Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Prostitution legal in San Francisco?
While local councils in New Zealand battle through the complexities of how to deal with prostitution now that it has been legalised by the government, it appears that legalised prostitution has quietly been slipped into San Francisco. WorldNetDaily reports today that outgoing Mayor Willie Brown signed a new law on December 5 that redefines it as a public health issue rather than a matter of law enforcement. He just didn't bother to tell anybody about it. The law went into effect July 1.
By removing a requirement that applicants submit to fingerprinting and provide photo IDs, the measure opens the door to include most anyone in the massage industry, including convicted pedophiles and rapists, asserts Brian Goodwin, a massage therapist in San Rafael, Calif., near San Francisco.
"Basically, San Francisco's new massage law is the only massage law in the world written specifically for the benefit of criminals, to help criminals to commit crimes, especially those crimes related to sex-slave trafficking, prostitution, rape, pedophilia, etc.," Goodwin says.
Up to now, Nevada has been the only US state where prostitution was legal.
While local councils in New Zealand battle through the complexities of how to deal with prostitution now that it has been legalised by the government, it appears that legalised prostitution has quietly been slipped into San Francisco. WorldNetDaily reports today that outgoing Mayor Willie Brown signed a new law on December 5 that redefines it as a public health issue rather than a matter of law enforcement. He just didn't bother to tell anybody about it. The law went into effect July 1.
By removing a requirement that applicants submit to fingerprinting and provide photo IDs, the measure opens the door to include most anyone in the massage industry, including convicted pedophiles and rapists, asserts Brian Goodwin, a massage therapist in San Rafael, Calif., near San Francisco.
"Basically, San Francisco's new massage law is the only massage law in the world written specifically for the benefit of criminals, to help criminals to commit crimes, especially those crimes related to sex-slave trafficking, prostitution, rape, pedophilia, etc.," Goodwin says.
Up to now, Nevada has been the only US state where prostitution was legal.
