Quote Originally Posted by MrF View Post
The reasons the stroll is dead are: (1) increased police, and (2) internet avenues like CL.

I don't think the worsening economy will "return" the stroll; even before the recession there were lots of impoverished girls who would like to make money that way. What might happen is some downward pressure on prices. And CL, backpage, eros won't die unless the authorities kill them.

Remember the new 100K police that had bipartisan support ? BTW, the stimulus bill will pay for even more police. When you add more police, they have more time and resources to chase after lower-priority misdemeanor crimes like prostitution.

Probably the internet is the bigger factor. It's easy to put up an ad, and more girls are willing to do that then walk the stroll. Many guys are more willing to have a discrete rendezvous via internet. The girls all say they make a lot more money on the internet, and that they are less likely to get busted -- so it's a no-brainer for them.