Beautifully stated.
The standard of value against which behaviors must be judged is NOT the law -- because our law is corrupt -- but rather the objective standard of rational human life.
Unfortunately, there will always be those among us not bound by that standard -- those who will initiate force, threat of force, theft and fraud -- unless they believe that there is a high probability that they will be punished.
In general, in a free society, so that justice can be objective; we as individuals surrender the right of non-emergency use of force to the civil authority -- that is, to law.
Unfortunately, those who stand outside the law surrender to some degree its protections while still remaining within its jurisdiction. The only way to bring these into synch in the case of sex work is to decriminalize the behavior; thus bringing all parties concerned back under the umbrella of the law's protection.
Many do not see it because it isn't made obvious to them daily; but the sheer volume and complexity of the laws under which we live makes us ALL not-yet-indicted felons that could be indicted and convicted at any time. As but one example, look at a tax code that is so convoluted that even advice from the IRS is not binding in terms of preventing a prosecution.
This serves as a form of control such that you are under the jurisdiction of the civil authority; but only able to seek its protection to the extent of your confidence that the segment of that authority with which you deal has no interest in any of the dozens of crimes you have likely committed.
With sex work, there is a double-whammy in place because even were these matters decriminalized, there is still a powerful social stigma.
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We all know that ain't cool: Crime in the world of sex work and why "they" think they can get away with it
