Johns to face minimum 1 year in prison on first offense.
Hotels must keep all guest records for six months and train staff on how to spot prostitution.
“It’s time to change the belief that prostitution is a victimless crime; many sex workers are, in fact, victims themselves,” L. said. “That we continue to punish sex workers – many of whom have been coerced into this work or do it out of economic desperation – without looking at the other side of the equation just doesn’t make sense. We need to shift the focus to the consumers, and by increasing penalties for soliciting sex we can decrease the demand.” A recent study by the Connecticut Trafficking in Persons Council found that sex workers were seven times more likely to be convicted of a crime than ‘johns.’ “The Legislature’s Trafficking in Persons Council has embarked on a Connecticut Campaign Against Demand in order to focus attention on those buying sex,” L. said. “When men buy sex they create demand which fuels sex trafficking in our state and the legislation she has introduced, recognizes the importance of targeting buyers in order to prevent the sex trafficking of our state’s women and children,” J. G., chair of the Connecticut Trafficking in Persons Council said. http://patch.com/connecticut/cheshire/legislator-seeks-increased-penalties-soliciting-prostitute
If I am not mistaken, WI just gives tickets.
I have issues with hotels that are LE friendly. That is fucked up.Good to know. At least one state in the Police States of America has its head on straight.
For example, out around where I live, there's a small town that has a lot of one and two star motels just off the exit of a major highway. As you could guess, it's a major center for escorting. The local police chief has told these motel owners/managers to report any activity such as a single good looking woman checking in or other unusual activity. They even send police women to the motels who check in to test if the motels will report that. If they don't, they are threatened with loss of their operating license. So, don't be too harsh on them. They are only trying to make a living too.
Place of business then they could lose their property and may face criminal charges. It's a real stretch of the law but it could happen. The point is they could bring the charges and the motel owner would have to defend and the legal costs may put him out of business. Reputation is everything.
Will this country ever learn from experience. Did this approach, punishing the individual consumer or imposing morals that are not really widely held as evidence by action and not statement, work for drugs or alcohol? (Of course that assumes the laws are really about address real harms and risks rather than just the raw exercise of power to terrorize some into acting the way others want them to).
Glad I'm not in either Conn. or AZ.
Glad I'm not in either Conn. or AZ.
I am sure most would plead out but never underestimate the ability of a jury to get it wrong....especially when it's you relying on them😳
I'm not sure how it is playing out.
The idea behind this is that defendants will accept a plea bargain to a misdemeanor rather than go to trial over a lesser charge and it ends up as a double win for the courts as they get a conviction and avoid a trial this way.
In Chicago it's not playing out well at all. A felony charge could happen on a second offense. A filrst offense is still a misdemeanor. Illinois is looking to drop the felony part and it's rarely used bc of prison overcrowding. Some good articles if you google