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How does "punishing pimps and johns" help prostitutes? It still forces them to fight the law every time they work, because no prostitute is going to get clients
by Sacho 9y ago
How does "punishing pimps and johns" help prostitutes? It still forces them to fight the law every time they work, because no prostitute is going to get clients if they don't conceal them.
- smallnamespace 9y agoIt transfers power from the pimps to prostitutes by radically shifting the terms of trade in cases of conflict. Note that this is policy being tried in India to fight corruption--don't penalize giving bribes, just taking them. Now every bribe taker is at risk of being reported and the reporter is not at risk.
- whataretensors 9y agoAnd why lump Johns in with pimps? Because nobody will defend a John and it will help the prison industry the same way drug users do.
- bitwize 9y agoIf a pimp or client beats or threatens a prostitute, she can go to the cops with no fear because her work doesn't warrant criminal prosecution. As it is, prostitutes are kept in line because they have no one to turn to when they are abused by their clients or pimps.