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    Hi all,

    We would like to share a message from Sex workers' rights campaigner Laura Lee, offering clear resources on how to speak up about abuse.

    Step up!

    No doubt by now, you’ll be familiar with the traditional discourse around sex work, particularly in Ireland. Sex workers are either poor coerced, trafficked women (and it is ALWAYS women) or we’re clever and manipulative, exploiting others for our own gain. More than anyone, I know how difficult that is to read, when those who have never even met you try to speak to your core as an individual and make all sorts of assumptions, more often than not for their own benefit. These are very difficult times in Ireland, fear is widespread and working conditions under constant threat. Yet still, we remain a very strong community, looking out for one and other.

    Similarly, the constant barrage of information in the media about “sex buyers” and their complete disregard for other human beings is nothing short of appalling, not to mention largely untrue. Of course there are dangerous clients, if there weren’t, we wouldn’t need safety schemes to warn one and other. Further criminalisation leads to more danger as the very people who should be screened get through the net. But I’m going to let you into a little secret, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard of a client helping a sex worker out of an abusive situation. A far cry from the regularly portrayed monsters who’ll pay tons of cash to have sex with a woman chained to a radiator, I’m sure you’ll agree.

    Of all of the favourite questions I’m asked in “debates” one of the top ten has to be - “how can live with yourself?” Quite easily, I think you’ll find. After all, I’m not the one advocating harm for an already vulnerable minority group. But what I very seldom get the chance to say (and it’s a great pity). is that not one person I have ever met in the sex industry who has engaged in sex with a consenting adult would ever assert that violence or coercion or trafficking is okay. Not one. No decent human being wants to stand back and watch the suffering of another.

    If you’re a sex worker or client and nodding your head whilst reading that last paragraph, good. There’s something you can do to help. In the North of Ireland, we have two dedicated PSNI police liaison officers and I am more than happy to pass on any information on a third party basis using the utmost of discretion, I will never reveal your identity, whether you’re a buyer or seller. In the Republic of Ireland we now have a contact within An Garda Síochána, and similarly I can pass the information on to them, although of course you also have the option of Blueblindfold or Crimestoppers.

    Every week without fail, there are violent attacks and rapes committed against sex workers in Ireland, the statistics speak for themselves. This year alone there have been 718. As a community, now more than ever, we need to stand strong and report any and all suspicions. Never be afraid that your report might sound trivial, it may just be the last piece in a puzzle that the police are looking for. One more off the street means one more safe sex worker. It’s time to step up.

    See blog link here: https://www.escort-ireland.com/blog/...ety-laura-lee/
    Last edited by Floki; 05-04-19 at 12:25.

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    Great work Laura
    It’s a fucking disgrace to say that these men and women are afraid to report these crimes against them , and that they are on there own so to speak after being victims of these bastards ,
    There is not enough publicity about this , but as you say
    The public are so fucking ignorant to the real truth of the sex industry, just ordainery people trying to make a living bothering nobody , and then there victims to these bastards that rape , rob and beat them !
    I am a thousand percent behind you in any thing we can do to help the sex workers as I have lots of friends that were and are sex workers,
    Kind Regards
    Charlie

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    Quote Originally Posted by Charlie007 View Post
    Great work Laura
    It’s a fucking disgrace to say that these men and women are afraid to report these crimes against them , and that they are on there own so to speak after being victims of these bastards ,
    There is not enough publicity about this , but as you say
    The public are so fucking ignorant to the real truth of the sex industry, just ordainery people trying to make a living bothering nobody , and then there victims to these bastards that rape , rob and beat them !
    I am a thousand percent behind you in any thing we can do to help the sex workers as I have lots of friends that were and are sex workers,
    Kind Regards
    Charlie
    I agree with your post + 1

    But it more likely and can be a pimp or any partner (boyfriend etc) who are the ones who abusing and intimidation to the professional Lady (Escort)
    It can be they who trafficked her in and the ones who are real Bastards who need sorting out.

    One advice Mate if a professional Lady Escort is in situation where you feel or know something wrong do try help her. But even if you try to help (which I have try to help in one situation ) she may not see it or does see it and choose to live that way in fear of him or them.

    They can be very manipulating pimps or any abusive partner , just like in domestic abuse it no different as Lady could work in fear of them. Only thing to do after is report it 100% to which more people need to report if 100% accurate.

    But reporting someone should be last resort. As telling them your concern is best way first and always. They just might open up and confide in that person if something is wrong. Clients do take welfare of professional Lady (Escort) in to consideration.

    But it pimps and or any abusive partner who real Bastard and criminal here , who trafficked in people against their consent. Which any bad clients also to only add to abuse and suffering.

    Sadly it never ending battle Mate. Only people who are in situation like that or people who has endure it , know the true horror of what it like to live , feel and go through the nightmare of it.

    Whole thing of trafficking make me Fecking sick and damn even today I feel helpless with one situation I can't talk about now. That sadden me
    Last edited by Mr Sweet Guy; 27-12-18 at 13:27.

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    Good read. Very valid points.

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    Great read

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    Good info cheers folks

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