CITY PLAN WOULD GIVE PROSTITUTION THE “BOOT”

 

THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE WANTS TO CRACK DOWN ON PROSTITUTION … AND THE PLAN IS TO GO AFTER THE JOHNS INSTEAD OF THE HOOKERS AND PIMPS. MAYOR RICHARD BERRY TELLS 770 KKOB THE PENALTY UNDER THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE A FAMILIAR ONE: A BOOT ON THEIR VEHICLE. MAYOR BERRY SAYS THE GOAL IS TO KEEP PEOPLE TYPICALLY TARGETED BY HUMAN TRAFFICKERS SAFER.

THE MAYOR SAYS THE PROPOSAL IS BASED ON A PROGRAM THAT'S ALREADY BEEN TESTED SUCCESSFULLY IN CITIES LIKE DENVER AND L-A. CITY COUNCILOR ROXANNA MEYERS WILL INTRODUCE THE MEASURE LATER THIS MONTH.