When they do these sweeps to save the children, they arrest hundreds of adult women — because we’re easy targets. (And there probably aren’t as many exploited children out there as everyone thinks.)

From a commonsense perspective, yeah, it doesn’t take an entire police squad to arrest and subdue a scared, partially-clothed woman. It disgusts me and often disgusts other people when they find out what really happens. I’ve no doubt that the cops get a sick kick out of working sex-vice units. Ugh.

Your comments here and the George Carlin post are great. Have you thought about writing about your experience and posting it at Bound, not Gagged? I could get it posted for you anonymously via email. I think it’s very important that more people hear what their tax dollars are doing — then they can decide if they agree with these policies after being better-informed.

XX

No, the cops were pretending they were saving me. Despite my college degree, my life experience, etc – there’s just no way a woman can be in the adult industry because she LIKES it.

Right?

I think a lot of the police involvement stems from prurient interest. That’s got to be a rush – porn without any of the social stigma, with the added rush of abused power. And then they get to interrogate the sex worker about her activities that day – how many men, what positions, did you agree to sex for money , etc….

Thank you for sharing more about your experiences. I have nothing to add, except: of course. You are very right.

I’ve no doubt the people who commit suicide are overwhelmed with the ruins of their lives. Maybe a more useful program would be to start some sort of support for those arrested by police, instead of attempting “rescue.”

The whole system is broken and keeps grinding people into the ground. It makes me sick.

XX

PS: You probably have no way of knowing this, but were you arrested during one of these child-trafficking sweeps? You know, ones where cops pretend they’re out saving children forced into prostitution?