Comments on: PA Anti-Human Trafficking Bill…Massage at the top of the list http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/massage-collage/2010/07/25/pa-anti-human-trafficking-bill-massage-at-the-top-of-the-list/ The Politics of Massage Fri, 18 May 2012 12:10:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ontheotherhand http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/massage-collage/2010/07/25/pa-anti-human-trafficking-bill-massage-at-the-top-of-the-list/comment-page-1/#comment-507 ontheotherhand Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:59:13 +0000 http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/massage-collage/?p=325#comment-507 A late response, but I just wanted to point out that compliance with such a law is not only very simple, but, I believe, actually increases the credibility of our establishments. It's a way of supporting our industry as a valuable, legal, ethical contributing industry in society by taking an agressive stand against those who exploit and misuse it. Considering the weak enforcement of these laws around the country I find it unlikely that "the gestapo" will be "barging in" anywhere---especially a place that has not generated any complaints. I too grow weary of people making assumptions/jokes about the massage profession, but the reality is perpetrators of forced prostitution very often do disguise themselves within the massage community. If we really want to strengthen the integrity and legitimate good name of massage therapy we need to go beyond these minimal laws/ordinances and aggressively promote the ethical practices of real massage therapy. A late response, but I just wanted to point out that compliance with such a law is not only very simple, but, I believe, actually increases the credibility of our establishments. It’s a way of supporting our industry as a valuable, legal, ethical contributing industry in society by taking an agressive stand against those who exploit and misuse it.
Considering the weak enforcement of these laws around the country I find it unlikely that “the gestapo” will be “barging in” anywhere—especially a place that has not generated any complaints.

I too grow weary of people making assumptions/jokes about the massage profession, but the reality is perpetrators of forced prostitution very often do disguise themselves within the massage community.

If we really want to strengthen the integrity and legitimate good name of massage therapy we need to go beyond these minimal laws/ordinances and aggressively promote the ethical practices of real massage therapy.

]]> By: Jeremy Miller http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/massage-collage/2010/07/25/pa-anti-human-trafficking-bill-massage-at-the-top-of-the-list/comment-page-1/#comment-487 Jeremy Miller Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:21:08 +0000 http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/massage-collage/?p=325#comment-487 Thanks Laura for continuing to sound the alarms that our profession needs! There should be something that could be done in the way of an exemption to this bill for those with the PA state license. Every law has exemptions to protect those who should not have to live or work by the proposed laws requirements. This is a perfect example of where an exemption would be appropriate. If the state legislator who was the author/sponsor of the bill that Licensed PA MTs is still a lawmaker there, it seems he or she would be the perfect person to offer such an amendment, since from your description this bill would greatly undercut the validity of that License. Thanks Laura for continuing to sound the alarms that our profession needs!
There should be something that could be done in the way of an exemption to this bill for those with the PA state license. Every law has exemptions to protect those who should not have to live or work by the proposed laws requirements. This is a perfect example of where an exemption would be appropriate. If the state legislator who was the author/sponsor of the bill that Licensed PA MTs is still a lawmaker there, it seems he or she would be the perfect person to offer such an amendment, since from your description this bill would greatly undercut the validity of that License.

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