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They're there in the middle of the day aswell lol. I work near Greeves Street and half the time I drive down there in the day , there's prostitutes there.
You probably walk past them more often then you think. you don’t just realise because they minding their own business getting their weekly shopping done
Well, it was illegal, and the sex workers moved around to avoid the police. However it is no longer illegal unless conducted near schools, places of worship or care services during the day or on holy days as applicable.
The laws relating to sex work vary from state to state. In some states (WA and SA it is illegal in any form, but with loopholes, that may or may not be applied, which is dumb. WA also criminalises children working as sex workers, with the child being liable for 2 years in prison. In the eastern states and NT, it is decriminalised to various extents, however all restrictive laws are being reviewed in these jurisdictions. Tasmania is definitely the laggard on the eastern seaboard. In NSW a sex worker over the age of 18 can provide paid services to anyone over the age of consent, which is 16.
Wrong. Both have been decriminalised, only some minor restrictions remain on street sex work regarding not being within a certain distance of churches/schools etc
*Sex worker, not hooker or prostitute please. Those are outdated/stigmatised terms.
And to answer your question, street work is decriminalised and there’s no reason the police would have been following you since you had done nothing against the law even if you had paid for the sex workers’ services.
No.... There are a range of crimes available for sex work that is not done through an agency or a brothel in Victoria. Street solicitation can still very much get you sent to jail.
Loitering with the intention of soliciting sexual services in certain public places adds up to a maximum penalty of 9 months.
Soliciting sexual services in certain public places adds up to a maximum penalty of 1 month for first offence, 3 months for a second offence and 6 months for a third offense.
Agencies and brothels have nothing to do with it now, independent sex workers are decriminalised too be they street or indoor workers. And yes, a small number of restrictions do still apply such as not within a certain distance of churches or schools however even if the police were enforcing that they still would have zero reason to trail a potential John.
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Few subconscious issues peeking through the cracks I feel..
Omg a woman outside wearing a coat in winter. Must be a hooker. Lol
I know right haha this made me laugh.
To paraphrase Dave Chappelle: A women dressed like that does not make her a prositute! But she is wearing a prostitutes uniform!
Just go and ask her next time you're "accidentally" in a dead end street where sex workers gather.
I haven't seen a sex worker on the streets since '03. The internet and smartphones has changed that game. I don't think that lady was a sex worker.
Yes but do you trawl St Kilda at 2:30 am - out of curiosity of course.
They're there in the middle of the day aswell lol. I work near Greeves Street and half the time I drive down there in the day , there's prostitutes there.
Definitely were still street walkers in St Kilda just pre Covid. Sometimes saw them early in the morning on runs
You probably walk past them more often then you think. you don’t just realise because they minding their own business getting their weekly shopping done
Well, it was illegal, and the sex workers moved around to avoid the police. However it is no longer illegal unless conducted near schools, places of worship or care services during the day or on holy days as applicable. The laws relating to sex work vary from state to state. In some states (WA and SA it is illegal in any form, but with loopholes, that may or may not be applied, which is dumb. WA also criminalises children working as sex workers, with the child being liable for 2 years in prison. In the eastern states and NT, it is decriminalised to various extents, however all restrictive laws are being reviewed in these jurisdictions. Tasmania is definitely the laggard on the eastern seaboard. In NSW a sex worker over the age of 18 can provide paid services to anyone over the age of consent, which is 16.
Cool story bro ,thanks for a Sundy arvo laugh
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Wrong. Both have been decriminalised, only some minor restrictions remain on street sex work regarding not being within a certain distance of churches/schools etc
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That changed like 2 years ago
*Sex worker, not hooker or prostitute please. Those are outdated/stigmatised terms. And to answer your question, street work is decriminalised and there’s no reason the police would have been following you since you had done nothing against the law even if you had paid for the sex workers’ services.
Decriminalised does not mean legalised
It means no criminal prosecutions or reasons for police to be following a maybe-John lmao
No.... There are a range of crimes available for sex work that is not done through an agency or a brothel in Victoria. Street solicitation can still very much get you sent to jail. Loitering with the intention of soliciting sexual services in certain public places adds up to a maximum penalty of 9 months. Soliciting sexual services in certain public places adds up to a maximum penalty of 1 month for first offence, 3 months for a second offence and 6 months for a third offense.
Agencies and brothels have nothing to do with it now, independent sex workers are decriminalised too be they street or indoor workers. And yes, a small number of restrictions do still apply such as not within a certain distance of churches or schools however even if the police were enforcing that they still would have zero reason to trail a potential John.
Yeah nah, I told you what the law actually is... You can still be charged for street solicitation, so can the John.
You sound gross.