Local Paper to Undermine Small (Prostitution) Businesses
West Palm Beach is bringing back public shaming to deter prostitution.
The City Commission has agreed to post booking photos of johns arrested for soliciting prostitutes on the city’s web site.
West Palm Beach received national attention in the 1990s when it enacted a similar program, but it cost the city a $10,000 settlement after a man whose name was printed was acquitted and sued the city.
This time, West Palm Beach will only post the photos of johns who have been arrested more than once.