Posted by HornyMike on October 20, 2000 at 20:42:51:
In Reply to: Re: I REALLY need a clarification on this. posted by Strangelove on October 20, 2000 at 17:04:46:
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My understanding, and I don't even remember where I learned this, is that prostitution is LEGAL throughout Mexico with the exception I believe of one or two states. But is is legal INDOORS, and with the consent of the property owner. Thus, if the owner of the club allows this, what you and the chica did was NOT illegal. I believe the police simply rolled you for money. They know prostitution is illegal in the U.S. and that lots of gringos will not even consider they are allowed to do it. I believe if you had agreed to go to the station, a car to take you there would magically have not been available and they would have let you go with a "warning." i.e., they would have bailed on their attempt to shake you down. Now, that said, my understanding is that street prostitution is ILLEGAL. But it is tolerated in the zonas of tolerencia. But soliciting a street girl on Rev. could legitimately get you in trouble. That said, I seriously doubt the penalties for such things would be at all drastic. So, I think you merely panicked and should have held you ground, politely agreeing to suffer the consequences, but refusing to pay any bribes, and they would have merely let you go. There is no way walking down the street with a girl is illegal. And that's all you were doing. I believe a Mexican judge would have just let you walk. But the police do have the power to put you in the clink for I believe up to 72 hours without even stating charges against you. And that is a serious source of power for them. Now I don't want to appear to be criticizing you. I don't know how I would react myself in such a situation where you are completely within the power of people who clearly do not give one shit about you. I may have done the same thing. i hope not, but I might have.
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