@jackofkent on Twitter just tweeted this story. Nice to know the police like to "shame" people who have not broken any law. Ho hum

PS, yes I'm still here. I know I've gone a bit quiet lately. Just been kind of busy. Passed my second year though - woohoo!

If the police continue to behave like this, none of the women doing sex work will speak to them if they do have information about any crimes.

was it not too long ago i was recommending against involving police in certain affairs, namely this one?

Thats exactly why I dont trust those conniving, power-charged, self-entitled, arrogant, hard nosed, discriminatory, racists, sexist, predjudice, anti-gayist, anti-prostitutist, but probably get bum f*cked in the ass mother f***ers. How can someone with the same authority to 'protect' be the same ones to out a bunch of innocent, hard-working women? How!

And I guess that also throws out the idea about business cards  

was it not too long ago i was recommending against involving police in certain affairs, namely this one?

Joey, I really wish you wouldn't say things like that on a public safety forum for sex workers. In the UK at least, there has actually been a very positive trend towards police taking reports of violence/robbery etc against sex workers seriously. It's a movement that I hope will continue as sex workers, hopefully, become more powerful as a group and attain the rights and respect that any workers should get.

Speaking out loudly against bad treatment and promoting discussion about the issues involved, as the article linked to does, is good. Bitterly complaining about bad treatment has its place, too, but not in a forum where a newbie might read what you say and take it to heart that he or she should be afraid of the police. If you're going to make a statement like the one above, please make it a more constructive one - if you're afraid of going to the police, for example, then perhaps involvement with one of the organisations which focus on protecting and supporting vulnerable sex workers might be a great help? Perhaps seeking support from friends in the industry would be good?

Of course there is injustice in the world but I think here, especially, we can afford to foster a positive attitude.

Joey, I really wish you wouldn't say things like that on a public safety forum for sex workers. In the UK at least, there has actually been a very positive trend towards police taking reports of violence/robbery etc against sex workers seriously.

Oh really? Well how can I believe that when someone else just said:

This post doesn't suprise me at all to be truthful.
Last month my agency sent 2 of the girls to work from a hotel in a nearby town and the management caught on to what was going on and called the police. The police were very unpleasant to the girls, one even asked them if they were 'whoring it?'

I dont care what reports police take down. Thats exactly that...reports. I've had police take reports for me too when I was going thru all that hell after being hit by a drunk driver. But they didnt do SHIT. I had to do most of the work. Fact of the matter is, they are not our friends, our buddies, or our 'helping hands'. I can think of other ways of dealing with issues than getting police involved. Yes, if someone is intentionally out to hurt us, f*ck yeah...lock his/her ass up!

Do you seriously think Im going to believe otherwise after reading this article and what Simone mentioned? That'd be STUPID

Yes it would be unwise to take the example i mentioned as a representation of Nationwide police attitudes to WGs. I suspect attitudes vary depending upon whereabouts in the country you are living.
Also its a second hand account and i have never actually dealt with the police in my area. I do believe that in my neck of the woods the police are rather misinformed about escorting and precisely which laws ladies may or may not be breaking. On the other hand though if i was being stalked, threatened etc i would still get the appropriate authorities involved if i felt it was required.

The situation in the USA however could well be a different kettle of fish. I think we need to remember that as sex work is illegal there Joey is going to encounter the attitude from law enforcement that he is a 'criminal' . So his dim view of the police is int suprising really when that is taken into account.

Advising people take matters into their own hands is unwise though, its the best way of guaranteeing you yourself definitely will end up on the wrong side of the law and possibly hurt into the bargain.

But if you mean something like getting in touch with an appropriate organisation, one geared towards helping sex workers in vulnerable positions to receive justice, support and advice, then good.

Well, yes...thats what I was referring to. Organizations. By no means was I referring to hiring a bodyguard rather than a driver or taking kickboxing classes