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Again, that's the point - that not being criminally liable doesn't prevent the authorities from treating them like criminals and making their lives difficult.


Ah, but are the authorities treating them like criminals or possible sex slaves? The Reddit post doesn't give any evidence for the former over the latter.


#4 and #6 in particular sound targeted at the sex worker more than an attempt at preventing pimping/slavery.


#6 is simply a bank protecting itself, how would they differentiate a legal sex worker from a human trafficker? maybe in a country where some kind of prostitution is allowed they could show a certificate but not in Sweden.

#4 is simply a fulfilling what the law and the government meant, prostitution is illegal and the best way to catch the offenders is waiting for them outside of the business.


Surely you can see how "sex workers can't have bank accounts" winds up being punitive, even if it's an indirect result of the laws?

Same for "what you do is legal, but we'll sit outside your house and arrest anyone going in-and-out".


You can't have a bank account if you have too many unexplained, to the bank, companies or branches in "not so nice" places. Hell, as a newcomer to Sweden you can't have a bank account until you have a personal number even though it is not necessary or legal to refuse.

Police are not sitting outside anyone's house, they do detain sex buyers from time to time and the most sensible place to do that is outside of the business




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