Originally Posted by
babygravy
We were having a chat about this last evening in the chatroom. I am at a loss about what they are trying to accomplish from the act. Lets put some numbers into the debate;
1. Say an average of 700 escorts working (there are 728 today, but for the sake of argument)
2. Say each escort has three clients a day (from my "hands on", intensive research this seems about right, but I am open to correction)
3. This means the behaviour of 2,100 punters a day is criminalised with the passing of the Act (on the basis there are few enough of us that regularly see more than one escort a day, and if there are they won't impact on the statistics, but fair due to them ananyways!)
4. On a weekly basis the number is new 14,700 criminals (on the on the basis there are few enough of us that regularly see more than one escort a week, and if there are they won't materially impact on the statistics, but fair due to them ananyways!)
5. Using that reasoning the number of new criminals the coppers have to chase annually is 764,400, but of course there are many of us repeat offenders.
6. Say the number of annual punts is 7 (again, open to comment). If that is so, the number of additional criminals for the coppers is 109,200
On the other hand, using the above numbers, lets take a look at the economics of the trade;
1. What is the cost of the average punt? Most 30 mins appointments are €100, but some appointments are 45 mins/1hr or more. For the sake of argument, lets say €110.
2. €110 times 764,400 (keep up, the number of punts over the year) is €84,084,000. Is turnover like that something the state should be thinking about regulating rather than banning (especially for no reason?). After all, there are already anti trafficking laws, and laws against withholding the liberty from folk.
All in all, it seems to be ideologically driven, and bonkers to me.
Any other thoughts?