Should Taxi Drivers Be Fined for Aiding Prostitutes?

everyone is saying no. thats the easy answer. the passage makes a good point. along with a garanteed rise in bodies found in the gutter. hos will be hos n when their done and is paying for a ride there just a customer. Think of it is way a young female relative of yours just left a club late night in club dress n now she has to walk because of the dumb law

Cab driver has NOTHING to do with what a person does after he/she drops them off.

it's not like there's a corporate cross-over deal going on....

no its their taxi and it depends on what they are getting in trade

that's ridiculous! prostitutes are people too. they're just doing their job. it's unfair to prostitutes and to the taxi driver, for how is he/she to know who is or isn't a prostitute?

They are doing there jobs. Do you think most of them pay attention to who is getting in there car. Just pay me my money and get out.

If cabbies turned down woman on the premise that they might be hookers then they would turn down most women of a certain age group when they go out on the town.

they arent smashing

Because prostitution is the real problem that is harming our society.

/sarcasm>

Seriously, why do we get so upset about prostitution?

spread of STD's. not all of them are smart

yeah, but I would bet that it's no worse than the hookups and one-night-stands that happen every day, but no one gets their jimmies rustled over those.

Yes - let's start fining them for transporting those Congressman and Senators !
Wait - we were talking about those prostitutes, right?

you can't really unmake other people's decisions, it's their decision if they wanna be a prostitute, and paying a taxi to drive them to work shouldn't be punished.

Taxi drivers are trying to make their money too!, They would probably go out of business if it weren't for prostitutes!

It sounds like this law has been mis-quoted (I hope), It should read that if a driver is soliciting a prostitute IN his cab, not transporting her/him. I think if you are having sex in the cab, that may be questionable, maybe even reprimandable, but what if it's your date? How far can you go before john law wants a piece of your action?

This is bs just another stab at our freedoms. The way people dress these days how are you suppose to know unless they broadcasts that they are a prostitute? Does this apply to strippers too? WAKE UP AMERICA!!! They are slowly chipping away at your freedoms using crime fighting as an excuse.

Absolutely right.
Very well said.

why the cabbies? it makes no sense... why not fine those who put the prostitutes clients? not that I support that but it'll make more sense cos they keep the prostitutes in business.

Not at all. TAXI DRIVERS should be fined for not aiding prostitutes. Spiritual Prostitution is much worse. Clerical Child Abuse is a Criminal Fascist Work.

Forks make you fat.

These NYC hacks have to make living too. Do you think they should not pik up blacks or Asians? What next?

Muslims, Christians & Democrats! And don't forget the Italians, Scots and Irish! But for Pete's sake, NO WOMEN IN SHORT SKIRTS OR CUTOFFS!

I would like to see a study or the statistics showing a need for this bill. Is there any evidence of an organized effort on the part of NYC cabbies to aid and abet prostitution? Bad law will never limit bad acts. While it is every citizens responsibility to aid law enforcement, it is NOT our responsibility to enforce the laws. That would constitute vigilantism.....which is also against the law.

yes, for promoting Ignorant brainless woman's ...Sad

Not sure what the aluminiti is saying up there, but i need to post another message.
First of all He who is without sin, cast the first stone!

How many prostitutes you know, that love their job?? How many do it out of necessity to feed their children, or their pimp has them addicted to drugs...come on! Its sad so sad.

What a terrible job for them...do you really think they enjoy having to go with the most disgusting perverts...I doubt it very much.

They are welcome to come to God....and his mercy and forgiveness probably a hell of alot quicker than some others'.

When Mary Magdalene was on the ground covering her face and fearing for her life, while a bunch of 'MEN' (most who had probably been with her) held up their big and sharp stones...What did Jesus do????? He looked at the crowd holding their stones, Like a bunch of cowards ready to pass judgment and torture one woman..

Jesus Said: He among you who has not sinned...cast the first stone.

AT that statement...each one dropped their stone one by one.

Jesus said to Mary...They no longer condemn you and neither do I. Get up and sin no more.
Mary after this ..........believed.....was forgiven.....and followed Jesus!

God will Judge all accordingly! No one can hide from him.
What sins, do you think would be the most deadly? Cruelty comes in many forms, and God does not look well upon it!

Your post proves you to be exactly what you judge others to be.

Typical mindset of a lib/prog politician....passing a law that can't be enforced!! Sort of like mandates that they pass on to states in regard to illegal immigration...There will be lawsuits against cabbies because they refused service to women and yet cabbies will be sued if they refuse service to obvious gangbangers because that is profiling.....

This is making the cab drive a policeman and this is not something they are equipped to do from their training.

What is someone is just dressed up for a bridal party or something like that? They are all dressed up in sexy clothes and then they get called a prostitute and denied a ride.

Better would be to allow prostitutes and regulate them with medical testing and protection if a "John" gets out of line. I have seen prostitution in almost every country I have lived in and even some countries I just visited. You can't legislate morality away because some object to it.

How can you tell if a person is a prostitute? By what they wear?

Too bad, fella.

Nanny Bloomberg strikes again. Why the heck is this the responsibility of cabbies to determine if someone is a whore or not? You idiot lobs gave up salt shakers to the power hungry tyrant and now he is going to control everything you do.

And do politicians count as prostitutes?
And then there are lobbyists....deny them transport as well?

Absolutely.
I'd give a prostitute a ride before a politician or lobbyist any day.

how are you supposed to make ajudgement call on who's a hooker or ot? it's insane!!!

Last time I checked, we were all human beings.

You haven't "checked" Capitol Hill... not many human beings there.

Prostitution should be legal. The united states should grow up.

Great "bird" !