# Should these 5 "bikini baristas" be charged with prostitution?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-these-5-bikini-baristas-be-charged-with-prostitution/511429>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 24, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-these-5-bikini-baristas-be-charged-with-prostitution/511429 "2009-09-24T23:02:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-these-5-bikini-baristas-be-charged-with-prostitution/511429/41 "2009-10-03T17:58:44Z")

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> Undercover detectives began posing as customers in mid-July.

…and were finally put on the case in September…

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**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-these-5-bikini-baristas-be-charged-with-prostitution/511429/42 "2009-10-05T15:17:14Z")

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So, I think threads with the word “Bikini” in the title should be under the same requirement as threads about cats. Just saying.🆒

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**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-these-5-bikini-baristas-be-charged-with-prostitution/511429/43 "2009-10-05T20:07:51Z")

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> [@Bricker](#):
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> Just so you know, there is no legal bar to an undercover officer touching you as described and then arresting you after you agreed to to sex for money.

Interesting. What legal principle would allow a police officer to engage in prostitution in order to combat prostitution? I’m not trying to snark, I’m just not sure I see the relevant text in any law which would allow such an exception.

I’m sure that Sheriff Smith had a lot of trouble finding “volunteers” for his stings. 😉

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