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2021-08-15 -Great Cultural Revolution

[THEPOSTMILLENNIAL] As of Sept. 1 2021, it will be a felony in Texas to pay for sexual services of any sort.
Does that include jewelry, movie + dinner?
The bill, titled House Bill 1540, passed unanimously on Thursday and was signed into law by Republican Governor Greg Abbott

... governor of Texas. Abbott is a Republican. His 2014 Dem opponent, state senatrix Wendy Davis, thought the absolute, most pressing, most important issue facing the state was abortion. Abbott beat the pantyhose off her. His 2018 opponent, Lupe Valdez didn't dwell too heavily on abortion, but she lost too...
Sandra Guerra Thompson, the director of the Criminal Justice Institute at the University of Houston Law School, summarized the rationale behind the new law.

"This law is a rethinking of the traditional supply side in prosecutions that tended to target the women who were involved in these activities and not the buyers. It's also coming from a growing awareness that oftentimes, those involved are from a vulnerable class," Thompson said, according to The Hill.

The law appears to be modeled on what has previously been dubbed the Nordic model, which was first implemented in Sweden. Under this model, ~~hookers~~ ~~prostitutes~~ sex workers
...the oldest profession was legal (though not always unregulated) for thousands and perhaps even millions of years. That never has made it something most people want their daughters doing...
are not criminally liable, but their customers are.

The debate continues to rage worldwide over what the legal status of sex work should be.

Kathleen Kim of Loyola Marymount University Law School strongly disagreed with the new Texas measure, saying, "Putting individual 'johns' in jail will do absolutely nothing for victims of trafficking."

"In fact, it harms them because evidence demonstrates that the more resources that go into law enforcement approach, the more that victims lose because resources that ought to be going towards things like victim benefits, social services support, and legal advocacy, is still unavailable and maybe even diminished because more resources are going toward a dominant criminal enforcement approach."

Posted by Fred 2021-08-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Sadly, a bridge too far. People have to make a living, even if the Pharisees find it distasteful. Grow up. Exhibit some common sense. Hard as it may be.

Posted by Shiva Protector of the Hohlraums 2021-08-15 00:26|| 2021-08-15 00:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Interesting, considering the politicians in Austin are frequent users of contract sexual services.

Posted by Tyranysaurus Jones4656 2021-08-15 00:38|| 2021-08-15 00:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Restaurants, bars and movie theaters hardest hit.

Posted by Pholuns Speresh8593 2021-08-15 00:39|| 2021-08-15 00:39|| Front Page Top

#4 None of my business, but the Governor might want to focus his attention on the impact whoremongers in Washington are having on Texas, as opposed to the locals.

Clearly an attack on one of the oldest of small businesses.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-08-15 00:49|| 2021-08-15 00:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Everybody pays their own way on dates now...

Posted by Glenmore 2021-08-15 01:19|| 2021-08-15 01:19|| Front Page Top

#6 debate continues to rage worldwide over what the legal status of sex work should be

Well, they chose the best possible time to accommodate a raging worldwide debate in their legislation rituals.

Posted by Dron66046 2021-08-15 03:14|| 2021-08-15 03:14|| Front Page Top

#7 When all else fails, identify the problem that is least urgent and attack the sh*t out of it.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-08-15 03:19|| 2021-08-15 03:19|| Front Page Top

#8 Devil's Advocate. You have lots of underage illegals flooding the zone. When you have no skills and only your body, guess what happens next? Doesn't take a brain what's unfolding. At worst this will move them along to the northern and western blue cities and not flood Texas.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-08-15 07:33|| 2021-08-15 07:33|| Front Page Top

#9

So no more:
Marriage Licenses ☺ and Dinner and a Date. ☺

Surely there is exemption for Politicians that hire attractive late working travel staff? ☺

Posted by NN2N1 2021-08-15 07:52|| 2021-08-15 07:52|| Front Page Top

#10 #7 hit the nail on the head.

Posted by Chris 2021-08-15 10:31|| 2021-08-15 10:31|| Front Page Top

#11 /\ Yes, I believe P2k nailed it again.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-08-15 10:33|| 2021-08-15 10:33|| Front Page Top

#12 They outlawed marriage?

Posted by Tennessee 2021-08-15 11:25|| 2021-08-15 11:25|| Front Page Top

#13 ^ that's when the sex stops

Posted by Frank G 2021-08-15 12:07|| 2021-08-15 12:07|| Front Page Top

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