dirty brothel, because only prostitution money can afford to pay corrupt lawyers and judges colluding to trap and abuse massage workers. Small business owners are being taught that they better cheat and steal, because good guys finish last, and if there is ever any doubt, they had better have a way out because the truth will not set you free.
Shame on the lawyers who participate in this corruption. Shame on the judges who don’t bother to provide their citizens with access to fairness, in their own courts. Shame on the police who abuse their authority to impose their will on those they consider anonymous or stupid. Was that girl really stupid? No, she was very nice. She loved people, liked to help people, was simply doing her best to be friendly and happy and accommodating to the new customer at the door. Why would she look around to see police cars? Why would she be concerned if she saw them? She was just like you and me… not afraid of the police who might be outside or in the neighborhood. But she will be untrusting and afraid of our “authorities” from now on.
At every step it was clear that everyone accepted that the owner and workers were knowingly engaging in prostitution, had money, and would be unharmed by getting fucked by this process of judicial rape. To them it’s just money and paperwork, admission of guilt in a non-criminal context. Push them through to accept the settlement, take their cash and confiscate their stuff, and send them back out to start over. No big deal, right?
Wrong. It is a big deal. You are corrupt and in the wrong, and doing harm. With every abuse of power you shave away the authority you expect to be granted by the people. You take away their trust, and leave them powerless and rightfully afraid of you. And that will come back to hurt you later. When you least expect it, when you fully expect the citizenry you claim to protect will support you, perhaps in a situation of legal challenge or maybe at a time when you are injured and in need of help, the people will let you down. Educated judges know this. They actually require their lawyers to “maintain the public trust in the bar”. But as these corrupt authorities continue, the people lose trust. They learn that although you wear a uniform that suggests you protect the people and preserve the peace, you are actually a bad guy to be feared. When you fall injured, they won’t help you. When you need help, they will look forward to your demise. Given the opportunity, more and more will don black masks and throw rocks at the police, seeing force as the only option when faced with unjust and abusive force imposed upon them unfairly. Where will that leave us? I don’t know, but I do know that it isn’t the fault of the girl who may or may not have actually agreed to give a hand job for $40 while no one was looking, or the owner who gave her a chance to work her way out of her financial distress as a massage provider. No, it’s your fault. You’re fucking it all up, and we will all suffer the consequences someday.
what a mess
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Sounds like a raw deal. I don’t know if it happens often but sure it happens. Sounds like personal to you Missy.
Did you get busted Missy? Sounds like it. Tough luck but if you do the crime, you have to do the time.
You heard a true story. It is sad but that does happen especially in towns where the judges retire young. No one can pay attention to every detail and if everyone assumes the lady is guilty it may seem like they are working together even when they are not.
The money is another problem. The system is broken.
You seem well connected. Is this case in New Jersey? If so I know of it. It is not as bad as you say but others have been even worse. The lady should probably have paid off someone in the past. That seems to be the waythings go these days.
very radical picture and video. careful they don’t say you are terrorist
I agree that the system is corrupt. I don’t rely on it as I’ve been screwed too and understand now how it works.
As you explain, it’s shocking to the naive public raised by TV that, no, not everybody gets their day in court. And that the little guy is often told to “eat it” and shut up.
Your angry reaction, normal as it is, is however counterproductive. You’re smart and articulate (or have access to articulate friends). Since you can’t change the way things are (a freaking revolution couldn’t change human nature, honey), why don’t you do what smart people do and find loopholes and backdoors to get satisfaction?
If this was a perfect world, I think very few women would jerk strange men off for money. We all know it isn’t.
Now every big city has liberal papers and free rags eager to settle scores with people in positions of power. The only way to get their attention is to work the “poor immigrant feminist up against a corrupt and patriarchal system” angle.
Talk about “whores” the media can be part of the problem (as when “investigative” reporters go “undercover” in massage parlors to titillate the public) or the solution ( if you get them on your side).
Because of your occupation and travels, and of your blogging activities, you’re in the unique position of taking point on this and speak for the “little guy”: these women, often immigrant, sometimes illegal, always uneducated and taken advantage of.
I don’t know whether it’s something you’d want to take on, but somebody should really expose the gigantic hypocrisy of our society towards sex workers.
The owner and masseuse of your story are but two victims of this witch hunt where, as you say, the mere accusation from a cop (who probably didn’t get the LE discount he wanted) is enough to get them burnt at the stake (criminal record, embarrassment, financial ruin, etc.).
Something needs to change, yes. We need legalization and regulation of prostitution.
No honey those same people will kill me before I get far. I never say cops take their “discount” as you say, for same reason. If society is by rule of law, it needs accountable judges and lawyers. If not, it is false society and cannot survive in peace. That’s not my threat but reality.
“If this was a perfect world, I think very few women would jerk strange men off for money”
I disagree. You have to go way back, to before there were puritan religious etc. inhibitions about sex. When humans were animals… seeking food, safety, and sex. Two humans next to each other, safe and fed, would have sex. No unnatural inhibitions.
In that case, if he was needy and she was not, would she deliver a hand release? Of course… especially is it kept him calm/sane/devoted/around. Providing for the man who keeps the peace and comes around once in a while with food, helps keep shelter, helps the community, etc etc etc.
Note: Missy went totally off when she read that, and I’ve done my best to condense it here into a meaningful comment. Trust me when I say she’s livid at the idea that providing isn’t natural, or is in some way a necessary evil some women choose to accept. If you’ve ever had a crazy Korean screaming at you through the phone, you know what I’ve just been through for like 20 minutes! Glad I’m far far away and out of her physical reach! If you guys go mongering tomorrow, be careful what you say to your korean hottie just in case it’s missy!
Thanks for the response?… I’m going to go back to lurking (if that) because I’ve obviously not been getting through lately. English is a second language for the both of us and it seems to be a problem.
Sex is one of the most natural things in the world. I’m pretty sure it’s obvious that I think that way from my many posts on your sites.
And I’ve seen my share of angry women, Korean or not, for a lifetime so I’ll leave the discussion at that.
Go back to my previous comments (there’s a few) on your blogs and tell me that I’m not supporting you and in overwhelming agreement.
I hope others have enjoyed them, because they’ve clearly been lost on you.
Good luck to you, Missy.
I don’t think Hobbyist meant it wasn’t natural in the sense of providing, but in the sense of monetary exchange for said natural act. In a perfect world…..we woud not be paying for this service. Also in a perfect world maybe a woman ambivalent about crossing the line into the sex worker zone wouldn’t have to compromise her own values to make a living because she couldnt get a green card.
I’m also in favor of decriminalizing acts that are labelled as prostitution. However, currently most states define “prostitution” broadly as any sex act including even touching of private parts. Those acts definitely violate massage license standards in most states. Although it’s plausible that an AMP owner or worker to deny that sexual conduct for a fee occurs at their establishment…..no one that reads this blog would buy that if they were on a jury that heard one of these cases. I’m not judging you Missy. The reality of it is is that there is legal risk in this line of work. We’re not currently in a climate that allows AMP’s to work around loopholes that they previously had been allowed to. Now the loopholes are being exploited by the other side. I know this from personal experience. I’ve seen the massage business from both sides of the door. Then one day that door got kicked in by local police, ICE, and the FBI. I experienced first hand a glock in my face as I awake from a sound sleep, an arraignent, the startling realization that all the cash in my safe deposit box was gone (as well as every dime in every bank acount my name was on), and an 18 month long wait to see if I was going to jail for 4 years or not. I didn’t btw, but testament to the point Missy was making is that it cost me $40k roughly to plea it down from felony mandatory time to a criminal misdemeanor.
Now I’m not liberal about most things. However you need to know that along with digital communication technology, the Patriot Act is the biggest enemy of the massage business (well maybe besides majong and baccarat
, and scornful workers/owners ). You gals are typically from lands other than ours here. Most of you phone and wire money home to folks in your homelands. This automacically opens you up to wanton surveillance of your international activities, or so it may be articulated in an affadavit for search warrant. And yes I will mention casinos here. I know many a massage girl with the penchant for betting bank against a long player run. That rewards card that you get points on also tracks your money exchanged for chips. When it hits $10k it’s reported to the IRS. RICO statutes also allow the IRS to forward concern to the FBI. The FBI is also conducting those sweeps 2-3 times a year supposedly targetting underage girls. 95 percent of the people busted are girls that use CL to advertise massage services. The cards are stacked against you right now.
It used to be that a “happy ending” was a dirty little secret held by a few. Now….AMP’s are popping up like Dunkin Donuts in some cities. It’s become too mainstream. My advice….go underground….like the speak easies during prohibition. Close the spas and make them clubs. No more neon lights. No more advertising in the local liberal rags…those same bastions of freedom of speech will have to turn over any information they have on their clients if a search warrant has been granted. Definitely don’t talk about business on your phone. Limit the number of places diplomatically among yourselves…don’t be so greedy.
Maybe we won’t agree on this, but I think you know there is some truth in what I have said. Be careful. It’s open season on the massage business. It’s time to get creative. It’s time to evolve. Only those that adapt will survive.
Well thanks for that essebee. Sorry to hear of your problems.
Sad is the society that spends so much to employ so many, who are really spending their time busting massage parlors for $10,000 here and there. You spend your day planning to bust a massage girl or owner. In the big picture, does that make you a man?
I’d rather see it all busted up, because then we’d have black markets and underground would be the norm, so everyone would see how life really is. And guess what… we’d do the same things, and the corrupt authorities would be busy once again trying to fix real problems.
To the cop or lawyer or even judge spending his days in the corrupt system, I feel sorry for you. But in the end it is only up to you how you live your life before you get cancer and die. No excuses… you lived the way you lived.
You would think that Americans have gotten past their Puritan bullshit, but they haven’t…
The sad truth is that MP’s really serve a very important part of our life, there are many men that only get some happinest from these places. the women who work at these places really serve a very important place in the life of the many people who either work or go to MP’s. I have a good friend who works as a MP’s provider, she once told me that she did not understand why there is so much problems about MP’s, all they ever did was make men happy. she is right, they should make it legal, what harm do they really do? It makes me very mad, that they spend so much time and money trying to stop the so called MP’s “PROBLEM”. It bull shit.
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