Is That a Hooker at the Door?

[patric]

An article from 8's website seems to say you can charge those pesky Girl Scouts or Jehovah's Witnesses with felony prostitution.
Well it's about time!  
http://www.ktul.com/story/22192353/new-city-ordinance-aims-to-curb-solicitation-issue


A new city ordinance is aimed at keeping solicitors off your property, but the new law has a specific focus.
Tulsa Police Department's Jillian Roberson told KTUL the new ordinance will be considered a felony. And that new felony charge is focused on curbing prostitution.
An issue she said is a growing problem for the city. But prostitution isn't the only thing city leaders are hoping to put a stop to in neighborhoods across the area.
Midtown resident Jim Leahy said it does seem like there are more and more people just besieging some neighborhoods asking for almost everything, including food and money.
Under the new ordinance, solicitation of any kind is now punishable with a stiffer penalty: Up to $1,200 in fines or a maximum of six months in jail.
That is if a property owner has a sign posted or asks the solicitor to leave. Some Tulsans said that alone is a major problem they see on a regular basis.
Additionally, the new law also keeps solicitors from coming to your home between the hours of 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.
But other residents think most solicitation is harmless and that Tulsa Police should focus its energy on other issues.
"I think that most people are pretty innocent and they're just trying to sell what they want to sell or just talk to you," midtown resident Meg Hartman said.
But with a goal of taking the much bigger problem of prostitution off the streets, TPD's Roberson said the ordinance is more than justified.
"I really think that this will help. This may keep people...off the streets longer if it is a felony charge, rather than a misdemeanor."

[heironymouspasparagus]

An article from 8's website seems to say you can charge those pesky Girl Scouts or Jehovah's Witnesses with felony prostitution.
Well it's about time!  
http://www.ktul.com/story/22192353/new-city-ordinance-aims-to-curb-solicitation-issue


A new city ordinance is aimed at keeping solicitors off your property, but the new law has a specific focus.
Tulsa Police Department's Jillian Roberson told KTUL the new ordinance will be considered a felony. And that new felony charge is focused on curbing prostitution.
An issue she said is a growing problem for the city. But prostitution isn't the only thing city leaders are hoping to put a stop to in neighborhoods across the area.
Midtown resident Jim Leahy said it does seem like there are more and more people just besieging some neighborhoods asking for almost everything, including food and money.
Under the new ordinance, solicitation of any kind is now punishable with a stiffer penalty: Up to $1,200 in fines or a maximum of six months in jail.
That is if a property owner has a sign posted or asks the solicitor to leave. Some Tulsans said that alone is a major problem they see on a regular basis.
Additionally, the new law also keeps solicitors from coming to your home between the hours of 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.
But other residents think most solicitation is harmless and that Tulsa Police should focus its energy on other issues.
"I think that most people are pretty innocent and they're just trying to sell what they want to sell or just talk to you," midtown resident Meg Hartman said.
But with a goal of taking the much bigger problem of prostitution off the streets, TPD's Roberson said the ordinance is more than justified.
"I really think that this will help. This may keep people...off the streets longer if it is a felony charge, rather than a misdemeanor."

Interesting how Bartlett and commissioners are trying to deflect attention away from this kind of ignorant carp they keep spewing by letting TPD be the focal point.

Not to worry, the county jail has already told the city they are full and not taking new, non-violent violators...

[Ed W]

We had an elderly neighbor who was slowly sinking into senile dementia.  The door-to-door sales people could get her to order anything they were selling, but the ones who showed up after dark simply terrified her. The house looked like a disorganized storeroom with boxes piled upon boxes, most of it unopened, and a lot of it from television ads and infomercials.  Her daughter had to intervene and put her mom in a nursing home.

So I have little patience or regard for people doing door-to-door sales, other than scouts and the crowd of kids selling cookies to raise money for their school projects.  If you're a young adult or older, don't darken my door.

[TeeDub]

The house looked like a disorganized storeroom with boxes piled upon boxes, most of it unopened, and a lot of it from television ads and infomercials. 

Sounds like her problem was not solicitors.   It's a sad fact that people can't just say no and close the door.    You can be rude to people who don't take no for an answer.   Just close the door.

[sauerkraut]

Girl scouts allowed.

[Townsend]

Girl scouts allowed.

Easy killer.  Remember your 2000 foot rule.

[Hoss]

Easy killer.  Remember your 2000 foot rule.