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December 21st, 2007 On December 21, 1985, the communicating law, Section 213 of the Canadian Criminal Code came into existence. Shortly afterwards, our colleagues began disappearing. This law was a gift to sexual predators because it prevented sex workers from working together and sharing vital information. Bad clients soon realized that the federal government and police didn't care. Violence against indoor sex workers increased as well.
Many sex-worker organizations began doing whatever they could to try to keep women safe. Some began distributing bad client lists to street-based sex workers. The lists help, but because most sex work in Canada takes place indoors, the lists only reach a fraction of the people that need them.
Criminologists now know that murderers rarely start by murdering. They often progress from threats to assault and or sexual assault and beyond.
Several years ago, Sex Professionals of Canada (SPOC) began publishing bad client information on this website. This information has helped prevent violence to sex workers throughout the country irrespective of their membership in SPOC.
While we try to ensure the correctness of all information that appears on our site, a recent article pointed out some potential weaknesses with our reporting procedures. The screening policy for the bad date list will be discussed and modified at our next meeting on January 9, 2008.
We believe our list is a valuable tool for sex workers in Canada and will continue to do what we can to help.
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posted 01 June 2008 06:47 AM
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