I might be stupid, but can someone explain why sex workers are decriminalized while buying their services isn’t? I don’t get the logic behind only punishing one party involved in the transaction. Note that I’m not against sex workers at all; I’m just confused about the logic.
Because sex work being criminalised can prevent sex workers from feeling safe going to the police if they get assaulted in their like of work, and can also prevent trafficked people from coming forward.
Because in a significant portion of cases, they are. They’re owned by someone and didn’t choose to sell themselves.
The fact that trafficking is such a meaningful portion of sex work is a big part of the reason it hasn’t been legalized most places. I think it should be legalized and regulated to try to make it harder to have the workers be people who don’t freely and fully consent, but the increase in demand if it’s legal could make it worse in the short term at least.
I might be stupid, but can someone explain why sex workers are decriminalized while buying their services isn’t? I don’t get the logic behind only punishing one party involved in the transaction. Note that I’m not against sex workers at all; I’m just confused about the logic.
Because sex work being criminalised can prevent sex workers from feeling safe going to the police if they get assaulted in their like of work, and can also prevent trafficked people from coming forward.
They’re seen as “victims” by many people
Because in a significant portion of cases, they are. They’re owned by someone and didn’t choose to sell themselves.
The fact that trafficking is such a meaningful portion of sex work is a big part of the reason it hasn’t been legalized most places. I think it should be legalized and regulated to try to make it harder to have the workers be people who don’t freely and fully consent, but the increase in demand if it’s legal could make it worse in the short term at least.