News Item: : UK, New charges for johns
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Posted by Wendy McElroy
Monday 08 March 2010 - 02:39:12
Kerb-crawlers can be arrested on their first offence under new laws designed to tackle the demand for prostitution, Home Office minister Alan Campbell has announced. And a poster campaign launched to coincide with International Women's Day will warn potential 'punters' of new criminal fines of up to £1,000 for having sex with a woman forced into prostitution against her will. Changes to the law coming into effect on April 1 will remove a requirement for police to establish that a man is 'persistently' kerb-crawling before arresting him. [Ed: the criminalization of johns is one way for the police department and government to raise money without raising taxes. And, given that all prostitutes are considered exploited, aren't all johns open to having this draconian fine levied against them? It is a way to criminalize prostitution itself while appearing sympathetic to the women.] (03/08/10)
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(Category: News Reports)
Posted by Wendy McElroy
Monday 08 March 2010 - 02:39:12
Kerb-crawlers can be arrested on their first offence under new laws designed to tackle the demand for prostitution, Home Office minister Alan Campbell has announced. And a poster campaign launched to coincide with International Women's Day will warn potential 'punters' of new criminal fines of up to £1,000 for having sex with a woman forced into prostitution against her will. Changes to the law coming into effect on April 1 will remove a requirement for police to establish that a man is 'persistently' kerb-crawling before arresting him. [Ed: the criminalization of johns is one way for the police department and government to raise money without raising taxes. And, given that all prostitutes are considered exploited, aren't all johns open to having this draconian fine levied against them? It is a way to criminalize prostitution itself while appearing sympathetic to the women.] (03/08/10)
This news item is from ifeminists.com
( http://www.ifeminists.com/news.php?extend.15636 )