Attempt to prosecute Backpage for escort ads
lundi 9 janvier 2017 à 01:00Kamala Harris is trying again to prosecute Backpage and its owners for publishing ads for escorts, who are probably prostitutes, because some of them may in fact be minors.
Prostitution should be lawful. Prohibiting the advertising of prostitution does no good for prostitutes, and tends to force them to work on the street, which hurts them plenty.
The principal way to prevent women and girls from being forced into prostitution is to reduce poverty.
Some women are forced into prostitution by violent threats by pimps. It is hard to prevent that — banning advertising won't do it. Maybe targeted surveillance could be made to work.