Why anti-john laws don’t work

[JustRiley]

[h=1][/h]The Ontario Court of Appeal is due to release its decision on the constitutionality of Canada’s criminal laws around adult prostitution. Last year, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice struck down these laws, finding that they significantly contribute to danger for sex workers. If the current laws are unconstitutional, what comes next for the regulation of prostitution in Canada?


Conservative MP Joy Smith has one answer: more criminal law. Smith’s campaign to criminalize the purchase of sexual services reflects a crusade by conservatives, evangelical Christians and some feminist organizations to import Swedish prostitution laws to Canada. These laws decriminalize sex workers while criminalizing purchasers (clients). The purchase of sexual services is not currently illegal in Canada. The Swedish model aims to eliminate the sex industry by “ending demand” for prostitution. In this imaginary scenario, criminal sanctions will eliminate clientele for commercial sex and thereby end sexual exploitation.
Measured on its own terms, the Swedish model has proven ineffective and harmful. In Sweden and other Nordic countries that have adopted such legislation, prostitution has not been eliminated, only reshuffled. Sociological research in Sweden has shown a significant shift from street-based to online sexual advertising since the law was adopted in 1999.


https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1072845

 

[FUKUMAN]

Here we go again.

 

[dreamblade]

The Swedish model has failed and has only made trafficking and violence in sex work more prevalent. When I get home, I'll post a link to the study.

 

[Dan]

The government is ridiculous, STAY the fuck out of our lives. If we want to pay for sex and an another adult wants to be paid to provide sex LEAVE US the fuck alone!!

The only time the law should step in is if the provider is being forced to provide or is under age any other instance of paid sex they should just FUCK OFF and go catch real criminals!

 

[Insertion]

This was my biggest fear when the Supreme court went against the Harper government. I think it now opened up a can of worms and they will use it to pass new laws which will ruin a good thing we have enjoyed for years. Sometimes it's better to not disturb a sleeping dog and let things be.

 

[dreamblade]

Here's the link I promised:
https://feministire.wordpress.com/2...w-more-not-less-prostitution-and-trafficking/

 

[jumpingjackflash]

[h=1][/h]

Conservative MP Joy Smith has one answer: more criminal law. Smith’s campaign to criminalize the purchase of sexual services reflects a crusade by conservatives, evangelical Christians and some feminist organizations to import Swedish prostitution laws to Canada. These laws decriminalize sex workers while criminalizing purchasers (clients). The purchase of sexual services is not currently illegal in Canada. The Swedish model aims to eliminate the sex industry by “ending demand” for prostitution. In this imaginary scenario, criminal sanctions will eliminate clientele for commercial sex and thereby end sexual exploitation.
Measured on its own terms, the Swedish model has proven ineffective and harmful. In Sweden and other Nordic countries that have adopted such legislation, prostitution has not been eliminated, only reshuffled. Sociological research in Sweden has shown a significant shift from street-based to online sexual advertising since the law was adopted in 1999.


https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1072845

A reason I will never vote Conservative again.

https://www.joysmith.ca/main.asp?cat_ID=27

She looks like a pain in the ass of a woman. She mentions Indian reserves, yeah right, as if they would have the testicle fortitude to pass their prostitution ideology in the reserves.