Vancouver PD on the right track!

[Guest S****r]

 

The rest of the country could take a lesson from them.

[Helena D'Orville 33237]

Well done, intelligent. It is a quite impressive and effective work that has been accomplished here by all parties, obviously. And the movie is very well produced.

[Ice4fun 78406]

Really like the product and wish that all police forces would be as upfront about there approach to sex workers. These guidelines clearly indicate that regardless of the existing federal laws regarding sex work the Vancouver Police do not see sex work between consenting adults as a priority for police enforcement but want to focus on issues I sex work related to violence, trafficking, children, and overall safety issues for sex workers and the community... they want to develop a relationship with sex workers as members of the community just like everyone else. I applaud them for the guidelines and hope that their actual actions on the ground in Vancouver are consistent with their words as we all are abundantly aware that in the past police action in relations to sex workers in vancouver and other places in Canada has been less than honest with sex workers seen as disposable and second class citizens.

[TorontoMelanieJolliet 4458]

I couldn't see anything in the video that would explain how/why this approach would be followed consistently and long-term. It just seemed like a feel-good public message without showing the actual reason behind it all. If there is no visible reason, how will the enforcers be motivated to continue with this plan?

 

The part of the video where they made it clear that they will still take steps if people who see SP around issue complaints, could very well always trump the safety of an SP. I mean people who don't like it, whether around schools/daycares or not will still complain, and they will become the priority. Not the SP.

 

I don't know about this. It still can be interpreted by each individual law enforcement officer to mean whatever they want it to, and since they are people too, they will continue to have their own agenda. Unless there is some clear motivation being purveyed to officers to keep them on track, then I can't see there being a real change, only a superficial one.

[Ice4fun 78406]

I couldn't see anything in the video that would explain how/why this approach would be followed consistently and long-term. It just seemed like a feel-good public message without showing the actual reason behind it all. If there is no visible reason, how will the enforcers be motivated to continue with this plan?

 

The part of the video where they made it clear that they will still take steps if people who see SP around issue complaints, could very well always trump the safety of an SP. I mean people who don't like it, whether around schools/daycares or not will still complain, and they will become the priority. Not the SP.

 

I don't know about this. It still can be interpreted by each individual law enforcement officer to mean whatever they want it to, and since they are people too, they will continue to have their own agenda. Unless there is some clear motivation being purveyed to officers to keep them on track, then I can't see there being a real change, only a superficial one.

 

I agree it is certainly not as good as an actual change in the law but I will give then the credit for at least stating what their approach will be...at least now they can be challenged when it is felt they have not actually operated in accordance with their own guidelines.

[Guest S****r]

Girls on here from Vancouver have told us that this is indeed the policy they operate from, despite the new law. Perhaps some here can confirm it again in this thread?

[Meaghan McLeod 179664]

I'm not in Vancouver, but am in Victoria. The fact that we no longer are required to have an escort license suggests to me that times are changing.

 

Vancouver also has a dedicated police contact for escorts to contact her directly. So, I'm inclined that yes, Vancouver and Victoria (even though not part of this video), are not interested in actively enforcing the new laws like some other areas of the country other then those that are being trafficked or underage.

 

Remember, both Vancouver and Victoria did not participate in the recent cross Canada visitation of escorts in their incall to confirm they were not being trafficked or underage. If I remember, it was called operation northern spotlight?

 

http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ns/news-nouvelles/releases-communiques/15-10-22-144240-eng.htm