Two words; Willful Ignorance.
Thank you, mate, this is by far the best and most human message I've seen on UkPunting since I started lurking and posting occasionally years ago.
In my case, I tend to think that, be it a job as a cleaner or as a waitress, London offers a job to pretty much everyone (which is why so many people are flocking to the country). That is what makes me think that for most people who do escorting, it's their choice. Of course, there might be weird corner cases, mothers of many children, sad and unlucky life paths, but I hope that in most of those cases the UK benefit system would provide some sort of alternative. Hell, I know of someone who has a daughter and could make millions out of escorting, but chooses to drag her ass from a job in a bar to multiple gigs as a cleaner: not an easy life, but still doesn't work more than 8/9 hours a day, and lives in a subsidy flat.
All of this is probably confused, but it is to say that I almost never felt guilty towards the WG, when punting. Only once, years and years ago, with a SG that was so sad, so so sad, that it still aches reminding her. I still don't understand why I went through with it, as if saying "really, don't bother, let's say it's a gift" was something embarrassing. I didn't realize that some WG could be trafficked, then: had I known what I know now about the matter I hope I would have had the strength to stop myself that night, and actually bring the girl to the police.
