[SWAF-Potluck] Meeting with VPD Chief

[Kamile Kapel]

Very reassuring, thank you!   I'm glad they're being so reasonable.

On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Aanya Mas-sage <aanyamassage at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thank you so very much Kerry! You are an astounding support. Hope to see
> you all at the Potluck on Sunday :-) :-)
>
>
> On Monday, December 1, 2014, Chenoa <chenoadj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Kerry,
>>
>> We are all so fortunate to have you and other advocates working
>> tirelessly on our behalf!
>>
>> Thank you from the bottom of my heart,
>> Much love,
>> Chenoa aka Shakra
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2014-12-01, at 15:01, Kerry Porth <kerrylporth at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> As part of my work with Living in Community (www.livingincommunity.ca) I
>> attended an incredibly productive meeting with the Vancouver Police
>> Department today.  The Chief of Police, Jim Chu, Deputy Chief Doug LePard
>> and Diversity Inspector Mario Giardini attended.
>>
>> We had asked for the meeting in light of concerns expressed by sex
>> workers about how the new laws will be enforced in Vancouver. We were
>> assured that the VPD intends to continue to abide by their Sex Work
>> Enforcement Guidelines and that this document has the support of the Police
>> Board and the City of Vancouver.
>>
>> Regarding specific concerns about whether the VPD will be enforcing
>> against clients of indoor independent workers and massage parlours, they
>> explained that, as per the guidelines, sex work between consenting adults
>> will NOT be an enforcement priority. The only exception to this is where
>> they believe that trafficking is an issue or there may be the presence of
>> underage sex workers or where there is evidence to suggest that a serial
>> predator is targeting indoor workers.  In other words, you can assure your
>> clients that the VPD will not be setting up fake escort or massage ads in
>> an effort to arrest clients for purchasing sex.
>>
>> They will be adding a "Frequently Asked Questions" section to the Sex
>> Work Enforcement Guidelines on the VPD website and, if you have any
>> specific questions, please forward them to me so that they can be sent to
>> the VPD and included in the FAQ.
>>
>> They will also produce a Youtube video explaining their policy in plain
>> language. This is an important step as it is a commitment to their own
>> guidelines that we can hold them accountable to if individual officers
>> using their "discretion" behave in a way that isn't in keeping with their
>> commitment.
>>
>> They have also committed to speaking with police chiefs in other lower
>> mainland municipalities to try to promote the safety of sex workers.
>>
>> In solidarity,
>>
>> Kerry
>>
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