Comments on: Confess to Killing a Sex Worker Today, Go Free Tomorrow

By: sewsarron

sewsarron — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:25:55 +0000

nice to see that this topic is finally getting some airtime. Keeping hush-hush about it doesn't make it go away... BTW, here's some more info about sex information for those interested.

By: Male Feminist

Male Feminist — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:21:51 +0000

Oops this is Canada, not Europe. Sorry I was confused. In any case, my notion still stands. I always thought other democratic nations had better practices for sex worker rights than the USA, which is probably true but not always.

By: Male Feminist

Male Feminist — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:14:39 +0000

“If Miss Beck had not sustained injuries, the level of cocaine may have killed her.”

What irks me more is this quote from the prosecutor. Basically, they’re saying, well even if my client didn’t kill her, she was a druggie and would’ve died anyway, so who cares? I used to do harm reduction work advocating for drug user rights, and sex work issues were usually intertwined at our events and conferences.

I thought sex workers had better rights in Europe than in the US, but I guess that’s not always the case. It really is a *ucked up world after all.

By: dychiaway

dychiaway — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:51:54 +0000

Take, it is here...

By: The Celtic Chimp

The Celtic Chimp — Fri, 23 May 2008 11:24:57 +0000

Ridiculous. You would think that his cover-up efforts alone would warrant a longer sentence. This kind of lenient sentencing sets some very dangerous precedents. It really would seem that the life of a sex worker is not something to get too upset about. If we could just distract the religious for a while, maybe prostitution could be legalised, making it a much safer industry for all involved. The illegal nature of the trade makes these women extremely vulnerable. There is a veiled assumption present also that they are not real women. Why get upset about these ‘fallen women’.

By: Cara

Cara — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:09:38 +0000

Uh, no Tex, it’s just his fault that he killed a woman. What the hell is your point?

By: Tex

Tex — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:37:09 +0000

Th JUDGE gave 30 months which apparently doesn’t translate well. It’s not the convicted’s faulth e didn’t get the seven years the prosecution suggetsed!

By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 20 May 2008 06:52:24 +0000

In a follow up to my original posting on this topic I wrote a new post regarding the attitude of the residents and the local government regarding prostitution in the Niagara Region. To understand why this verdict happened it is necessary to place this case within a local context. Prostitution is very necessary to the local economy however it is only accepted when it is invisible.

By: Being Amber Rhea » Blog Archive » Buzzwords vs. real people

Being Amber Rhea » Blog Archive » Buzzwords vs. real people — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:49:13 +0000

[...] Speaking of The Curvature, thanks to Cara for also posting about this on Feministe. [...]

By: Pink Haired Cyborg

Pink Haired Cyborg — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:33:16 +0000

Bellatrys: I live in Canada. Have all my life. Is it fucked up? Yes, very. Less than in many places in the US, though? Not by much, but yes.

Maybe the grass is greener for USians who look to us as a shiny happy paradise, but many of us have a pretty good grasp of how fucked we are. Pointing out that the US is a lot worse in some ways doesn’t mean that Canada is saying we’re perfect. We have a ton of work to do. Same shit, different pile. Ours is just the pile with better health care.