Susie

this just goes to show, de-criminalization and a self regulating industry are the only way to go. by driving the industry further and further underground they have created the environment which has allowed this to happen. because being a sex industry business owner is so looked down upon, we have a less and less honorable class of people in that role (business owner). under the proceeds of crime act, a traditional madame (who was a worker and now teaches others) could loose everything they worked for their whole life. the traditional ways of passing down knowledge from experienced workers to those just entering are being lost due to more and more criminalization. the "old sckool code" as we call it here is being lost too. it used to be that when you found a youth at risk or engaged in the trade you did what you could to get them out. there used to be respect between sex workers and business owners. undercutting,un safe sex, stealing regulars, robbing clients...the same things are happening to us and will get worse if we don't try to do something about it. sorry, little rant there!!! i'm engaged in both charter challenges and feeling a little down about the conservative win.:???: cheers! susieXXXO