"If I thought we could get the conviction without that, we wouldn't allow it," Smith told The Washington Post for a story on the policy Monday....Court documents show that four times last month, county detectives allowed women at Moon Spa to perform sex acts on them--once leaving a $350 tip. Smith acknowledged the practice isn't new.....Henry Connors Jr., chairman of the Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors, told The Associated Press on Monday he planned to ask the sheriff to stop the practice immediately.

Bill: "Does this mean we're also going to have to stop killing people in order to nab murderers?" the sheriff asked.

Me: "But I already paid my NAMBLA dues for the month!" whined one detective.

Bill: My favorite real sentence in the article was, "Sheriff Howard D. Smith, who limits the work to unmarried detectives, stands by the practice." Like, they wouldn't want to be promoting anything questionable or unethical by having married detectives participate.

Me: What irritates me is that they're going after the women, not the johns. If they're really gung ho about putting a stop to this illegal activity, they should have the cops going undercover as masseuses and giving handjobs to unsuspecting clients.

Bill: That's an awesome point! And you can bet the boys in blue wouldn't be willing to take it up the ass in order to catch gay hookers.

Me: That's something I, as a taxpayer, would heartily endorse. I'd even pay to see it.