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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
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