What one trafficked woman's *first* client did

[Catriona]

So there are still some good people in the world.

I know of a guy who went to see an escort who he said looked dead behind the eyes, exhausted, drained, depressed.....basically all the signs of trafficking plus she couldn't speak a word of English. When he booked the appointment, it wasn't her he spoke to so when he met with the girl he spent the majority of the time trying to figure out where she was from, she had to use the google earth app on his iPhone and pointed to where she was from. He didn't do anything with her but when he left, he phoned the police and reported the situation so luckily that girl woman was rescued.

In Turkey they have a hotline which clients can call if they think a girl is trafficked.

[Empirical]

I do not see Ruhama et al as well meaning.

I see them as parasites.

Their sole interest is to perpetuate the victimology of sex workers , in order to secure their own further funding.

I do not see a well meaning if misguided entity. I see them as calculated and cold ; opportunistic and vulgar in their

methods of coaching 'victims' for media events ; heartless in their requiring anyone who might turn to them for help

to declare and proclaim that they have been victimised in order to receive assistance , when in fact abuse may not

even be the case.

A Dub Established Provider I used to know and care a great deal for did a bit of social experimentation :

Went to Ruhama , told them she was ready to quit escorting , and was looking for a way out -- further education ,

rent assistance , information , etc. >>> there was absolutely NO meaningful assistance available or offered ,

but they did attempt to engage her in their re-education efforts.

She walked away in disgust.

Well meaning zealots ? Only part of that notion is correct in my opinion.

I think this sums up what many of us think of such "rescue" organisations. They are in it, not to "save" fallen women, but to promote their own glory, to polish their souls.

You could call it cognitive dissonance; it's easier to think of it as the difference between the expressed and the espoused positions. That is, listen to what we say, ignore what we do; for what we really believe in isn't the message that we want to get across. Yet politicians accept what they are told at face value when it suits their agendas; and their agendas are informed by such pressure groups. And the result? Clause 6, the Swedish model is passed in N Ireland on the basis it seems, of anecdotal evidence of harm, while the results of a survey, however much the methodology of such surveys can be criticised (and recognised), is totally ignored.

It makes it very difficult for us to know what is fact and what is fiction; there are awful stories around of women who describe their trafficking. Yet, while Rachel Moran describes hers, Gay Dalton (?is that the right name) denies that it could have happened. Who are we to believe? Likewise, "Anna", in the Irish Sun today; can we believe her, or will someone come forward to refute it? And Somaly Mam in Thailand, with her "rescue centre", now recognised as a sham.

And if these stories are fabricated or embellished, why do Ruhama, TORL etc continue to promote them? Cannot they see that sooner or later such stories, if fabricated etc, will be demolished.

[Empirical]

My apologies, she is Gaye Dalton.

You can read her response to Rachel Moran here:

http://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2...11/played-out/

[dob]

My apologies, she is Gaye Dalton.

You can read her response to Rachel Moran here:

http://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2...11/played-out/

She is best known here as LaBelle Thatcher, she used to be a regular poster