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Maybe he was getting the hooker as a gift for his daughter?

Early one morning, last November, Erasmo Palacios and his wife, Rocio, dropped their 6-year-old daughter off at school. They then picked up their 22-year-old daughter and drove off for a nice family breakfast. Later on, the parents were sitting in the car outside of a restaurant while the daughter was inside exchanging her coffee for a hot chocolate. While Erasmo and Rocio were waiting, Rocio noticed a woman apparently in distress. The woman then approached the car, and the Palacios realized their mistake when she leaned into the car and asked Erasmo if he’d give her some cash for a BJ.

Erasmo and his wife laughed, but the laughter stopped when cops swarmed the car. Erasmo was taken off in cuffs and charged with solicitation, while his daughter screamed and his wife cried. Erasmo was released eight hours later, and the charges were eventually dropped - however, the family car was impounded, and the city refuses to give it back unless the Palacios pay almost five grand in towing and storage fees.

It should come as no surprise that the Palacios are now suing the city, saying this whole debacle was a violation of Rocio’s civil rights. At least Rocio has kept some sense of humor over the affair: “I’m so lucky I was with my wife - imagine if I had to try to tell her and she wasn’t with me. She’d never believe me. Never.”

The last line of the article is the most telling part of the story:

City officials declined to comment on the status of the family’s car and the Palacios’ case, while the undercover female officer involved in the arrest couldn’t be reached.

Translation: Chicago will surely be settling this case right-quick.

Posted by Seth on September 20, 2007 | Comments (1)