I did sign with my "secondary" email address and a fake name, but not really sure there is any value in that. Comparing the risk of revealing my real name and the value of a single signature on a petition, I would always opt for not signing the petition, as I don't believe that a single signature would save anyone.Originally Posted by KellyCurvybabe
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I also sgned it but I used my e-i user name and second most used email address.
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No I agree with Apollo1. Anyone could be making up the addresses and signing it. According to your logic you should make up another 10 hotmail addresses and sign it again. And if you don't do it and another escort is attacked then it'll be your fault she was attacked.
I also don't think Patricia should be making suggestions at punters' morality and using the slanderous and nonsense allegations of some journalists about client mentality/behaviour as a political football, it's not OUR fault the industry is like this. Most punters got into it for the services, not taking on the responsibility of trying fight for escorts rights... like if you buy a certain type of drink you don't expect the drink-company to come after you with petitions about their rights afterwards. Punters go to escorts not to be guilt and stress-ridden with it like so many other things, that's what we try to get away from.
Where's the hard evidence anyway for legalising it being so much better for the escorts and not just better for Patricia?
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Someone could put up a thread here about two flies crawling up a wall and it would get more posts on it in 5 minutes then the number of people who so far have signed this petition so it shows just how much some people really don't give a rats ass about the working conditions of these women but are happy to type away and nit pick something positive into the ground.
You don't need hard evidence to know its better for someone to have the legal option to have another person to call on in the event of a problem.
Its basic common sense of the simplest kind.
Thats not true , just because people havent signed the petition doesnt mean that they dont care about the working girls . They might have several reasons for not signing it.
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I am just saying that the most inane thread imaginable will get more views clocked up here in hours then that petition has gotten in its first few days and that thread would probably stay up top for longer.
To the people that have others concerns, those concerns about privacy have been dealt with. This thread is now becoming bogged down on the side issue of multiple voting.
That would be a nice problem to have, but first people have to vote once which is what is trying to be encouraged.
I believe an online petition like that even if signed by lots of people is worthless when presented to those who really could change the laws (i.e. the politicians).
I do believe that a petition with lots of support can at least send out a signal. The press is seemingly trying to put a spin on the current situation (i.e. only 25 signatures on the petition) and yes, the signal that is being sent out is that the law as it stands is fine, although exactly the opposite is the truth.
I encourage every punter who reads this to sign the petition, you don't need to sign with your real name or with your primary and well known email address. While the law probably won't be changed only on the basis of a petition like this, at least a positive signal can be sent out to the world.
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Well I certainly get lectures from morality from you guys often enough, so I think it is fair enough I say a little something back once in a blue moon.
Prostitution is already legal in Ireland. Plus this petition isn't actually calling for legalisation of brothels, it is simply asking that our brothel laws aren't used as like a backdoor way of criminalising independent escorts. A change in the law isn't even necessarily required. We have many laws that exist but are used to their full potential as the goverment does not seek to.
BTW, better for me, what is better for me? How does the this petition's aim do anything for me, other than hopefully we'd have less distressed advertisers calling our offices?
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Okay fine, I take that back. It is hard to see why it would be good for you and yet not good for the escorts. I could think up possible reasons for why it might be the case, such as more escort competition against each other, less legal dangers for E-I which could accumulate over the years if you don't get laws enacted when you get a chance, things like that... I just said *maybe*...
But it's true that's all just speculation, so unlike other people around here who will argue almost anything until the very end no matter what they said, and pull out all sorts of far-fetched reasons/arguments to support their original point (if they can remember what it was), I'll rescind my remark.
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Pat,
You are disappointed with people that wish to remain anonymous ?
Not brave or courageous enough ?
Do you actually live in Ireland or are you in the same country from which this website is bravely hosted ?
Can you tell me how many escorts currently paying for advertising have signed up ?
There are 532 Irish Female Escorts, 13 Irish Male Escorts, 26 Irish Transsexual Escorts, 10 Irish Transvestite Escorts, 5 Irish Escort Duos and 1 Irish Escort Couples-
Why not refuse to accept them as advertisers until they sign up.
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