Be Respectful

I’m quoted in this Sunday’s @thetimes interview with justice minister @AlexDaviesJones regarding her, @Jess4Lowestoft, and others’ regrettable comments about the implications of the S104 offences in the Crime and Policing Act. For reference, my full quotes were: “It is tragic to see MPs pronouncing contradictory interpretations of the legislation they voted for, with no binding effect on courts considering these broadly drawn and ill-defined offences. It is disgusting to see them resort to victim-blaming reminiscent the AIDS crisis when challenged for their inability to recognise those unintended consequences.   The new publication offences are likely to create a deluge of reports to the police, similar to Section 127 offences for social media posts, inundating our overstretched courts with ambiguous alleged offences.   Sex workers who have had their taxed and legal businesses destroyed by overly cautious platforms are being put at greater risk of male violence or returned to poverty, and dependency on the welfare budget.”