San Francisco, Servicemen Find Common Ground
SAN FRANCISCO (Disassociated Press) July
28, 2008 – The City of San Francisco and United States Military service people,
recently at odds because the passage of a ballot initiative in the fall of 2005
that encouraged local education officials to keep military recruiters off of
high school and college campuses, seem to be finding a happy point of agreement
because of another ballot initiative slated for this fall.
The initiative will carry a
section headed “Prostitution Shall be Decriminalized,” and if passed will
prohibit the San Francisco Police Department from allocating resources to the
prosecution of acts of prostitution between consenting adults.
“This is a great step in mending relations between the city and us guys in the military,” said United States Naval Seaman Heck Grimes. “When on shore leave, we guys – especially those of us with no one waiting for us at home – love to blow off some steam, if you know what I mean.”
“Despite the recent disagreements, The City of San Francisco and the United States Military have a rich tradition,” stated United States Army Corporal Mitch Chambers. “During World War II, the city was a major port and point of entry and departure for military personnel serving in the Pacific Theater. In fact, a lot of military ended up settling here after the war ended. As for the tradition between the U.S Military and San Francisco prostitution? Well – we all know boys will be boys – and they always have been.”