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EllieBC

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5. It's not the same.

Wed Apr 21, 2021, 12:46 PM

Apr 2021

Not all sex workers are happy college women paying their way through law school or enterprising young women. Many are single mothers with few options. Many are addicts. Many are trafficked.

There’s literally no good reason a woman should have to pick sex work because it works better for her schedule or pays a lot.

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Manhattan will no longer prosecute prostitution [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2021 OP

That's interesting. In_The_Wind Apr 2021 #1

Didn't see that coming...... getagrip_already Apr 2021 #2

This should make it more likely workers Phoenix61 Apr 2021 #6

I never understood Mr. Evil Apr 2021 #3

It's not the same. EllieBC Apr 2021 #5

Spot on Johnny2X2X Apr 2021 #10

It ruins the fantasy if you say it out loud. EllieBC Apr 2021 #11

"98% deserve out help" speak easy Apr 2021 #12

You can say the same thing about all sorts of occupations Major Nikon Apr 2021 #13

There's something a little more damaging EllieBC Apr 2021 #15

You and me both. Nt raccoon Apr 2021 #18

No. It is illegal to get paid for sex. When was the last time you heard of the customers getting niyad Apr 2021 #23

Law enforcement routinely make sting arrests, like the one Bob Kraft beat. Marcuse Apr 2021 #24

I remember a time in the Bay Area when the police decided to "clean up" an area. They were only niyad Apr 2021 #25

Last week, here in Ohio Maeve Apr 2021 #33

Excellent. niyad Apr 2021 #36

Good decision! mysteryowl Apr 2021 #4

It's a broad spectrum bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #7

About effing time! MenloParque Apr 2021 #8

Should people be allowed to sell organs? Mosby Apr 2021 #27

Sure MenloParque Apr 2021 #35

Does that make statute of limitations moot? bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #9

Today: Manhattan no longer prosecutes prostitution. March 31: New York state legalizes weed. Efilroft Sul Apr 2021 #14

LOL bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #17

Thread winner VWolf Apr 2021 #19

Oh, how I wish I could take full credit for this, but I'm merely reporting what my lovely wife said! Efilroft Sul Apr 2021 #29

Good... but hopefully they still prosecute the pimps and... Happy Hoosier Apr 2021 #16

I believe that's the model in some European countries n/t VWolf Apr 2021 #20

The object of prosecuting "white slavers", should involve their burial under jails. nt Mopar151 Apr 2021 #32

"will continue to prosecute other crimes associated with prostitution,including patronizing sex work progree Apr 2021 #38

I was coming here just to post that. Thank you ismnotwasm Apr 2021 #44

What will all those self-righteous, holier-than-thou vice cops do now? AZLD4Candidate Apr 2021 #21

"Sex work is a means of survival for many in these marginalized groups" MichMan Apr 2021 #22

It's a waste of time to go after the trafficked Warpy Apr 2021 #26

What about the clients procuring the prostitutes? OnlinePoker Apr 2021 #28

Planning a trip? Kaleva Apr 2021 #40

Crap! newdayneeded Apr 2021 #45

It's a good thing that these people, regardless of gender, will not be jailed. Tom Yossarian Joad Apr 2021 #30

Johns will be prosecuted progree Apr 2021 #39

Wonder whether the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island will follow suit. n/t TygrBright Apr 2021 #31

Smart decision n/t Devil Child Apr 2021 #34

I've often wondered people would react if trafficked women (for sex) were increasing... WhoWoodaKnew Apr 2021 #37

Isn't prosecuting only the men an unequal application of the laws? bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #41

Will Ghislaine Maxwell ask for immediate release? JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2021 #42

I think it's about time. zanana1 Apr 2021 #43