Should carrying condoms be used as evidence of prostitution?

Contributor: thebest thebest
fuck no
08/24/2011
Contributor: Katastophy Katastophy
No. That statement earns redonkulous status.
09/12/2011
Contributor: PurpleCat23 PurpleCat23
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Originally posted by oldhippy
If carrying condoms is proof of prostitution, then is carrying a drivers license prooof of speeding?
That uses the same logic as the fact that all convicted murderers drank milk as children, therefore drinking milk as a child will make you a ... more
I agree with your logic. Just because someone is carrying condoms, that doesn't make them a prostitute. Likewise, just because someone is a prostitute, that doesn't always mean they are carrying condoms.
09/14/2011
Contributor: ToyGurl ToyGurl
I carry condoms (well I don't need them anymore but I use to have like 5 in my purse at all times), my friends all carry condoms, and there's loads of kids who always carry condoms. Why? Because we don't want STD's and we don't want to get pregnant. Not because we're having sex for money. That should not be evidence.
09/14/2011
Contributor: Love Perpetua Love Perpetua
This is so messed up, it makes me mad. Safe sex is a good thing! And, I'm sorry, but a woman carrying a condom is automatically a prostitute, whereas a man carrying a condom is....what? I doubt they are arresting guys for having a bunch of condoms in their wallet.

Not to mention the fact that I don't think police should be arresting women (many of them young and/or runaways from abusive homes) who are so desperate for money that they are willing to walk down the street looking for strangers to have sex with. Arrest the pimps who take advantage if you're going to arrest anyone for selling/buying sex. Don't make women protecting themselves from STDs a crime.
09/16/2011
Contributor: Illumin8 Illumin8
That's insane! Can't believe that this would even be an issue at all.
09/16/2011
Contributor: Wildchild Wildchild
Quote:
Originally posted by Fuck it.
I was reading up on Sex Worker's Rights Day (March 3rd! I missed it.) and found out that carrying condoms in New York can be used as evidence of prostitution. A good article can be found here. What do you guys think? ... more
Wow, I lived in New York from Sept. 2001 till April of this year and I never knew that. NY is more fudged up that I originally thought.
09/16/2011
Contributor: TheHardOne TheHardOne
I don't know how that could ever hold up in court.
09/21/2011
Contributor: Rawhide Rawhide
Hell no! That's insane
09/23/2011
Contributor: mistressg mistressg
Good for them if they carry them - THEY SHOULD, in my opinion. Sex work has nothing to do with condoms. I think that is ridiculous, I had no idea.
09/23/2011
Contributor: Melissa Smith Melissa Smith
NO! Not at all.
02/07/2012
Contributor: Mia Fey Mia Fey
Arrest me now then because I have them in my wallet at all times. It never hurts to be prepared (even if I am not the one who wants to have sex and be safe, I am more than happy to share them to keep people safe).
02/07/2012
Contributor: samanthalynn samanthalynn
thats ridiculous
02/08/2012
Contributor: Nazaress Nazaress
Wow. Really? That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Just because you have condoms, it doesn't mean you're going to have sex with strangers!
02/08/2012
Contributor: sweet&lush sweet&lush
I think it's a right everyone should have,the right to carry condoms.It would be insane for certain individuals not 2 carry them( excluding married coulpes) with all the diseases out there. Just because you carry condoms don't make you a pro. This doesn't make any sense to me.
02/08/2012
Contributor: Roz W Roz W
I think this is the kind of 'evidence' that's used to screw over people who are already suspected of prostitution.

And yeah, what if I want to buy in bulk?
02/24/2012
Contributor: fredacarl fredacarl
Quote:
Originally posted by Fuck it.
I was reading up on Sex Worker's Rights Day (March 3rd! I missed it.) and found out that carrying condoms in New York can be used as evidence of prostitution. A good article can be found here. What do you guys think? ... more
No! Everybody has a right to protect themselves.
02/27/2012
Contributor: Chirple Chirple
Not only is it ridiculous, it's completely sexist.

It supposes that women would never have a reason to carry condoms because women aren't responsible for safe sex in a relationship or do not even like sex and actively avoid it. It also sends the message that women should not be having sex outside of sex with intent to procreate.

Try to check your typical teenage boy's wallet - then tell him he's a suspected prostitute.
03/02/2012
Contributor: Brandonn Brandonn
Absurd. Propositioning is the way to prove guilt in prosti cases.
03/02/2012
Contributor: smashthepatriarchy smashthepatriarchy
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Originally posted by That Guy
The worst part is that this creates an incentive for prostitutes to not carry condoms, which makes the problems inherent to the trade, and the reasons for making it illegal, even more dangerous to public health.
Exactly! I was about to speak about this issue! This only promotes unsafe sex practices within the industry, whether you agree with what sex workers do or not.
03/04/2012
Contributor: SubmissiveFeminist SubmissiveFeminist
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Originally posted by Shellz31
That's just totally stupid!
Are they trying to promote unsafe sex....
I agree. That's absolutely insane.
03/12/2012
Contributor: curiousnwilling curiousnwilling
Apparently half of New York are prostitutes.
07/29/2012
Contributor: Gdom Gdom
Like the 200 other voters in this poll before me, I find that policy absolutely ridiculous.
07/29/2012
Contributor: deltalima deltalima
Quote:
Originally posted by Fuck it.
I was reading up on Sex Worker's Rights Day (March 3rd! I missed it.) and found out that carrying condoms in New York can be used as evidence of prostitution. A good article can be found here. What do you guys think? ... more
Seems ridiculous to me.
07/30/2012
Contributor: Undecided Undecided
That is insane so if I am caught carrying them then they are going to treat me as a prostitute just cause I am having safe sex?! That is bullshit if you ask me and ridiculous
07/30/2012
Contributor: jokerzwild jokerzwild
Wow that insane, the US is so absurd at times.
07/30/2012
Contributor: Feisty Feisty
that's so ridiculous - Everybody has a right to protect themselves.
07/30/2012
Contributor: LAndJ LAndJ
It's responsible and other people carry them too, I don't know why it'd make a difference.
07/30/2012
Contributor: Badass Badass
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Originally posted by daniel and frances
I think it's responsible to carry them.
Me too. I kind of cant believe carrying condoms can get you a prostitution charge.

But, if the person has like... a zillion condoms.. I could see that being proof. The average person would only have a few on them, or they would still be in the box.

Eh, still. I don't think that is very fair.
07/30/2012
Contributor: Claire-Bear Claire-Bear
Wow! Seriously? This is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in awhile.
07/30/2012