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When good writing becomes bad ethics — the voyeuristic gaze in sex work reporting

Daily Maverick · · 1048 words · By Rebecca Walker; Marlise Richter; Connie Mathe
Decriminalization of Sex Work Journalistic Ethics Police misconduct Human Rights and Dignity
open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-06-when-good-writing-becomes-bad…

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“The recent “Raid to nowhere – my unlikely night with police on Queen Street, Kensington” (15 March 2026)”
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web search NEUTRAL — KENT » Топ ожидания фильмов 2026 » Фильм Колония 2026.
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“One of the co-authors of this piece was arrested herself after police used condoms as evidence of criminality.”
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While search results discuss the general practice of police using condoms as evidence in various cities (NYC, Edinburgh) and a specific raid in a warehouse, there is no evidence linking this specific event to a co-author of the 'Raid to nowhere' piece.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police raided the warehouse on Saturday and seized the used prophylactics.Pham Thi Thanh Ngoc, 33, the owner of the warehouse, was arrested and claimed she had been receiving the condoms once a month …
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-8767527/Police-seize-…
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web search NEUTRAL — If condoms are found on the suspects, police can use that as evidence to justify their arrest for prostitution-related activities.The policy of using condoms as evidence undermines and contradicts the…
https://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/rightsviews/2011/11/24/condo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Perhaps most concerning is the report’s admission that the rise in unprotected sex may be “precipitated by fear of being found by the police to be in possession of condoms,” which it says can be used …
https://www.vice.com/en/article/edinburgh-saunas-police-raid…
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“Subjected to a degrading strip search, she later discovered money missing from her home after the police entry.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries for '.co' and the City of Honolulu, which are completely irrelevant to the claim about a strip search and missing money.
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web search NEUTRAL — .co is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Colombia. It is administered by .CO Internet S.A.S., [3] a subsidiary of Neustar since 2014.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · My mission is to fulfil the responsibility of the City and County of Honolulu to provide core City services to its residents and visitors alike, with safe, accessible, well-maintained publ…
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web search NEUTRAL — Looking for online definition of CO or what CO stands for? CO is listed in the World's most authoritative dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms.
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“It follows a journalist accompanying a community policing forum patrol addressing local disturbances such as unlicensed bars.”
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The search results discuss general police raids and journalists in Turkey, but nothing regarding a journalist accompanying a community policing forum patrol targeting unlicensed bars in the context of the 'Raid to nowhere' article.
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web search NEUTRAL — Subscribe for more crime content!This video was made for educational purposes only. The video is presented to provide genuine footage of police incidents to...
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web search NEUTRAL — Mustafa Kilic, a journalist for one of the group’s newspapers, Millet, shared an image of blood on his press card, an apparent result of resisting the police during the raid. As Cihan reported, Bugun …
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/29/world/europe/turkish-jour…
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web search NEUTRAL — Policing in southern slave-holding states had roots in slave patrols, squadrons made up of white volunteers empowered to use vigilante tactics to enforce laws related to slavery.
https://theconversation.com/the-racist-roots-of-american-pol…
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“the cloak-and-dagger reality TV series Cops, screened on Fox TV... The show was eventually cancelled over racist and violent police practices.”
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Multiple sources confirm 'Cops' premiered on Fox and was eventually cancelled. Globalnews.ca explicitly links the cancellation to the aftermath of George Floyd protests (racist/violent police practices).
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web search NEUTRAL — Cops is an American documentary television series that is currently in its 37th season. It is produced by Langley Productions and premiered on the Fox network on March 11, 1989.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cops_(TV_program)
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web search NEUTRAL — 'Cops' TV show View image in full screen. COPS, '800th Episode Milestone', (Season 23, ep. 2301, aired Sept.Cops initially debuted in 1989 on Fox and ended after 25 seasons in 2013. Get daily Canada n…
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“The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has reaffirmed its commitment to decriminalisation of sex work.”
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Multiple independent sources (BusinessTech, IOL, and the Department of Justice) confirm the South African government's commitment and legislative process to decriminalize sex work.
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web search NEUTRAL — Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Ronald Lamola said that the National Strategic Plan contains a list of key interventions, key activities and indicators. One of the key activities is th…
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web search NEUTRAL — South Africa is on the brink of decriminalising sex work, as the government moves closer to the final stages of decriminalising the trade in South Africa. The justice department told IOL on Thursday t…
https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-04-12-south-africa-moves…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Department of Justice and Correctional Services has urged members of the public to participate in the legislative development process that seeks to decriminalise sex work, by making inputs to impr…
https://www.polity.org.za/article/justice-dept-publishes-bil…
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“Despite a moratorium on sex work prosecutions agreed by the National Prosecuting Authority in late 2025”
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Two independent sources confirm that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in South Africa placed a moratorium on the prosecution of sex workers.
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web search NEUTRAL — South Africa halts sex worker prosecutions pending a historic court case that could decriminalise sex work and protect rights.
https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/08/30/south-african-govt-is…
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has placed a moratorium on the prosecution of sex workers. This comes after calls and a pending decision from the court for the decriminalisation of sex worker…
https://briefly.co.za/south-africa/223343-npa-issues-morator…
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is inviting applications for a Finance Clerk position based at the Director of Public Prosecutions office in Mthatha.13 May 2026. Late applications may not be …
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“Dr Rebecca Walker is a senior research consultant with the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) at the University of the Witwatersrand.”
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The official ACMS website and Google Scholar profile explicitly confirm Dr. Rebecca Walker is a Senior Research Consultant at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), University of the Witwatersrand.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr Rebecca Walker is a social anthropologist and research consultant specialising in migration, health, and human rights in Southern Africa. She holds a Masters in Development and Research Methods and…
https://migration.org.za/dipl-team-member/rebecca-walker/
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web search NEUTRAL — I specialise in migration, health systems, gender justice, and rights-based governance in Southern and East Africa. · I am a Senior Research Consultant at the African Centre for Migration & Society (A…
https://za.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-walker-b9a482184
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web search NEUTRAL — African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg - Cited by 443 - Social Anthropology - Migration and Health - Southern Africa - Gender and sex work
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=932HsxAAAAAJ&hl=en
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“Dr Marlise Richter is a Senior Research Officer at the School of Public Health, University of Cape Town, and a Research Associate at the ACMS.”
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“Constance Mathe is National Coordinator of the Asijiki Coalition for the Decriminalisation of Sex Work.”
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