Who Said the Elderly Can't Contribute to Society?

We here at Fencing With Archers promote equality and understanding of all peoples, this includes ageism. We feel that elderly people can still contribute to our society, and often times, provide services that some people really need. Not us, because we don't need to pay for it, but hey if you live in New Jeresy (yet again the Garden State has come to the forefront), you can often get lonely. Enjoy.

An 80-year-old woman, who uses a walker and an oxygen tank, has been busted for running an escort service from her New Jersey apartment, state police said on Monday.

Vera Tursi, who rarely left her low-income apartment in Lindenwold, took phone calls from men who answered her Internet ad for "August Playmates" listed under "Personal Escort Services" and other headings for at least six months until her arrest in May, according to police.

Tursi, who inherited the business from her late daughter, was charged with promoting prostitution, a felony.

"We doubt very much whether she will see jail time," said New Jersey State Police Capt. Al Della Fave. "She will probably get some type of probation, and as long as she keeps herself clean while she is on probation, she'll stay out of prison."

Evidence in the case will be considered by a grand jury.

Tursi was charged with sending escorts to meet men depending on the clients' preferences and which of her escorts were available, Della Fave said.

Her activities were discovered by police running an investigation called "Operation Risky Business" which cracked down on several escort services, leading to the arrest of 42 people and the seizure of more than $70,000.

Here's the question that we pose: Were the prostitutes 80-year-olds as well? Because that would have been really weird, or fun, depending on your "preferences". Do think that the men who worked on Operation Risky Business, were required to wear Ray-Ban shades, with their collars up, like Tom Cruise did in the movie "Risky Business"? We would have.