Sandra Hansen, the owner of Motorwerkz of Dallas on Harry Hines, said she often sees women scantily dressed or in lingerie pacing the street and selling themselves. It s tough trying to explain it to the kids when they ask [about it], Hansen said.
She recently relocated her business from another location on Harry Hines. As Hansen browsed the area for the new site of her auto shop, she said she was shocked to see the activity taking place all the way to Walnut Hill Lane.
Dallas City Council voted unanimously to extend a no cruising ordinance to portions of Shady Trail, Harry Hines Boulevard, Walnut Hill Lane and Southwell Road in an effort to control prostitution and sex trafficking. Unlawful cruising is defined as a driver passing through “the same traffic control point within a no cruising zone three times within any two-hour period.” A person can be ticketed up to $500 for cruising in one of these zones.
Dallas City Council unanimously approves tougher ordinance against sex traffickers
Dallas City Council unanimously approves tougher ordinance against sex traffickers
A member of the Dallas City Council gave a powerful firsthand account of seeing women and children being forced into prostitution.
DALLAS - A member of the Dallas City Council gave a powerful firsthand account of seeing women and children being forced into prostitution.
It persuaded him to support a tougher ordinance against sex traffickers, but some are worried about racial profiling.
Wednesday afternoon, the Dallas City Council unanimously approved the new law, but only after they witnessed the abuse for themselves.