Honolulu Cops allowed to 'Lei' hookers?!
Publisher's note: You can't make this stuff up. Apparently some police in Honolulu are upset because their on the job exemption that allows them to have sex with prostitutes may be, if you'll pardon the pun, 'stripped' away from them. While there is no question that there have always been abuses of this type across America, such an exemption gives the terms "assume the position," "spread 'em," "undercover," and "lei" entirely new and very vile meanings.
All attention grabbing kidding aside; decency and professionalism demand that the State of Hawaii and all other local, state, and federal jurisdictions ensure that no such exemptions are sanctioned and no such abusive behavior is tolerated in an industry that already enslaves and degrades so many on both sides of transactions.
Fox News: Police officers have a message for state lawmakers: Undercover officers need to be able to have sex with prostitutes.
It's a message they're pressing as legislators weigh a bill that would crack down on prostitution. As part of that bill, lawmakers initially did away with an existing exemption allowing officers on duty to have sex with prostitutes during investigations. But after testimony from Honolulu officers, the bill was amended to restore that protection.
The revised proposal has passed the state House and will go before a Senate committee Friday.
Authorities say they need the legal protection to catch lawbreakers in the act, and strict internal controls prohibit misconduct.
"The procedures and conduct of the undercover officers are regulated by department rules, which by nature have to be confidential," Honolulu Police Maj. Jerry Inouye recently told the House Judiciary Committee. "Because if prostitution suspects, pimps and other people are privy to that information, they're going to know exactly how far the undercover officer can and cannot go."