C2 - Friday, May 18, 1984 - North Shore News

Davie before ‘Shame the Johns’

From page C1

in $983, say the
makers:

‘“‘At the time there were no
residents of the West End
coming around the pro-
stitutes in those numbers,”’
the film-makers agreed.

‘*But it’s interesting,
maybe if I was making the

film-

film today, the focus would
be on the Shame the John
Movement,’’ added Dale.

““We would have been
filming the movement if they
had been marching down the
Streets then because the film
is about prostitutes and what
touches their lives.’’

John Harrison, president
of CROWE (Concerned
Residents of the West End)

says that during the filming
of Hookers On Davie,
“‘we were not working on the
streets then (in direct con-
frontation to the johns).”’

‘‘We were working at a
government level then, |
understand the film is verv
sympathetic to the hookers,’’
he added.

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moralistic one opposed to
prostitution, we simply don’t
want them in our
neighborhood.”’

‘““‘We get comments from
the hookers who say why
don’t you leave us alone, they
are very adamant about their
ternitory.’’

‘*But prostitutes don’t
belong in a= residential
neighborhood.’’

A civil injunction to drive
the prostitutes and customers
concerns

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the co-directors.

“If [happen to be standing
on the corner talking to a guy
or something, | could be ar-
rested or ticketed for pro-

sutution,’’ added Cole.

“‘T think that the big pro-
blem with the law is that it is
to have a

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common bawdy house so
they force prostitutes to work
on the street, and in doing so,
it’s very disruptive to the
community.’’

‘“‘My fear now is that the
climate is getting so thick out.
there that Im afraid that so-
meone is going to get hurt
and then everyone will be
sorry,’’ added Dale.

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