Man to cops: prostitute owes me 10 minutes

A man from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, reported a lady of the night to police for "shorting him 10 minutes," writes Elizabeth Dinan of the Sea Coast Online. They charged him with engaging a prostitute.

jonboy nemo

there is no portsmouth, maine. it appears that a portsmouth, new hampshire man was “engaging” a prostitute in old orchard beach, maine.
- http://boingboing.net/ Rob Beschizza
  
  Cheers! Fixed it.
- http://deansli.st/ Dean Putney
  
  As a Mainer myself, this makes far too much sense. The only time I’ve ever seen the Girls Gone Wild bus was in Old Orchard Beach, and I’d like to keep it that way.
http://twitter.com/xach xach

The man is from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and was arrested in Old Orchard Beach, Maine.
Navin_Johnson

Silly story, but really it’s a good case for decriminalization and regulation. This conflict could have ended in tragedy. The article says he’s been flagged by sex workers as a nuisance customer too..
- NI MEN HAO-DY TRAMPOLINA
  
  Nope.
  
  http://www.prostitutionresearch.com/laws/000234.html
  - Navin_Johnson
    
    As far as sources go I find that less than convincing.
    
    Also, my comment wasn’t “pro prostitution” any more than my beliefs in having a more pragmatic and holistic approach to drug use constitutes an endorsement of drug use.
  - Daemonworks
    
    FACT: Many of these “facts” are more than somewhat dubious. At least a few seem to be entirely spurious or are manipulatively written.
    
    One of the sources I used for some related research a few years back… a bit long, but it discusses a lot of the issues involved. It’s focus is primarily local, but it’s better researched than most reports relating to the sex trade:
    
    https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/pivotlegal/pages/84/attachments/original/1345748276/BeyondDecrimLongReport.pdf?1345748276
oasisob1

That explains the 10 minutes; time zone.
alfanovember

Clearly a man who has never paid for talk therapy with a mental health professional.
Brainspore

Well, there goes her rating on Yelp.
http://twitter.com/chrisjimson chris jimson

Ahhhh, but to be fair, he shorted her 5 inches.
jimh

The freelancer’s quandary: hourly versus per project fees.
jackbird

Where did he think he was, Rhode Island?
Mr. Winka

Was this arrangement deliverables-based or for time and materials?
Daemonworks

Still ridiculous that it’s illegal to do something for money that’s legal to do for free.
- SamSam
  
  Yeah, like giving organs, or asking politicians to help swing your big contract. What’s wrong with being able to tilt the incentive scale with a little bit of dough?