France Passes Controversial Law

France passed a new prostitution law that aims to punish the clients and protect the sex workers. So why are some of them unhappy?

[greenwing]

These people never learn. The problems start when you ban stuff.

[kitters_kat]

If all parties consent to do something (even if money is involved), why should the government stop that? Make prostitution legal!

[Mac]

Yes because getting involved in innocent people's sex lives will solve problems, not create them.

[CyclopianSunshine]

This really got me thinking. I made a snap judgement, then had the defense of that idea I was building completely crumble. Now I can't determine what's "right".

[empathyworks]

Joan of Arc just smiled. God bless France.

[WithoutRemorse]

Typical misinformed bureaucrat at 0:26. The illegality is most beneficial for Sadistic Pimps and Abusive Clients.

[coolgirlnegi]

This is the laziest and cheapest possible way they could do it and does nothing else but allow the French government to say "on to the next issue" . If you believe 90% of sex workers are forced into doing it you can outlaw sex trafficking, or since there are already European sex trafficking guide lines in place you can actively go after pimps and set those innocent women free. You can work with permits and withdraw them when there's a case of human trafficking. Treating all prostitution as sex trafficking is severely problematic. If you really want to protect women you make sure there are safe, regulated places for them to provide their services in, you go after instances of proven sex trafficking and proactively search for them, you remove the barriers for women to report themselves as victims of sex trafficking. There is no evidence that penalization will have any positive effect whatsoever.

[muojackson]

That's not even that controversial. pretty sure it's banned in lots of countriee

[aadamrehman]

I've really lost faith in humanity with these comments, everyone seems to be justifying prostitution as a way of life :(

[MuffinStab]

prostitute has been around way before we have laws.

[Lucuskane]

Law maker are a bunch of hypocrites, the outlaw during the day and practice at night. #legalizesex

[marieallore]

Disliked. This is extremely biased coverage. You literally only covered the opposition and not the supporters of sex buyer laws.