Johns will lose their wheels under new Alberta law

[CTV News]

A new provincial law allowing Alberta police to seize the cars of people soliciting sex trader workers comes into effect on Monday.

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[Kreskin]

Should we get a cab service ready for our Albertan friends?

 

[Sassylassie]

This will only benifit Escort Services, I suspect their business trade will double if not triple in use. I think it's time Canada allowed the Worlds Oldest Trade to legalize.

 

[tracy]

This will only benifit Escort Services, I suspect their business trade will double if not triple in use. I think it's time Canada allowed the Worlds Oldest Trade to legalize.

I agree with you there. But barring that, I think it makes sense to go after the Johns. I'd even be happy if the police started posting their full names in the local newspaper.

 

[Sassylassie]

LOL Tracy in my County the do, if you are caught not wearing a seat belt your name is put in the Weekly Crime Report in the local rag. No crime to small, no crime to petty, no elite special status, they will name you. On the upside the crime rate is very low here.

 

[tracy]

I bet it is!!!

Unfortunately around here it takes a lot to get your crime mentioned in the paper...

 

[the caracal kid]

This will only benifit Escort Services, I suspect their business trade will double if not triple in use. I think it's time Canada allowed the Worlds Oldest Trade to legalize.

I agree with legalization. Alberta is not the first province to introduce this type of legislation though. I wonder what the real effects of this have been.

On a strange and slanted view of this, it is a funny parallel between the poaching laws and the john laws now, with both allowing confiscation of equiptment involved in the act. I think these laws are brought on more as a "cash grab" than as a persuit of a workable solution.

Alberta is known for having lots of old rotten cars. Perhaps there will be a "surge" in the sales of next-to-scrap vehicles. After all, if the risk is the loss of the car used in the act, wouldn't one rather risk a $500 car over a $50000 car?

 

[#juan]

I agree with legalization. Alberta is not the first province to introduce this type of legislation though. I wonder what the real effects of this have been.

On a strange and slanted view of this, it is a funny parallel between the poaching laws and the john laws now, with both allowing confiscation of equiptment involved in the act. I think these laws are brought on more as a "cash grab" than as a persuit of a workable solution.

Alberta is known for having lots of old rotten cars. Perhaps there will be a "surge" in the sales of next-to-scrap vehicles. After all, if the risk is the loss of the car used in the act, wouldn't one rather risk a $500 car over a $50000 car?

I get the distinct feeling that this measure will not have positive results for anyone. It will take money out of the hands of people who in many cases, were driven by desperation to this kind of life in the first place.