If it was legalized or decriminalized- it wouldn’t stop the rip-offs and scams but it will help. Men could go to the police when robbed like women can now. Before 2014 - women couldn’t.
The main difference between legalized and decriminalized is the government involvement. We want to ability to go to police if something goes wrong but we don’t want the government putting their hand it as they make too many regulations that both sides would not like.
This is the quick run down.
When the laws changed in 2014 - scammers towards guys went up because men can’t go to the police. I don’t know if crimes against women actually went down but unfair prosecution went down and police assistance on crime went up.
When I had a guy try to stealth me (I caught him before he put it back in) I was able to go to the police. They were great. They didn’t judge, they took my opinion of what I wanted to have happen into account (which was I just wanted him discreetly spoke to about what he could have been charged with as a bit of scare tactic so he didn’t do this again) and they offered services like counseling for being the victim of a crime, not for trying to convince me I’m exploited and need to leave the industry. Before 2014 - this wouldn’t happen.
The only way to have this happen though is if a client, charged, challenges the laws and since sex is not a right - it will not pass. Sadly I think we are stuck with this unless there is a government majority willing to take it on. The reason it was changed in 2014 was because Bedford was charged and she challenged the laws on the grounds of safety and her constitution rights protected in our charter. The Supreme Court struck down those laws, forcing the PC government to either keep the laws off the books (which would have been optimal), change the laws (which they did and just reversed who could be charged) or legalize which thankfully they didn’t do, although I would have accepted that better then what they actually did.
2014 was such a long time ago! those were the days of $5 lunches and subway footlongs for $5, such good days. I was in uni those days and remember vividly all the protests on queens park regarding SW rights. The Bedford case is an interesting case, didnt know about it, was too young and not hobbying, lol
Your right about 'When the laws changed in 2014 - scammers towards guys went up because
men can’t go to the police.' Sex workers (or whoever offered sexual services of any kind) protested, and got their justice
Im sure that for the providers in the industry, its like here we go again, since you've seen it all and most definitely explained it on review boards like this, but how the fuck did the lawyers arrive at 'its legal for a provider to advertise/ provide sexual services, but its illegal for a consumer to consume those services', like what was the sentiment at the time to completely disenfranchise one side!
its rather dumb from a legal perspective why they would take away one side's rights and give in to the rights of the other.....as a hobbyist (male/ female or whatever), does sex have to be a right for me to not be taken advantage(violent/ monetarily) of? There are plenty of activities which aren't a right, but but doesnt mean that you outlaw it..rofl
someone(or a large group of people, think me-too level ) would have to be massively ripped off for this individual or group to challenge the current laws