So the DA for NY, Cyrus Vance Jr., asked a judge Wednesday morning to dismiss 914 open cases involving prostitution and unlicensed massage, along with 5,080 cases in which the charge was loitering for the purposes of prostitution.
The office will continue to prosecute other crimes related to prostitution, including patronizing sex workers, promoting prostitution and sex trafficking, and said that its policy would not stop it from bringing other charges that stem from prostitution-related arrests.
That means, in effect, that the office will continue to prosecute pimps and sex traffickers as well as people who pay for sex, continuing to fight those who exploit or otherwise profit from prostitution without punishing the people who for decades have borne the brunt of law enforcement’s attention.
So it is illegal in NY to ask for sex for hire but not to get paid for it after it happens. Can a liberal please explain to me how this makes any sense at all.
For the record I don't think prostitution should be illegal. My issue is with the DA becoming the person who gets to veto laws they don't like.
The office will continue to prosecute other crimes related to prostitution, including patronizing sex workers, promoting prostitution and sex trafficking, and said that its policy would not stop it from bringing other charges that stem from prostitution-related arrests.
That means, in effect, that the office will continue to prosecute pimps and sex traffickers as well as people who pay for sex, continuing to fight those who exploit or otherwise profit from prostitution without punishing the people who for decades have borne the brunt of law enforcement’s attention.
So it is illegal in NY to ask for sex for hire but not to get paid for it after it happens. Can a liberal please explain to me how this makes any sense at all.
For the record I don't think prostitution should be illegal. My issue is with the DA becoming the person who gets to veto laws they don't like.
