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Voltaire2

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4. Well almost all the people arrested for prostitution are sex workers

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 22, 2021, 10:50 AM

Apr 2021

And mostly they are not underage. Certainly freeing up law enforcement to focus on people abusing underage sex workers or coercing adults into sex work would be a benefit, right?

So what exactly are your concerns about allowing adult sex workers to not be under constant police harassment?

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How does that impact their efforts to go after sex traffickers? hlthe2b Apr 2021 #1

Well almost all the people arrested for prostitution are sex workers Voltaire2 Apr 2021 #4

Sex trafficking is not the same as sex work nor prostitution. Do you really not know the difference? hlthe2b Apr 2021 #5

I explicitly noted the difference. Voltaire2 Apr 2021 #6

You absolutely conflated the issues. You are BADLY uninformed--especially for a DUer. hlthe2b Apr 2021 #7

ok fine have it your way Voltaire2 Apr 2021 #8

It makes no sense Deminpenn Apr 2021 #2

In fact nationally the effort has been to re-criminalize sex work Voltaire2 Apr 2021 #3

After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Apr 2021 #9