Killing Kittens Orgies in Belfast & Dublin

[Davidontour]

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/elite-sex-club-killing-kittens-comes-to-belfast-promising-organised-orgies-and-swingers-parties-30034946.html

Apologies if this has already been posted elsewhere, but I'm interested in the legal status of this particular venture, in the event of paying for sex being criminalised in Ireland.

Clearly this club is subscription only, so how is anyone attending these events not paying for sex?

And if this is permitted under the new legislation, what's to stop a similar 'members-only' event being organised involving dozens of escorts and clients?

The 'couples only' clause is threadbare -- what constitutes a couple? Two people who met yesterday could be a couple today. The age limit of 18-45 is hardly unreasonable, though some might struggle with the 'beautiful people' aspect.

It has to be assumed that the organisers of these events have done their legal homework and aren't expecting to be raided for facilitating the purchase of sex anytime soon.

Any thoughts on this?

[Hagane00]

The reason why it would not be illegal from my understanding is, every person who is having sex is paying, noone is being payed to have sex with someone else.
The club merely acts as a promoter and a venue for the orgy, they do not force anyone to have sex with anyone, or pay anyone to have sex with anyone.
Therefore, it can not be deemed exploitative (based on the terms of this possibly new laws) as people are there of their own accord and are paying for the privilege to do so.

Hope that makes sense.

[Davidontour]

Thanks Hagane -- that does make sense, although it sounds well dodgy, and not just because of the royal connections. I can't help feeling this business model could be exploited.