Prostitution!

Right, so, last year an application was submitted to have three major prostitution-related articles of the Criminal Code of Canada declared unconstitutional. Late last month, they were so declared, and you can read about what the articles are and why summarized here; the general gist is that these three laws greatly increased the potential harm to sex workers, for example by making it illegal to hire a bodyguard, etc.

That ruling was made Sept. 28th, a Tuesday. Wednesday, the newspaper editiorials got kinda hilarious in a "ha ha, how do these people still have jobs, seriously" kind of way, and there's a read-worthy blogarticle about that here. My favourite bit points out the self-righteous bint lumping together swingers, polygamists, zoophiles, and prostitutes and sneering at them, one and all, and then defending pimps. "YOU GAIZ, THEY ARE TOTALLY JUSTIFIED IN BEATING UP WHORES BECAUSE WHORES SO DESERVE IT, AMIRITE?" seems to be her stance, and nevermind that even the extremely basic law classes taught in my high school couldn't avoid pointing out that being a pimp or a john is illegal, but being a prostitute isn't, technically.

And now it might be a little safer, too, if this decision isn't overturned. It's already been appealed.

Ladies and gentlemen, CANADA!

Born today:

Sigourney Weaver, Wayne Gretzky's dad, and me. ;3