Prostitution!

[eliyes]

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!

Comments

[dytabytes.livejournal.com]

Man, I miss being in Canada because these issues will be relevant to me in the future, but I don't have any real source of information. It's sort of frightening.

That said, I approve of the court's decision and ... well, there's a reason why I don't read the Post.

A-at least we're not America? It's a lot worse here in a lot of ways and now I can say that from personal experience.

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I mena, you have to know something's going on before you can run a search for articles and whatnot. :/

I have many reasons not to read the Post. This just gets added. *sigh*

Every now and then planning the future involves options where moving to the USA is neccessary and it frickin' terrifies me, even though I know many perfectly nice Americans.

[kiffie.livejournal.com]

"YOU GAIZ, THEY ARE TOTALLY JUSTIFIED IN BEATING UP WHORES BECAUSE WHORES SO DESERVE IT, AMIRITE?"

D:

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[eliyes.livejournal.com]

Granted, I was paraphrasing, but given that the actual quote is "The danger to prostitutes will continue, because the kind of men who frequent prostitutes and the kind of men who control them don't have a lot of respect for them on the whole. Nor should they. Being a prostitute is a shameful, indecent activity, and any sex worker who demands respect as a matter of course is fooling herself. She is not respectable. Politically correct people will say she is, but she isn't." I think my interpretation is fairly accurate.

D: indeed, sir. D: indeed.