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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk
Al Jazeera America (look! Dell's head just exploded!  Hi, Dell. Teasing you. ) has a thoughtful opinion piece, written after Canada's Supreme Court struck down the laws against prostitution, stating the laws violated women's right to safety:
http://america.aljazeera.com/opinion...utionlaws.html |
Wow I must say I agree with most of the op-ed, especially pointing out the difference between a young girl who is kidnapped and forced into the trade and a law student advertising services on Craig’s list.
I think writing a law making it illegal for a third party to profit off the lease of an adult individual’s vagina, anus, penis or mouth unless being a State licensed leaser or publicist with restrictions similar to strip joints on where they can do business etc. would be a start in seeking to protect sex workers. It would also make it easier for suspicious wives to do a drive-by check.
Of course, exclusions have to be made for the underage girls and boys involved and they need to be treated like victims with their customers, pimps and sometimes parents treated as felons and in some case pedophiles.
There was a famous prostitute in Chicago, completely independent of a pimp etc. who was around in the late 60’s and 70’s. A neighbor who is a retired Cook County judge said she appeared before him at least 100 times. Her name was Mailbox Mary and she earned the moniker by carrying self-addressed, stamped envelopes with her and once a job was complete and she was paid she’d put the money in one of her envelopes and drop it in the nearest mailbox preventing her from being a theft or extortion target.
BTW According to the judge she put at least one kid and maybe two thru college.