 However, criminalizing the clients of adult consensual sex workers does not achieve any of those goals. I remember when I was working as a sex worker, it was very common for me to ask my client for his ID. And while I was holding it in his hand, I would call a friend of mine. And that way, somebody knew where I was, who I was with, and what time to expect to hear from me. And that guy, those men, would never hand me their ID