The Week In Politics, today, 30/11/14

[talkabout]

As a P.S. to above ,it was continously put to the lady in question that she
(a)had pimps.
(b)that she had been trafficked.
A true trafficked person would face considerable trauma having this type of treatment doled out to them-which belies the idea of much sympathy for escorts in the justice system at large.Indeed it demonstrates a certain disrespect for both women and foreign nationals.

[Catriona]

I worry about the foreign nationals as I am afraid they'll go after to those girls the most and their clients :-( The press officer was saying to the woman who interviewed me that they'll be concentrating on trafficked women's clients. The Swedish police has spent a quarter of its trafficking budget to criminalise clients I am curious how this will play out here.

[The Libertarian]

Interestingly while we're all focused on the likely criminalisation of clients ,I have heard of thesympathetic treatment of an escort(who I know well) at the hands of our police force.Raided,front door broken down,appartment torn apart,money and bank a/c seized,left penniless, worried how to pay due rent on appartment&escort site,supporting family at home,facing potential prosecution,fearing prison and/or deportation,having been strip-searched,usual bullying/manipulation of Templemore Twats(Hi to any snooping).Some escorts will also be collateral damage as An Garda Siochaina gets a boost to its self-importance.So don't overly expect too much sympathy from the regime of Frances Fitzgerald or any other craw thumping,holier than thou merchants in politics.B.T.W. she didn't receive much hel from fellow escort "friends" who ran fairly fast covering their own arses.

It's well known by its supporters that this insane law causes more suffering to Sex Workers than anyone else! They are seen as acceptable collateral damage to get an insane point across (women aren't for sale, well in a Consenting commercial sex setting, nobody actually is for sale, just sexual services for rent!) or to get increased funding for NGOs prominent in TORLER to help 'rescue' fallen women, exactly as happened with the orders of nuns behind Ruhama who ran the Magdelyne Laundries!

[The Libertarian]

I worry about the foreign nationals as I am afraid they'll go after to those girls the most and their clients :-( The press officer was saying to the woman who interviewed me that they'll be concentrating on trafficked women's clients. The Swedish police has spent a quarter of its trafficking budget to criminalise clients I am curious how this will play out here.

Almost all escorts advertising here are of foreign origin and I doubt if trafficking is an issue, but we must remain vigilant in stopping that incredible evil where it exists outside of TV dramas where it's most prominent!!

[Davidontour]

Is this available on an iPlayer? if so, do you have a link, please. Ta.

http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10350112/

The sex work portion begins at 21 minutes.