Oh I read the article.

I get what legally they are trying to do. But it is pretty stupid.
They are right, I mean I side with the clients, that the people duped into this situation would have been thinking if only I picked a different ad I wouldn't be here. Their stings just resemble a version of a scammer to me, except this goes on a record that follows you after, not just a bad expierience to learn and move on from. (Not to downplay scammers, it is awful, but it doesn't go on you legal record.)
I would think the same. I see nothing wrong with a grown ass man having a need, and contacting a grown ass man/woman/trans/non-binary (adult of any gener or orientation) who is willingly and ready to satisfy that need.
Yes there is a price, but in my opinion, what we do is more above board and safer than trying to go to a club to pick up a woman. (I get there are exceptions and another side of this world, but from the side I see.) We don't have impaired judgement. We state our boundaries and they are expected to be respected. We attempt to have safty measures in place.
The fact that there is a financial exchange is the only part that makes it inappropriate. Which should be the choice of the purchaser where they choose to spend their hard earned finances. If there is no victim in the situation, I don't understand why the law has any business getting involved. It is my choice who I let in my bed, and if I let anyone in my bed. (I don't, but I enjoy joining others in their bed.

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They get worried about the sexuality and corruption of youth, but honestly, the youth will find it anyways, they look for it, even if it isn't readily available. I remember boys in school talking about jerking it to the models in a sears catalog wearing lingerie. I don't fully understand this need to coddle the public, and prevent adults from doing things that benifit both parties involved. People will find sexual gratification any way they can. Let consenting adults find eachother, and name their own terms.
Not all SW is a victim being put in a situation they don't want to be in. We have the right to name our own conditions for what it takes to get in our bed. I don't see the difference between a man needing to pay for a date, gift & transportation. (and might still be turned down at the door) Rather then all these other places, gives it directly to me to help me support myself instead, with no strings attached beyond the time they paid for. (What I do in that time is our business, not the laws, and sex is just a favorite way to pass that time.)