" ... 19% of the offenders work with children, such as coaches or teachers ... " Johns should pay higher prostitution fines, police official and others say To Jennifer Knight, acting deputy chief of the Columbus Division of Police, that’s a discrepancy that must be addressed if the city is going to tackle the prostitution issue. All too often, Knight said, offenders walk out of Franklin County Municipal Court with an average fine of $72 for soliciting a prostitute — about half of the tab for a speeding ticket and about double that for a parking meter ticket. “A $72 fine has zero impact. We have to look at how to have a greater impact so that these individuals do not come into our city to solicit ... Continue reading... https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200...titution-fines-police-official-and-others-say
