Thought y'all might find this interesting. Since the police can't seem to do their jobs, it seems a group of vigilantes is stepping up to the plate to protect sex workers in New York.
http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchi...al-killer.html
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Thought y'all might find this interesting. Since the police can't seem to do their jobs, it seems a group of vigilantes is stepping up to the plate to protect sex workers in New York.
http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchi...al-killer.html
violet blue is great!
very cool. I am glad someone is doing something, although I normally don't agree with vigilantes.
Normally I don't agree with vigilantism either. I'll make an exception in this case. The police all too often push sex workers onto the back burner, or worse, persecute and exploit them. Also, when you usually hear about vigilantism, it's someone with a personal vendetta in a very specific case: father shooting the guy who raped his daughter, etc. In this case, these guys seem to have their heads about them and are sincerely trying to help a troubled situation without any personal attachment to cloud their judgment. They are offering self defense classes and a myriad of other services to help sex workers. This isn't a case of some guy just beating the shit out of another guy who did someone wrong. They are about keeping people safe more than any sort of revenge. At least, that's how it seems from what I've read.
Brings to mind the Lavender Panthers http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...908008,00.html
while i dont comdone vigilanties, its good to see someone doing something!
i love this thread! thank you for posting, all!