Here are two links I already provided to Hazem (the author of this story.) THe practices I'm talking about are not universal, but they are happening in various places around the U.S.

https://medium.com/james-finn/us-cops-arresting-gay-men-for-sex-55da5a50abb9?sk=fd56814f9ad157cd44e4ba5d5c714864

https://medium.com/james-finn/cops-sting-and-shame-gay-men-on-grindr-1ec38288824b?sk=51fdd5afc060fc051dad4776a30d530a