Did an RCMP Sting Op Make Sex Work More Dangerous? | The Tyee (thetyee.ca)

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The BC Counter Human Trafficking Unit and Richmond RCMP have made multiple arrests that they say will deter predators looking to purchase sex from potential trafficking victims.

But a criminologist who specializes in sex work laws and an organization that supports sex workers — some of whom have been trafficked themselves — say police operations like this actually make sex work more dangerous and make it less likely that someone who is being trafficked will speak with police.

On March 17 the RCMP put out a press release saying it had completed a one-day operation in which officers posed as sex workers online, spoke with more than 100 people and made multiple arrests when potential clients showed up. All individuals were released pending further investigation.

The BC Prosecution Service told The Tyee that at this time no charges have been laid.

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[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 day ago

The stupidity of it all is exhausting.

As always, ACAB.

[-] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago

Sex work should be legal, it is happening why push it under ground.

[-] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 11 points 1 day ago

Because power. Christian cult took over the western world and said sex is bad

[-] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

And sex negative feminists. As far as you can tell from listening to them, they're earnestly feminist, even if they go about it in a way that seems messed up.

It seems like whenever two groups from opposite sides of the spectrum have agreed on something this century, it tends to happen.

[-] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

Very much so.

[-] unknownuserunknownlocation@kbin.earth 3 points 1 day ago

This. If someone wants to sell their body and is doing it out of their own volition, then fucking let them. I would never do it myself, but why should that mean no one else should? There are people that cannot for their life understand why someone would voluntarily go to a rave - doesn't mean we should be banning raves. Let people do what they want as long as they're not harming others.

[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 2 points 22 hours ago

Yeah, the problem isn't with sex work itself, it's that the current implementation forces people into it who don't really want to do it. That's the part we need to fix, and persecuting sex workers and their clients doesn't seem to be very helpful there.