Cops Arrest Sex Workers for Carrying Condoms

Police in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and San Francisco are confiscating condoms from sex workers and transgender women, undermining health department campaigns to reduce HIV. Human Rights Watch reports from Jackson Heights, Queens.

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[MrAubery]

It's ok. Unused condoms aren't evidence of anything. Precrime anyone?! Mr. Officer, which law states the amount of condoms one can have?! None. Let's hear it for unprotected sex! YAY! Police targeting specific people?! NO WAY?! These are the same imperfect human cops that give themselves exemption from laws as though they were super human. Note to cops: We're all human down here.

[clnblk604]

Well, when you stop paying them, they'll stop selling to you.

[kennersingle]

Why do some people think they have the right to regulate other peoples lives?So what sort of fascist statement did allmyl0v3 make? He or she took it down.

[Paola Debellis]

Why they only show spanish speakers trasgender womans?

[krautbeer100]

Even if you don't agree with their lifestyle or their work, this is more evidence that the US is rapidly turning into a police state. In Germany prostitution is not only legal, but as registered profession. The police should rather focus on arresting and hunting down real criminals, instead of harassing people. This looks like a lawsuit is imminent

[xav13roz]

Grosssssss

[lenaisapunkrocker]

It is a real job. Streetwalkers are a small percentage of prostitutes... And these women featured in the video are transgender, so they probably wouldn't appeal to ( and I'm assuming you are), a heterosexual male.

[lovelykiruba17]

Bad

[larkfeathers]

thats terrible

[skullythecreator]

Or, they could get a real job and sad losers would stop paying them. They're so fucking ugly!

[Leonhard Verse]

ok didn't see this of course this is totally bs

[designersagainstaids]

I like this video for bringing the problem to our attention but I don't like the attitude of the police at all. These people should be applauded for wanting to protect themselves and others, not arrested!