Downtown D.C. Declared 'Prostitution Free Zone'

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[Sub-Driver]

Downtown D.C. Declared 'Prostitution Free Zone' @ 3:12 pm by Walter Alarkon

The police in Washington, D.C. have declared several downtown blocks a "prostitution free zone" for Inauguration Week, reports DCist.

In an area just east of Mt. Vernon Square and west of Union Station, the police will be on the lookout for anyone seeking sex for cash. According to D.C. law, officers will first hand out warnings to people they suspect engaging in "prostitution or prostitution-related activities" in that area, and then they would arrest them if they failed to obey orders to disperse. A conviction could lead to a $300 fine and incarceration for up to 180 days.

The "prostitution free zone" includes the blocks between 4th and 5th Streets NW and between I and G Streets NW. Nearby buildings include National Public Radio headquarters, the National Building Museum and the Washington Convention Center, which is the site of several inauguration balls.

The zone is in effect from Friday through Sunday, Jan. 25.

[DaveyB]

I can’t tell from the headline - does it mean no prostitutes or that the prostitutes will not be charging for their service! One reading and congress will have to leave the other they may never leave!

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Exactly. Why not let them work all they can, then they could take the rest of the year off and make the place better for the folks who HAVE to live and work there. This is totally bass-ackwards. No wonder we're in a recession. Make hay while the sun shines.

[Mojave]

[Mark319]

Has Barney Frank been made aware of this ???

[EDINVA]

Note, the exempted the Congress. Capitol Hill remains safe for prostitutes. What a relief!

[jersey117]

Does that include the press?

[ml/nj]

on the lookout for anyone seeking sex for cash

Isn't this a little backwards? What are they going to do, arrest any male with a few bills in his palm?

ML/NJ

[Ditto]

The police in Washington, D.C. have declared several downtown blocks a "prostitution free zone" for Inauguration Week, reports DCist.

This raises a lot of questions;

Isn't there something in the Constitution prohibiting local authorities from obstructing members of Congress in the course of their duties?

Does this mean the next round of Stimulus Money (Ear Marks) will be delayed?

Can Chris Matthews survive for a week without any tingles up his leg?

[FreeAtlanta]

Larry Sinclair has a room reserved.

[Enchante]

Correct headline would be “Democrats Banned From Downtown DC”

.... but that would be too embarrassing for the MSM to go with.

[Jubal Madison]

You and others should be ashamed. You are giving prostitutes a bad name. At least when they take your money a service is rendered to you. When the government takes your money the service is rendered to someone else, usually themselves.

[Colvin]

So the NEW YORK TIMES is Banned from Washington DC.
I bet they take this to the Supreme court.

[NonValueAdded]

Where will Congress meet?

Nailed it!!! DC is nothing BUT prostitution these days.

[GreyFriar]

He just won’t give a working girl a chance will he.

[Americanexpat]

The political whores hate the competition.

[SpaceBar]

Capitol Hill of course is exempt.

[Yo-Yo]

Poor and minorities hardest hit.

[weegee]

BULLSTALIN.

Just look at the corporate sponsorship OF the Obama Inauguration. Whored out the White House and there will be no ethics charge.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Where will Congress meet?

I noticed about a half hour so someone posted a comment similar to yours beneath the original article on The Hill.

Now it seems they've pulled it already.

[ßuddaßudd]

I can remember when 14th street was full of hookers and bars before they cleaned it up, sort of...