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ellisonz

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4. Cops, Prostitutes and Pimps: Honolulu Police Owes Public Answers

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Fri Mar 16, 2012, 10:29 PM

Mar 2012

By The Civil Beat Editorial Board 03/16/2012

Honolulu police have built a wall of silence about their enforcement of Hawaii prostitution laws.

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It's unclear what Honolulu police think about the extent of sex trafficking on Oahu, a tourism crossroads. It's time they tell the public.

Police may like to keep their work close to the vest. And often that's understandable. But how we as a community approach the issue of modern-day slavery is a moral question that deserves public debate.

Police are doing the public's business and the public is entitled to know everything about what officers are doing that is not restricted by law.

More: http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2012/03/16/15235-cops-prostitutes-and-pimps-honolulu-police-owes-public-answers/

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