Sex workers fear violence as US cracks down on online ads: 'Girls will die'

[TomSea]

Sex workers fear violence as US cracks down on online ads: 'Girls will die'
Sam Levin

Phoenix Calida’s friends are preparing for death. Some are sending photos of tattoos to make it easier to identify their bodies. Others are giving instructions for eulogies.

Calida, 35, is a Chicago-based sex worker who has depended on websites that host classified ads, such as Craigslist and Backpage.com, to meet and screen clients. But the US government’s recent crackdown on those platforms has abruptly eliminated many workers’ primary source of income, forcing some to turn to the streets or to rely on abusive pimps, greatly increasing the risk of violence.

“Girls are going back to the streets and they are going to die in the streets, and nobody cares,” said Calida, a mother of two, who said she used to do street work and fears she will have to start again to make ends meet. “Everybody is terrified.”

Read more at: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/10/sex-workers-fear-violence-as-us-cracks-down-on-online-ads-girls-will-die

[kevindavis007]

I'm sure they can find some help.

[goatprairie]

Gee whiz, I never knew there was absolutely no other way for a female to make a living other than being a..(ahem) ...."sex worker."     

[240B]

A 35 year old whore? I thought it was sort of like modeling. Once you cross a certain age, that's it.
I mean think about it. If a guy has a bevy of girls to choose from, is he really going to choose 35 over 18?
Maybe if he has mommy issues or something he might.

I don't mean to say that 35 is over the hill in any way. In fact a 35 year old woman is young relative to me. I only mean this in context. You have a dozen women to choose from for sex. Ninety percent of them are 30 or younger. Half are 20 or younger. Who would go for 35?

Nothing against it, more power to her. It is surprising to me, that's all. I don't think that I have ever met one of that age.

[truth_seeker]

Backpages is gone entirely.

The founders of Backpage.com charged in alleged scheme to promote prostitution, launder money.

Associated Press•April 9, 2018

https://www.yahoo.com/news/founders-backpage-com-charged-alleged-200456174.html

Craigslist took their "relationship" section down, with regrets.

[kevindavis007]

Backpages is gone entirely.

The founders of Backpage.com charged in alleged scheme to promote prostitution, launder money.

Associated Press•April 9, 2018

https://www.yahoo.com/news/founders-backpage-com-charged-alleged-200456174.html

Craigslist took their "relationship" section down, with regrets.

The biggest loser is probably divorce attorneys..

[Sanguine]

Putting oneself in an intimate, self-devaluating and extremely vulnerable situation with complete strangers is putting oneself in a situation rife with the possibility/probability of violence.

[edpc]

Putting oneself in an intimate, self-devaluating and extremely vulnerable situation with complete strangers is putting oneself in a situation rife with the possibility/probability of violence.

They’re fooling themselves if they think the website makes them safer.


Michigan Man Convicted of Four 'Backpage Murders'

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/michigan-man-convicted-four-backpage-murders-n41661

[dfwgator]

Gotta watch out for those Killer Pimps

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