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Sex workers' clients will still be arrested.

"A spokesperson confirmed to NPR that it will not change the office's existing approach to arresting patrons of prostitution."

https://www.npr.org/2021/04/21/989588072/a-relic-and-burden-...

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Wild to me that when it comes to drug offenses, the law is turning away from punishing the buyers and towards punishing sellers. But when it comes to the sex industry, it's steering the opposite direction.

Pimping will still be prosecuted.

I guess you blame the pusher and not the user because the user is the weaker party. In the sex trade, the pimp and the user are the strong parties and the sex worker is the weak party.

Interesting take, that's rare to see it that way, thanks for changing a bit my perspective. If choosing one party to arrest, I'd go with the client now.

Wow so much misinformation in that statement. I purchase drugs routinely. What a condescending attitude to state that my dealers have more power than I. I’m an adult who is fully capable of making my own decisions. There is zero power imbalance. No different than buying a candy bar.

Similarly why do you presume a pimp must necessarily exist? The prostitutes I patron are simply grown self-employed autonomous workers. There is no coercion involved. They actually enjoy their work. Not everyone has the same hang ups about sex.

Why not punish both?

It’s two sides of the same coin. Both consuming substances and soliciting your body are choices that affect your own body.

Selling drugs / buying sex are transactions at the expense of someone else’s body.

>Selling drugs / buying sex are transactions at the expense of someone else’s body.

So how does porn fit into this picture ? Porn actors are selling their bodies, what's the difference between a person having sex in private for money, and someone doing the same while filmed ?

We've changed the URL to that from https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/21/nation/manhattan-stop..., which is behind some sort of barrier. Thanks!

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