Originally Posted by
Patricia
I am seeing our laws on brothel keeping being used to prosecute independent escorts and I've not seen one newspaper so much as question this so far. All I've seen is reporting that independent escorts are being prosecuted and then comments on trafficking etc, like somehow that is relevant to the issue of independent escorts now being prosecuted with our brothel laws?
Also this petition is not necessarily seeking a change in any law. Discretion can and should be used in applying the law. If the government were to for example state that they do not believe our laws on brothel keeping should be used to prosecute independent sex workers that would be a massive achievement.
Regards E-I, I've been around a long time now - 10+ years and I can tell you E-I has never been involved in pimping, running brothels, whatever you call it. We advertise escorts at the clearly published rates, end of, we do not and have never done any more than that. People with agendas can try to throw stones at us, find some tiny link somewhere and try to blow it up into something it's not, but the truth is what remains. This petition isn't about that.
We speak to escorts every week who are frightened because they feel they have to work alone. We speak to escorts that have been attacked and feel they can't go to the police because they might get busted themselves if they do. That's what this is about.
I'm trying to raise a point. I think it is a very valid point that needs raising. Why knock me?
Pat x