I just saw a little Flash movie, meant to be humorous, about a cop posing as a streetwalker and arresting a client who propositions her (yes, the one on Ms. Morgan Ellis' site). I've always seen police entrapment as legally and morally dubious at best, and it got me thinking about some other stuff - and I won't even go into the social stigma that SPs and their clients still endure.
Granted, Canada is better in such regards than the conservative quasi-theocracy of the USA's legal system, but there are still problems. According to a law passed in the 1800s (that's right), "bawdy houses" i.e., incalls are illegal. I don't know how often this law gets enforced, but the potential is there. I understand some of the reasoning behind anti-prostitution legislation - the spread of STDs and associated criminal elements like drug dealers and so on - but is this still valid? Should outmoded laws still apply to modern, safe, clean establishments that operate like any other business and take responsibility for themselves? And how do you get a prejudgemental, media-influenced society to see this?
Just a few thoughts I've been having, feel free to chip in with your own opinion and/or experiences.
(btw, sorry if this has been discussed before, I haven't found a similar thread but haven't searched the forum thoroughly)
Granted, Canada is better in such regards than the conservative quasi-theocracy of the USA's legal system, but there are still problems. According to a law passed in the 1800s (that's right), "bawdy houses" i.e., incalls are illegal. I don't know how often this law gets enforced, but the potential is there. I understand some of the reasoning behind anti-prostitution legislation - the spread of STDs and associated criminal elements like drug dealers and so on - but is this still valid? Should outmoded laws still apply to modern, safe, clean establishments that operate like any other business and take responsibility for themselves? And how do you get a prejudgemental, media-influenced society to see this?
Just a few thoughts I've been having, feel free to chip in with your own opinion and/or experiences.
(btw, sorry if this has been discussed before, I haven't found a similar thread but haven't searched the forum thoroughly)
