Is it true that they got cops pretending they looking for sex on Craigslist under "erotic" and then when they meet the girl and she makes it clear that she expects money for sex, they bust 'em? is it true or not? and is it illegal? Just wondering..part of my assignemt lol..dont take it the wrong way, k Im not lookign for work..LOL
2007-11-01 18:54:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
This essay focuses mainly on the trade of street prostitution and on women, the people who practice it most often (women prostitutes outnumber men in a ratio of four to one).
Despite the fact that prostitution is not illegal in Canada, activities closely related to the profession are penalized (i.e. procuring, keeping a bawdy-house, communicating). This results in the infamous "Catch 22" situation, where prostitutes face a good news-bad news scenario: prostitution is legal, but it is illegal to practice it.
The government's and the legal system's inability to clearly define where prostitution can take place facilitates the further victimization of women by forcing them to practice their chosen profession on the street under less than optimal conditions. Moreover society as a whole is partly responsible for young women choosing prostitution as a career. Also, the incompetence of the law forces the police to be in a position were they have to make the laws.
Arriving at a workable definition of what is prostitution is very difficult, since not even the government can agree on what exactly constitutes the offence. Prostitution is the exchange of sexual favours for money or other material goods, devoid of any emotional involvement.
Although prostitution has never been illegal in Canada, many of the peripheral activities intimately related with it are so penalized. Communicating for the purposes of prostitution, soliciting, keeping a common bawdy house, procuring, and living off the avails of prostitution are some examples of the type of activities that are criminalized according to the legal system.
Catch 22 situvation
When it comes to street prostitution the law is not only ambiguous, but it is also overtly unfair. In Canada it is legal for a woman to sell her body, but it is not legal for her to attempt to find any customers. Also prostitution is the only criminal offence involving two consenting adults, where in most cases, only the female is arrested ("Anywhere But Here", 1992).
The definition of "place" in the bawdy-house laws, for instance, is so broad that it is almost impossible to conceive a location where a prostitute could ply her trade on a regular basis, without violating the law. As Russell indicates, this section of the Code includes virtually any place:
2007-11-01 19:03:48 · answer #1 · answered by shahi_eminem143 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prostitution is not illegal in Canada. What is illegal is communicating for the purpose of prostitution (thus police must attain evidence that supports a charge where the person communicated explicitly for sex) and it is illegal to live off the avails of prostitution (be a pimp, etc) or to run a bawdy house.
i do not think that police focus on advertised sex venues when they are more focused on keep the streets clear of prostitutes and to my mind, should place their efforts on areas of human trafficking.
2007-11-01 19:35:47 · answer #2 · answered by Hacksaw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is illegal in Canada street prostitution is looked down on...But we do have Escorts that supposedly don't have sex with ya..but we all know what they are for ;)
And yes there are sting operations where they can try and pick up a woman and bust her if she asks for money ..
2007-11-01 19:00:05 · answer #3 · answered by chicklett00_ca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's pretty common for cops to go under cover and solicit for prostitutes. This is really the only way to bust a prostitute. It's not illegal.
2007-11-01 19:00:58 · answer #4 · answered by me. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably. I don't see American Prostitutes pouring over Our Northern Border- looking for legal status on the other side! (Of course, it IS kinda Cold up there in the Winter...).
2007-11-01 19:06:19 · answer #5 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't have any verifiable proof that they do it, but I have no doubts whatsoever that it is happening. Craigslist is forever being used by perverts and prostitutes as another avenue for business.
2007-11-01 18:58:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, such a sting operation is possible!
2007-11-01 18:59:16 · answer #7 · answered by Joe A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course!
2007-11-01 18:57:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they do it all the time, craiglist, yahoo, newspapers offering massages and escort service
2007-11-01 18:58:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋