Wagadu: a Journal of Transnational Women's and Gender Studies, 2010
In policing criminal activity, law enforcement agents cannot simply choose which rapist, thief or... more In policing criminal activity, law enforcement agents cannot simply choose which rapist, thief or murderer to search for and apprehend, as it is their duty to arrest, prosecute and punish every individual who commits such crimes. Yet this is not the case with policing sex work, as anti-prostitution laws are often arbitrarily enforced and police are frequently given opportunities for intimacy by choosing which perpetrators they will arrest. Drawing upon multiple case studies regarding police abuse of authority as well as my own experiences as a former LAPD traffic officer and sex worker, this paper demonstrates the consequences of such arbitrary enforcement.
In policing criminal activity, law enforcement agents cannot simply choose which rapist, thief or... more In policing criminal activity, law enforcement agents cannot simply choose which rapist, thief or murderer to search for and apprehend, as it is their duty to arrest, prosecute and punish every individual who commits such crimes. Yet this is not the case with policing sex work, as anti-prostitution laws are often arbitrarily enforced and police are frequently given opportunities for intimacy by choosing which perpetrators they will arrest. Drawing upon multiple case studies regarding police abuse of authority as well as my own experiences as a former LAPD traffic officer and sex worker, this paper demonstrates the consequences of such arbitrary enforcement.
Why is consenting adult prostitution illegal? Instead of the laws which prohibit it being used t... more Why is consenting adult prostitution illegal? Instead of the laws which prohibit it being used to "Help" sex workers, the laws are used to violate the rights of women (and children) by the very people who are supposed to enforce the laws.
Laws against prostitution result in the ability of law enforcement agents to use the law to rape,... more Laws against prostitution result in the ability of law enforcement agents to use the law to rape, extort, pimp and even murder people who engage in prostitution. This article ridicules the arguments to continue the prohibition against consenting adult commercial sex.
Wagadu: a Journal of Transnational Women's and Gender Studies, 2010
In policing criminal activity, law enforcement agents cannot simply choose which rapist, thief or... more In policing criminal activity, law enforcement agents cannot simply choose which rapist, thief or murderer to search for and apprehend, as it is their duty to arrest, prosecute and punish every individual who commits such crimes. Yet this is not the case with policing sex work, as anti-prostitution laws are often arbitrarily enforced and police are frequently given opportunities for intimacy by choosing which perpetrators they will arrest. Drawing upon multiple case studies regarding police abuse of authority as well as my own experiences as a former LAPD traffic officer and sex worker, this paper demonstrates the consequences of such arbitrary enforcement.
In policing criminal activity, law enforcement agents cannot simply choose which rapist, thief or... more In policing criminal activity, law enforcement agents cannot simply choose which rapist, thief or murderer to search for and apprehend, as it is their duty to arrest, prosecute and punish every individual who commits such crimes. Yet this is not the case with policing sex work, as anti-prostitution laws are often arbitrarily enforced and police are frequently given opportunities for intimacy by choosing which perpetrators they will arrest. Drawing upon multiple case studies regarding police abuse of authority as well as my own experiences as a former LAPD traffic officer and sex worker, this paper demonstrates the consequences of such arbitrary enforcement.
Why is consenting adult prostitution illegal? Instead of the laws which prohibit it being used t... more Why is consenting adult prostitution illegal? Instead of the laws which prohibit it being used to "Help" sex workers, the laws are used to violate the rights of women (and children) by the very people who are supposed to enforce the laws.
Laws against prostitution result in the ability of law enforcement agents to use the law to rape,... more Laws against prostitution result in the ability of law enforcement agents to use the law to rape, extort, pimp and even murder people who engage in prostitution. This article ridicules the arguments to continue the prohibition against consenting adult commercial sex.
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