THE USERS"No business can afford to create a product for which there are no buyers. The first step in understanding the sex industry is to understand the customers, the johns.
Real sexual relationships are not hard to find. There are plenty of adults of both sexes who are willing to have sex if someone treats them well, and asks. But there lies the problem. Some people do not want an equal, sharing relationship. They do not want to be nice. They do not want to ask. They like the power involved in buying a human being who can be made to do almost anything.
The business of prostitution and pornography is the use of real human beings to support the fantasies of others. Anyone working in prostitution who tells a john too much about who they really are, interferes with the fantasy. They risk losing a customer, and may get a beating as well. In real relationships with real people, you are stuck with the limitations of who you are, who your partner is, and what you can do together without hurting each other.
Some people do not want real relationships, or feel entitled to something beyond the real relationships they have. They want to play "super stud and sex slave" or whatever, inside their own heads. If they need to support their fantasies with pictures, videotapes, or real people to abuse, the sex trade is ready to supply them.
For a price, they can be "a legend in their own minds."
The most common type of prostitution customer is the user. He is quite self-centered, and simply wants what he considers to be his needs met. The user would deny any intent to harm anyone, and might even claim some empathy for the sex workers he uses. However, his empathy does not extend to discontinuing his using behavior, nor to helping anyone escape from the sex industry. He does not care whether the person he is using is unwilling or unusually vulnerable. He simply feels entitled to whatever he wants, whenever he wants it. If someone is hurt, that is not his problem. He feels that the fee he pays covers any damages.
He sees himself as a respectable person, and works to protect that appearance. Users provide a large, safe, and steady income for the pimps and other "businessmen," of the sex industry. "
(excerpt with permission from How Prostitution Works, By Joseph Parker, Clinical DirectorThe Lola Greene Baldwin Foundation) http://www.prostitutionrecovery.org/how_prostitution_works.html
Many find the double standard applied in this case to be controversial and highly offensive to common perceptions of law enforcement and justice. Even if one were to blindly accept the contention of the Troy Police that charging an alleged prostitute while releasing the alleged john "scot free" is a legitimate law enforcement technique (which is not followed by any other neighboring jurisdictions) the "smoking gun" which should raise eyebrows and hints at the true motive behind the kid glove treatment of Athans, Senator Stabenow's spouse, is revealed by the Troy Police allowing him to drive away on a suspended license on February 26, 2008, after the stop on Northbound I-75. Any other citizen would have, at least, had the automobile impounded and been ticketed. Athans is never handcuffed or made uncomfortable.
The Troy police involved in this investigation take Athans' confession, then during one of the many relaxed and congenial moments of familiarity and levity in the patrol car, share a laugh on the length of time it allegedly took Athans (according to Athans) to copulate. Athans: "the whole thing took fifteen minutes." Police: "Yeah, we timed it." [Laughter]
In a final gesture of respect, and concern, one of the officers escorts and helps Athans back to his automobile (it was icy out). After some more friendly conversation/gestures, and in a final act of fealty, the officer actually shakes Athans' hand. Athans then gets into his Cadillac Deville and drives away. Investigation reveals that Athans did not clear his suspended license for another 14 days, and if he drove, continued to do so on the suspension.
Several hours later Alycia Martin was arrested at the room where Athans alleged he had committed his crimes, and was handcuffed tightly and transported back to the Troy Police Department. At the station, Ms. Martin visibly winces in pain as her arms, with hands still cuffed, are forced upward as she is searched, processed and booked at the Troy Police Department. Alycia does not cry because she is has convinced herself she is "tough."
THE VIDEO VIGILANTE - TIME FOR ONE IN SE MICHIGAN?
In Oaklahoma City one citizen fed up with lack enforcement and the soft treatment of Johns by local law enforcement took matters into his own hands. The "Video Vigilante" has become somewhat of a celebrity in his own right, with appearances on national talk shows, a web site, and multiple posts on Youtube.
In any event, below is a list of the crimes the Senator's husband allegedly confessed to committing to the Troy Police Officers in the witness statement and orally on February 26, 2008. Athans was not arrested by the police, nor has the City Attorney of Troy, Oakland County Prosecutor's Office or the State Attorney General, in their discretion, chosen to charge him.
State of Michigan Laws
MCL 750.158 Crime against nature or sodomy (Felony)
Any person who shall commit the abominable and detestable crime against nature either with mankind or with any animal shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 15 years, or if such person was at the time of the said offense a sexually delinquent person, may be punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for an indeterminate term, the minimum of which shall be 1 day and the maximum of which shall be life.
MCL 750.167 “Disorderly person” (Misdemeanor)
(1) A person is a disorderly person if the person is any of the following:
(i) A person found loitering in a house of ill fame or prostitution or place where prostitution or lewdness is practiced, encouraged, or allowed.
(j) A person who knowingly loiters in or about a place where an illegal occupation or business is being conducted.
MCL 750.448 Soliciting, accosting, or inviting to commit prostitution or immoral act; crime;
A person 16 years of age or older who accosts, solicits, or invites another person in a public place or in or from a building or vehicle, by word, gesture, or any other means, to commit prostitution or to do any other lewd or immoral act, is guilty of a crime punishable as provided in section 451.
MCL 750.449a Engaging services for purposes of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, offer to engage, penalty; (penalty provisions found at MCL 750.451)
Any male person who engages or offers to engage the services of a female person, not his wife, for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness or assignation, by the payment in money or other forms of consideration, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Penalties
MCL 750.451 Violation of §§ 750.448, 750.449, 750.449a, 750.450, or 750.462; prior convictions; penalty; definition.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person convicted of violating section 448, 449, 449a, 450, or 462 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
Troy City Ordinance Violations
98.03.11 Frequent Place of Illegal Business.
No person shall knowingly attend, frequent, operate or be an occupant or resident of any place where any illegal business or occupation is permitted or conducted by the owner or occupant of the premises. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days or by a fine of not more than $500, or both.
98.03.12 Solicit Illegal Acts.
No person shall solicit or accost any person for the purpose of inducing the commission of any illegal or immoral act. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days or by a fine of not more than $500, or both.
98.03.10 Transport to Place of Illegal Acts.
No person shall knowingly transport any person to a place where prostitution or gambling is practiced, encouraged, or allowed for the purpose of enabling a person to engage in gambling, prostitution, or any illegal or immoral act. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days or by a fine of not more than $500,or both.
NOTE: Alycia Martin confessed to nothing, yet is routinely portrayed as a "prostitute." This allegation has never been proven in a Court of Law and in fact she has never been identified by Athans as the woman he allegedly had committed his extra-marital sex act. Athans, on the other hand, openly confessed, yet is never referenced as a criminal. In an Orwellian - Kafkesque twist Athans is portrayed as a victim of an "evil" woman.
The Troy police involved in this investigation take Athans' confession, then during one of the many relaxed and congenial moments of familiarity and levity in the patrol car, share a laugh on the length of time it allegedly took Athans (according to Athans) to copulate. Athans: "the whole thing took fifteen minutes." Police: "Yeah, we timed it." [Laughter]
In a final gesture of respect, and concern, one of the officers escorts and helps Athans back to his automobile (it was icy out). After some more friendly conversation/gestures, and in a final act of fealty, the officer actually shakes Athans' hand. Athans then gets into his Cadillac Deville and drives away. Investigation reveals that Athans did not clear his suspended license for another 14 days, and if he drove, continued to do so on the suspension.
Several hours later Alycia Martin was arrested at the room where Athans alleged he had committed his crimes, and was handcuffed tightly and transported back to the Troy Police Department. At the station, Ms. Martin visibly winces in pain as her arms, with hands still cuffed, are forced upward as she is searched, processed and booked at the Troy Police Department. Alycia does not cry because she is has convinced herself she is "tough."
THE VIDEO VIGILANTE - TIME FOR ONE IN SE MICHIGAN?
In Oaklahoma City one citizen fed up with lack enforcement and the soft treatment of Johns by local law enforcement took matters into his own hands. The "Video Vigilante" has become somewhat of a celebrity in his own right, with appearances on national talk shows, a web site, and multiple posts on Youtube.
In any event, below is a list of the crimes the Senator's husband allegedly confessed to committing to the Troy Police Officers in the witness statement and orally on February 26, 2008. Athans was not arrested by the police, nor has the City Attorney of Troy, Oakland County Prosecutor's Office or the State Attorney General, in their discretion, chosen to charge him.
State of Michigan Laws
MCL 750.158 Crime against nature or sodomy (Felony)
Any person who shall commit the abominable and detestable crime against nature either with mankind or with any animal shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 15 years, or if such person was at the time of the said offense a sexually delinquent person, may be punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for an indeterminate term, the minimum of which shall be 1 day and the maximum of which shall be life.
MCL 750.167 “Disorderly person” (Misdemeanor)
(1) A person is a disorderly person if the person is any of the following:
(i) A person found loitering in a house of ill fame or prostitution or place where prostitution or lewdness is practiced, encouraged, or allowed.
(j) A person who knowingly loiters in or about a place where an illegal occupation or business is being conducted.
MCL 750.448 Soliciting, accosting, or inviting to commit prostitution or immoral act; crime;
A person 16 years of age or older who accosts, solicits, or invites another person in a public place or in or from a building or vehicle, by word, gesture, or any other means, to commit prostitution or to do any other lewd or immoral act, is guilty of a crime punishable as provided in section 451.
MCL 750.449a Engaging services for purposes of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, offer to engage, penalty; (penalty provisions found at MCL 750.451)
Any male person who engages or offers to engage the services of a female person, not his wife, for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness or assignation, by the payment in money or other forms of consideration, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Penalties
MCL 750.451 Violation of §§ 750.448, 750.449, 750.449a, 750.450, or 750.462; prior convictions; penalty; definition.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person convicted of violating section 448, 449, 449a, 450, or 462 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
Troy City Ordinance Violations
98.03.11 Frequent Place of Illegal Business.
No person shall knowingly attend, frequent, operate or be an occupant or resident of any place where any illegal business or occupation is permitted or conducted by the owner or occupant of the premises. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days or by a fine of not more than $500, or both.
98.03.12 Solicit Illegal Acts.
No person shall solicit or accost any person for the purpose of inducing the commission of any illegal or immoral act. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days or by a fine of not more than $500, or both.
98.03.10 Transport to Place of Illegal Acts.
No person shall knowingly transport any person to a place where prostitution or gambling is practiced, encouraged, or allowed for the purpose of enabling a person to engage in gambling, prostitution, or any illegal or immoral act. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days or by a fine of not more than $500,or both.
NOTE: Alycia Martin confessed to nothing, yet is routinely portrayed as a "prostitute." This allegation has never been proven in a Court of Law and in fact she has never been identified by Athans as the woman he allegedly had committed his extra-marital sex act. Athans, on the other hand, openly confessed, yet is never referenced as a criminal. In an Orwellian - Kafkesque twist Athans is portrayed as a victim of an "evil" woman.
Of course, Athans is presumed innocent, even with his written confession, until guilt is proven in a Court of Law. Given his political status, and the position of his spouse, it appears Athans will never be charged with anything in a Court of Law. Alycia Martin was not afforded the presumption of innocence by the press, but willingly affirms it for Athans.
Witness Local and National Headline: "Hooker Causes Heartache to Senator Stabenow, " and "Accused Hooker pleads Guilty." Even to date Martin is described in derogatory terms, while Athans is never referenced as "accused john" or criminal in any manner. http://www.dailytribune.com/stories/062008/loc_localn02.shtml
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