This has been coming up in a lot of threads here and I keep hearing increasingly dramatic stories about busts that affect not just the "low hanging fruit" or shady agencies but increasingly independent providers who claim to screen to some thorough extent. I just want to ask this once and for all and hopefully let any debate over the issue be fully fleshed out in one thread.
In your opinion/observations: Are more busts happening (or do more busts seem to be happening) because:
1) Its election season, lay low and calm down chica.
2) The economy is pushing more ladies into the business, but they are putting financial desperation before safety
3) The internet era of escorting and the amount of information available online facilitates LE in making more advanced stings
4) Girls don't actually consistently screen to the extent that they claim to
5) Providers putting so much info online (forums/boards, blogs, websites) make it easier for a jealous girl or vengeful client to set them up for a bust; its sabotage
6) More media attention on sex work or perceived sex work (news reports on the "sugar world", camgirls, providers outing A-list clients) are putting a spotlight on the escorting world - LE can't exactly ignore escorting if its being discussed at that level in mainstream media and so highly accessible
7) Girls are lowering prices and thus need higher volume to make the same amount of money, but increasing volume inherently increases risk and likelihood of a bust
Personally, I don't think I've been around long enough to make any informed assumption, but it does seem like leaving this industry with some sort of criminal record, charge, or getting tangled up in a sting at some point is pretty much a given no matter what you do to prevent it. Its as if the story is not at all about successfully avoiding LE; its about what to do when (not "if") you do get caught. Considering the fact that I want to apply to medical school and am only 20, just getting charged is enough to sufficiently ruin my life, even without conviction.



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Also, Im not really aware of any debate going on or anything ...and this isnt something I think can be narrowed down to any one thing and be settled on. 
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