I know it wasn’t the meat of the article but the comment about sex workers not calling the police when they are assaulted or worse reminded me of a conversation I had with a sex worker that doesn’t have sex with johns. Something happened to her and since she isn’t doing anything illegal I asked her if she had called the cops. She told me that no, she would never call the police because they rape sex workers. I don’t feel comfortable giving her name (it was a public conversation but probably one that I shouldn’t attach her name to) but can confirm that she does not work as a street prostitute or escort, she is a BDSM performer. For someone not doing anything illegal to be that scared of the police is very telling. The incident she referenced happened in Vegas. I believe her and infer that Vegas cops must go around raping sex workers quite routinely for her to say that. The incident I am talking about was not (that I know of) done by a police officer.