I present today’s column by James Gill, which I found curious. While Sir James stops well short of outright extolling the virtues of blind Judge Frank Marullo, the fact that brown paper bags have always been part of the local prostitution scene leaves me wondering why anyone is worried about the cost of room and board at parish prison for 30 street whores when the associated graft is likely staggering by comparison.
Back in the day whenever someone new took over vice at NOPD all the clubs would be raided so the proprietors understood who they needed to pay. I wonder if something like that is in play here beyond the fine and forfeits. All this is a fancy way of saying my instincts tell me there is a back story here worth knowing.
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