tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464319063590321799.post8433960954311373072..comments2023-10-06T07:52:02.147-05:00Comments on Justice Roars: Louisiana Moves One Step Closer to Eliminating Crime Against Nature LawTracie L. Washingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09969453234056149081noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464319063590321799.post-42486829513199433682011-06-16T16:16:58.299-05:002011-06-16T16:16:58.299-05:00This is a victory for sure. But I question whether...This is a victory for sure. But I question whether asking for such a reform instead of the complete de-criminalization of sex work, and winning, will not ultimately delay the abolition of sex worker crimes?<br /><br />Does it weigh out in our favor in the end? If the SCAN law is abolished, but it means it takes 10 more years to abolish sex worker criminalization than it would have if the SCAN law was still in place (because of the SCAN law's power to show the egregiousness of the entire system of criminalization of sex workers), is it worth it?<br /><br />Do others think it will now take longer to win complete de-criminalization because of this new normal that has been won, a new normal which defuses some of the tension that existed between sex workers and the criminal system? Was tension defused that could have led to a powerful movement that could have de-criminalized sex work in a shorter period of time than it will now take, now that the penalties are less severe?<br /><br />I don't know how that equation works out, but I feel like it is worth asking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com