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.
Because power. Christian cult took over the western world and said sex is bad
Very much so.
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, at least this century, it tends to happen.