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Offline jaydefo24

I've been thinking recently... could these so called 'bad-punts' that I, and many others had... actually women who are in someway doing it against their will...?

How would you know? Does anyone else think about this?

I'm all for sex servicing where both parties are mutually benefitting and doing it out of their own free will... but I HATE the thought of contributing to ANY kind of mafia or slavery...

For example... these Romanian girls in the massage parlour... how can I know whether they are there of there own free will or if they were tricked into coming here and are working under some crazy modern-day slave conditions? Most of the time the girls in there seem ok, smiley and give a good service.... but the last one I had was very cold. SHe didn't have any physical signs of abuse at all but I do wonder, what is the story here... are they here knowing full well what they're getting in to? THen we get the bigger issue of the fact that whether they are forced or not, the fact that they come from a very poor country means that in a round-about way, they are kind of 'forced' to take drastic action... It's different to when an English, educated girl decides to become an elite escort like Belle-Du-Jour and is clearly doing it as a lucrative lifestyle choice in what is the ultimate 'service industry'...


Offline Hooples cat

Hi J,

Yeah....I know what you mean. Also agree about not wanting any part in trafficking and/or slavery.

But I think the majority of these cold girls with no other signs aren't, in the overwhelming majority, trafficked. If you're trafficked etc. the trauma must be such that there will be signs, some subtle but some not.

I've had my share of these bad punts and, deep down I think, most of them are because the girls are in a kind of economic vicious circle. They're not cut out for it, for whatever reason (usually psychological) and they hate it. But, the money, even though they don't get any repeats at all, is still better (or no worse) than the kind of work they would get in the real world, either in the UK or at home if they're EE. So they feel they're stuck with it.

It's a bit like what you say above about the round about way. But maybe it's economic "coercion" rather than trafficking. Of course that's always been there, for millennia.

It's a part of the feminist anti-prostitution agenda that I agree with. It may be that for some WGs the "choice" isn't a real choice at all but it's not always to do with drugs or slavery, it's much less dramatic and chronic. It's to do with the gross economic equalities in our society between rich and poor. Some, quite a lot, make a success of the Belle de Jour choice and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that but a good proportion don't.

I'm not saying there isn't trafficking but I imagine a trafficked girl will be more than just not good at the job. I'm ready to be proved wrong, though; maybe I've misjudged (and overthought) the whole thing and the above argument is not only fluffy but, much worse, complacent.

Maybe a WG perspective on this would be useful.


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There are some negative reviews about bait and switch girls that I read and think are dodge, or numbers of girls working using a single profile. This is one of the reasons I stick to WGs who how have plenty of positive AW feedback and have been working in the area for some time. I have always been watching a WGs profile for a number of months before I contact them, This way I think I am safe from meeting a WG who has been forced.

I understand this is not many punters punting style and that I am not seeing the number of different WGs as some.

You are more likely to be using forced labour if you eat in a Chinese Restraint.
« Last Edit: October 19, 2013, 10:17:41 am by BristolP »

Offline 4by4

Has anyone dared to ask a WG that they have seen if she is indeed not doing the job of her own free will?  Or have you not asked because you are worried that the answer that you receive will not be the one that you want to hear?

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Has anyone dared to ask a WG that they have seen if she is indeed not doing the job of her own free will?  Or have you not asked because you are worried that the answer that you receive will not be the one that you want to hear?

I assume you are not a punter, but it’s a valid question. The answer from me is that the first time I did ask this. No reason to believe she was forced, and I have seen her several times since. It isn’t a good way to start a meeting with a WG who isn’t forced though. If I had any suspicions about a situation I would walk.

I have an advantage in  this situation because I go for GFE and I look for feedback that indicates how friendly a WG is. A forced girl wouldn’t get this feedback.

It would be naive to believe that that a girl forced into prostitution would be in a position to tell you that she is forced.

I return to my earlier point about are we and the rest of the population as careful about not using forced labour outside punting?
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Offline Jimmyredcab



For example... these Romanian girls in the massage parlour... how can I know whether they are there of there own free will or if they were tricked into coming here and are working under some crazy modern-day slave conditions?

My opinion, for what it's worth, is that most of these Romanian girls are controlled by pimps but they were not tricked into entering the UK, even at very low rates with the house taking 50% they are still earning far more than they would back home.  :hi:

Offline NightKid

Has anyone dared to ask a WG that they have seen if she is indeed not doing the job of her own free will?  Or have you not asked because you are worried that the answer that you receive will not be the one that you want to hear?

I do ask WGs about their work/boss whenever I'm alerted to the presence of a pimp in the picture and I've received 'all-okay' responses so far.

Mind you, only 2 or so out of 10 I'd punt with would give me the impression that they're pimped as I find myself more & more attracted to the mid-market indies nowadays because of their reliability.

Offline Jimmyredcab

Has anyone dared to ask a WG that they have seen if she is indeed not doing the job of her own free will?  Or have you not asked because you are worried that the answer that you receive will not be the one that you want to hear?

If the girl is being forced to work do you honestly think she would confide in a total stranger --------- dream on.   :rolleyes:

Offline NightKid

If the girl is being forced to work do you honestly think she would confide in a total stranger --------- dream on.   :rolleyes:

But if she was truly being forced to work against her will, why wouldn't she want to send for help?  :unknown:

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But if she was truly being forced to work against her will, why wouldn't she want to send for help?  :unknown:

Try fear.

Offline Jimmyredcab

But if she was truly being forced to work against her will, why wouldn't she want to send for help?  :unknown:

Threats against her family back home.  ???

Offline NightKid

Try fear.

Even when you're afraid, I believe survival instincts will still take precedence. How else would you explain all those news articles about sex slaves who managed to escape their captors?

Threats against her family back home.  ???

Edit: Fair point ... but I think there are many, forced into prostitution, who do not remain that way forever.
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Offline Jimmyredcab



Edit: Fair point ... but I think there are many, forced into prostitution, who do not remain that way forever.

I dispute that huge numbers of girls are forced into prostitution in this country, the massive police operation called Pentameter 1&2 proved that beyond any doubt, they found many girls were trafficked but not against their will.

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Most trafficked women would not tell a stranger to her that she was forced etc as she never knows if her pimps have sent that client in to find out.  A pimp who forces girls will no doubt warn them that they will do this time to time so that the girls don't speak to anyone about it as  it is a way to control them and ensure they don't ask a client for help.

I would also imagine most forced girls would have a very big smile planted on their faces for fear of being beaten or raped if they get complaints and would act as nice and friendly as possible to ensure their own safety

The cold hard women are normally just women who hate this job but like the money or who don't plan on being around very long and want quick cash as being forced and acting cold and hard would bring complaints and therefor beatings or worse

I should imagine they learn to act happy and interested very quickly in such circumstances especially if they don't speak English at all and have no idea of what help they can receive.  I would think this would be more for the orientals though as they don't know how things work in the UK or Europe and English is not part of the school curriculum like it is in most European countries.  Most Europeans know that help is out there if they need it unless they are from very remote villages or never went to school they do get a chance to run away they can get help whereas most Orientals have no idea that help is available to them as they have no visa they assume no one will help and they will be sent back home which means they will just get hurt or re trafficked so are scared of going to the police

Offline smiths

I gave my views on the Midlands raid thread below. As a punter all i have to go on is my best judgement, i have never knowingly punted with a woman i knew had been forced/coerced, whether i have unknowingly who knows.

In my experience and observations its much more likely a WG has a pimp she agrees to pay a set cut to who provides her the premises to work out, does her advertising and offers her some security, than who forced/coerces her. Force/Coercion must happen but there is no PROOF its as widespread as the anti-prostitution brigade say. Show me the evidence of convictions and i will believe it is.

Some women agree to be voluntarily trafficked in the hope of making a better life here than at home so although still a crime that should be severly punished if the traffickers get convicted its not the same as using force/coercion of course.

I hope traffickers are caught and dealt with and any forced/coerced women helped and supported.

Literally ANY WG might be being coerced for all i would know as definite, it could be her partner wanting money for getting pissed up in the pub, i just wouldnt know as i am not privvy to a WGs real private set-up.

This subject will no doubt be used by Harriet Harridan if Labour get back in as reason to criminalise ALL punters, just as she used unproven figures of 4000 trafficked women to get her coercion law through which came into force on 1/4/2010. She is on a crusade along with her anti ilk like Julie Bindel and that wont be stopping thats for sure in my view.

Offline smiths

Most trafficked women would not tell a stranger to her that she was forced etc as she never knows if her pimps have sent that client in to find out.  A pimp who forces girls will no doubt warn them that they will do this time to time so that the girls don't speak to anyone about it as  it is a way to control them and ensure they don't ask a client for help.

I would also imagine most forced girls would have a very big smile planted on their faces for fear of being beaten or raped if they get complaints and would act as nice and friendly as possible to ensure their own safety

The cold hard women are normally just women who hate this job but like the money or who don't plan on being around very long and want quick cash as being forced and acting cold and hard would bring complaints and therefor beatings or worse

I should imagine they learn to act happy and interested very quickly in such circumstances especially if they don't speak English at all and have no idea of what help they can receive.  I would think this would be more for the orientals though as they don't know how things work in the UK or Europe and English is not part of the school curriculum like it is in most European countries.  Most Europeans know that help is out there if they need it unless they are from very remote villages or never went to school they do get a chance to run away they can get help whereas most Orientals have no idea that help is available to them as they have no visa they assume no one will help and they will be sent back home which means they will just get hurt or re trafficked so are scared of going to the police

Indeed, and some Oriental/Thai women are also trafficked on Bonds that need paying back, they might have agreed to them but those that got them here still want paying. The Bond of course is many times more than the costs involved in getting them here.

Offline smiths

I dispute that huge numbers of girls are forced into prostitution in this country, the massive police operation called Pentameter 1&2 proved that beyond any doubt, they found many girls were trafficked but not against their will.

They found about 400-500 of which many were voluntarily trafficked and the conviction rate from Pentameters 1 and 2 were extremely low. Since then ALL the figures bandied about by the police and Harridan are guesses with no evidence by conviction backing them up.

Its clear and planned mis-information by the antis to further their agendas with much of the media only too happy to help. :hi:

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When the law was first changed at Harman's instigation I asked a WG if she was working of her own free will. She laughed and said yes she was - a little bemused by the question. She hadn't heard of the change in the law, but recalled who Harman was when I mentioned her name, and was quite scathing and uncomplimentary about her.

Harman's definition of trafficked is so broad it seems to include anyone helped to come here. I know a number of people, born and bred here, who have migrated to more economically developed countries, such as the US, to improve their economic prospects. They've usually been helped by their employers. Presumably they were "voluntarily trafficked". The only material difference seems to be they weren't WGs.

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When the law was first changed at Harman's instigation I asked a WG if she was working of her own free will. She laughed and said yes she was - a little bemused by the question. She hadn't heard of the change in the law, but recalled who Harman was when I mentioned her name, and was quite scathing and uncomplimentary about her.

Harman's definition of trafficked is so broad it seems to include anyone helped to come here. I know a number of people, born and bred here, who have migrated to more economically developed countries, such as the US, to improve their economic prospects. They've usually been helped by their employers. Presumably they were "voluntarily trafficked". The only material difference seems to be they weren't WGs.

It also supposedly includes anyone who drives a woman offering sexual services to her place of work or a booking with a client.

Offline NightKid

I dispute that huge numbers of girls are forced into prostitution in this country, the massive police operation called Pentameter 1&2 proved that beyond any doubt, they found many girls were trafficked but not against their will.

You've misunderstood me a little. What I meant is ... among those who are forced into prostitution for whatever reason, I'd like to expect that they do not stay as such for the rest of their lives.
Perhaps how I should've worded it was, "I think many who are forced into prostitution, do not remain that way forever."

Edit: And to think that I had edited that line, prior.  :blush:
« Last Edit: October 19, 2013, 02:46:14 pm by NightKid »

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In forty years of punting, the only time it has ever entered my head that a sex worker might have been coerced was in a lap-dancing club in another country. She was a tall and very beautiful blonde Polish woman in her mid-20’s. The extent to which the dancers at these establishments allow themselves to be touched varied considerably and was at their own discretion, but every dancer would normally allow at least her breasts to be fondled. Not this lady, though, and everything about her body language seemed to betoken a deep unhappiness at what she was doing. We regulars at the afternoon performances were all very gentlemanly, and refrained from touching her when she sat in our laps except gently in the most unerogenous areas, encouraging her with friendly smiles and applause. But as the weeks went by she got into it more and more, becoming one of the most uninhibited performers. I once teased her about her debut and she roared with laughter: ‘Yes, takes a bit of getting used to at first,’ she admitted. She married a wealthy businessman (who I think used to come to the place) and left the trade, but she still dropped in occasionally afterwards to say hello to old colleagues and members of the public.

Offline jaydefo24

I have been known to ask a girl how she got into doing this... how did she get here.... what's her plans for the future... with varying responses ranging from "I don't understand what you say"... to "I do this because I love meeting all these interesting men and the lifestyle it brings me..." (that was an English girl of course)...

I once thought about going in with a sheet of a4 paper with various statements writtten in Romanian saying : "I am choosing to do this for myself", "I am working for somebody else and I want to get out of this situation" with a note about "I will not tell anybody other than the anonymous crime stoppers and you will be helped out of this situation"... but it was an unrealistic thought I think.

Offline jaydefo24

Hi J,

Yeah....I know what you mean. Also agree about not wanting any part in trafficking and/or slavery.

But I think the majority of these cold girls with no other signs aren't, in the overwhelming majority, trafficked. If you're trafficked etc. the trauma must be such that there will be signs, some subtle but some not.

I've had my share of these bad punts and, deep down I think, most of them are because the girls are in a kind of economic vicious circle. They're not cut out for it, for whatever reason (usually psychological) and they hate it. But, the money, even though they don't get any repeats at all, is still better (or no worse) than the kind of work they would get in the real world, either in the UK or at home if they're EE. So they feel they're stuck with it.

It's a bit like what you say above about the round about way. But maybe it's economic "coercion" rather than trafficking. Of course that's always been there, for millennia.

It's a part of the feminist anti-prostitution agenda that I agree with. It may be that for some WGs the "choice" isn't a real choice at all but it's not always to do with drugs or slavery, it's much less dramatic and chronic. It's to do with the gross economic equalities in our society between rich and poor. Some, quite a lot, make a success of the Belle de Jour choice and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that but a good proportion don't.

I'm not saying there isn't trafficking but I imagine a trafficked girl will be more than just not good at the job. I'm ready to be proved wrong, though; maybe I've misjudged (and overthought) the whole thing and the above argument is not only fluffy but, much worse, complacent.

Maybe a WG perspective on this would be useful.

Quality answer... I agree with all that you say here.
« Last Edit: October 19, 2013, 03:47:55 pm by jaydefo24 »

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Offline manc36

Ok ok I screwed up here.

I would hate to think I have seen a girl who has been trafficked, hopefully it's much less likely as a very rarely punt with EE girls. I have seen some profiles of EE girls who look miserable, dead eyes.

I hate pimps too, so if I get any inkling or feeling that a woman isn't keeping all the cash and a pimp is involved then I don't bother. I doubt it's fool proof but works for me.
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I agree with those who think it's hard to define exactly what coerced means. The only lass I've ever met who I ended up feeling very uncomfortable about was as follows ...

she was advertised as Colombian, and didn't speak great English but sufficient to clarify my ignorance as to whether Colombians spoke Portuguese or Spanish (Spanish being the answer apparently). She was young, friendly, very attractive, and once we got in to it very enthusiastic and seemed to enjoy what we got up to, though not quite everything on her likes list was genuinely on offer. So far so good, but at the end of the meeting she took a phone called and spoke fluently and at length in a language that clearly wasn't Spanish. I asked her about this and she told me the call was from her Romanian b/f and the language was Romanian. My heart skipped a beat as she seemed perfectly genuine in believing that this pimp was really her b/f and that she was working to help them build a bright and happy future together. I couldn't help but believe she was in for a big disappointment in the not too distant future. I was actually tempted to report this to the police but what could I say? "there's a nice, young, naive girl who is being conned to work quite willingly as a prostitute by some-one she thinks loves her" ?

To make matters worse, about 2 days after I saw her her likes list was amended to include BB and unprotected sex (never quite worked out what the difference is meant to be). 

PS of course with hind-sight it is very unlikely that she was really Colombian.     

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Something I have thought about, and as you say you can't really know if a girl is doing it against her will or not. Normally I'll speak with the girl a bit and ask about her reasons for going into escorting, and am happy with the answers given that I don't believe I've ever been with anyone who's doing it against their will. Then again though, who's to say they're not just good liars?

What COULD work would be some sort of licensing system. Punters stick to licensed prossies, and to get a license involves vetting procedures for the WG, involving verification of bank accounts and auditing to ensure the money is going to them and they're in control of it. Involves a fair bit of extra cost, but at £150 an hour I'm sure the prossies can take a hit to their income for the sake of protecting WGs. Can't imagine anything like this happening because a. punters and prossies alike are made to feel ashamed by politicians and the media, so the whole thing is kept as secretive as possible, b. I doubt most WGs are concerned about human trafficking enough to bother with such a system let alone pay for it. As a punter I don't see any realistic way of knowing whether a girl is genuinely trafficked against her will; you just don't have access to the kind of information that could confirm it, so all you have to go on are hunches and intuition.

The prossies I've spoken to, whether Romanian, Polish, German or Russian all say the same thing; you can earn a fortune over here being a prossie, so here is where they come to work. I'm with a lot of the other posters here in thinking the vast majority of girls trafficked here to become prossies do so willingly, and the recent police crackdowns bear this out.

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i think will be really hard for a girl to do this work against her will , if you stay and think about it its really easy for them to get rid of their pimp or whatever they are , they only need 2-3 min to alert police or anyone to help , so they can do that from any punter . I think a lot of them say that just to make the impression that they are protected . Ok i agree that a lot of girls in brothels may have a pimp/boyfriend whatever but im more than 100% that the ones that are working with aw for example are 100% independent and do this just because of the big financial gain .

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i think will be really hard for a girl to do this work against her will , if you stay and think about it its really easy for them to get rid of their pimp or whatever they are , they only need 2-3 min to alert police or anyone to help , so they can do that from any punter . I think a lot of them say that just to make the impression that they are protected . Ok i agree that a lot of girls in brothels may have a pimp/boyfriend whatever but im more than 100% that the ones that are working with aw for example are 100% independent and do this just because of the big financial gain .

I think you are very naiive.

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i think will be really hard for a girl to do this work against her will , if you stay and think about it its really easy for them to get rid of their pimp or whatever they are , they only need 2-3 min to alert police or anyone to help , so they can do that from any punter . I think a lot of them say that just to make the impression that they are protected . Ok i agree that a lot of girls in brothels may have a pimp/boyfriend whatever but im more than 100% that the ones that are working with aw for example are 100% independent and do this just because of the big financial gain .

I respect your right to air your opinion but to say that you are more than 100% sure that all AW prossies are fully indie without pimps is a very big statement to make.  I would love for you to expand on your reasoning behind this statement.

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i think will be really hard for a girl to do this work against her will , if you stay and think about it its really easy for them to get rid of their pimp or whatever they are , they only need 2-3 min to alert police or anyone to help , so they can do that from any punter . I think a lot of them say that just to make the impression that they are protected . Ok i agree that a lot of girls in brothels may have a pimp/boyfriend whatever but im more than 100% that the ones that are working with aw for example are 100% independent and do this just because of the big financial gain .

That sounds like wishful thinking to me. 

Bear in mind that in many EE countries, the police are still viewed with fear and suspicion, and may be involved in organised crime. Also people over here still have family back home who can be threatened.

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That sounds like wishful thinking to me. 

Bear in mind that in many EE countries, the police are still viewed with fear and suspicion, and may be involved in organised crime. Also people over here still have family back home who can be threatened.

Many UK nationals believe that prostitution is illegal. Many abusive relationships involve a period of 'grooming', person is lulled into a false sense of security, then convinced they are worthless. Numerous women and men stay with abusers who persuade them to do things they wouldn't normally do, it's not as simple as a free 2 minute window to dash for help.

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i think will be really hard for a girl to do this work against her will , if you stay and think about it its really easy for them to get rid of their pimp or whatever they are , they only need 2-3 min to alert police or anyone to help , so they can do that from any punter . I think a lot of them say that just to make the impression that they are protected . Ok i agree that a lot of girls in brothels may have a pimp/boyfriend whatever but im more than 100% that the ones that are working with aw for example are 100% independent and do this just because of the big financial gain .

I certainly dont agree 100% of WGs on A/W havent got pimps and all are Indies but instead believe some are advertised by their pimps as Indies in the hope the police dont nick them. Obviously i dont agree with that dishonesty. How many this accounts for i have no idea, and neither does anyone else. BUT having a pimp doesnt also mean the WG is being forced, many WGs have pimps but arent being forced, i have punted with hundreds of them over the years. Some preferred to pay a pimp who got them their punters and supplied the premises than do that themselves.

Couple of interesting posts by Jim on this thread above about Operation Pentameters 1 and 2 where a very small number to what must be the whole of foreign WGs working were rescued. Some of them were voluntarily trafficked. As he says on this thread more are likely to have agreed to pay a pimp say 50% of their fees, although that figure is a pure guess not based on actual proven knowledge of WGs as a whole and which some WGs might pay but others pay less, who knows, and more are likely to work voluntarily than not and would still be earning far more than they would in their home country.

Apart from the lying about being an Indie which is wrong i am not seeing the problem IF a WG has voluntarily agreed to pay a pimp an agreed cut, thats her business as i see it. Only when its proven to be force or i was to believe a woman was being forced which fortunately i havent would it become a problem. Pimps will always exist in punting in my view, irrespective of the rights or wrongs of them.
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I certainly dont agree 100% of WGs on A/W havent got pimps and all are Indies but instead believe some are advertised by their pimps as Indies in the hope the police dont nick them. Obviously i dont agree with that dishonesty. How many this accounts for i have no idea, and neither does anyone else. BUT having a pimp doesnt also mean the WG is being forced, many WGs have pimps but arent being forced, i have punted with hundreds of them over the years. Some preferred to pay a pimp who got them their punters and supplied the premises than do that themselves.

Couple of interesting posts by Jim on this thread above about Operation Pentameters 1 and 2 where a very small number to what must be the whole of foreign WGs working were rescued. Some of them were voluntarily trafficked. As he says on this thread more are likely to have agreed to pay a pimp say 50% of their fees, although that figure is a pure guess not based on actual proven knowledge of WGs as a whole and which some WGs might pay but others pay less, who knows, and more are likely to work voluntarily than not and would still be earning more than they would in their home country.

Apart from the lying about being an Indie which is wrong i am not seeing the problem IF a WG has voluntarily agreed to pay a pimp an agreed cut, thats her business as i see it. Only when its proven to be force or i was to believe a woman was being forced which fortunately i havent would it become a problem. Pimps will always exist in punting in my view, irrespective of the rights or wrongs of them.

Agreed as always to 'Smiths' voice of reason.

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People seem to believe trafficked girls make up a very high population of sex workers when thankfully that isnt the case, in the UK it's usually a very small minority .. not that the media would have you believe otherwise. Thankfully having worked in a few parlours etc I havent had to come across anyone who has been trafficked, however I have heard a few stories here and there but more generally towards London than anywhere else. tbqh though we will never know what goes on behind closed doors and as previous posters have mentioned, It would be very hard to tell whether a girl was forced or not as I assume she would want to put on a front in fear of her pimp or trafficker. Also, I read while studying something that it's not in fact Romania who have high levels of trafficking but i think Moldova was the most high risk country of females being trafficked

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People seem to believe trafficked girls make up a very high population of sex workers when thankfully that isnt the case, in the UK it's usually a very small minority .. not that the media would have you believe otherwise. Thankfully having worked in a few parlours etc I havent had to come across anyone who has been trafficked, however I have heard a few stories here and there but more generally towards London than anywhere else. tbqh though we will never know what goes on behind closed doors and as previous posters have mentioned, It would be very hard to tell whether a girl was forced or not as I assume she would want to put on a front in fear of her pimp or trafficker. Also, I read while studying something that it's not in fact Romania who have high levels of trafficking but i think Moldova was the most high risk country of females being trafficked

Indeed, its most certainly not been proved in court by convictions that trafficking makes up a high percentage of sex workers, that is a fact. You mention the media, as we know many of them are anti prostitution or see it as a good way to sell their product to do stories on prostitution, often with a picture of a street WG talking to a kerb crawling punter through his car window, all to set the scene and picture they wish to portray. Now as i know from friends some people simply believe the guff the media chucks out, they dont question it. I imagine many people would say its disgusting and illegal to be a WG or a punter. Also in the media there are the femi-nazis like Bindel and in politics people like Harridan with an anti agenda that is a crusade to them. Reason and truth plays no part in their thinking unless it correlates with their beliefs, that ALL WGs are being exploited even if they dont realize or accept it and ALL punters are exploiting them and should be criminalised as the scum we are.

You make a good point about what goes on behind closed doors. Now, in all of history we as punters know more about prostitution than ever before due to the net in the main, BUT most of us simply havent the insight into what does go on behind those closed doors as obviously we arent privy to it. Now Harridan would no doubt say thats more reason not to punt in the first place, but i for one am not about to ditch a pastime i have been doing for over 30 years because her and other antis say so, or indeed IF she tries to criminalise me if she gets back in in 2015, not that i fancy being the prisons top dogs bumboy. In reality any new law to criminalise punters will be more about scaring them off than nicking them as the police havent the resources to do that and as brothels prove, the inclination in many areas.
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Indeed, its most certainly not been proved in court by convictions that trafficking makes up a high percentage of sex workers, that is a fact. You mention the media, as we know many of them are anti prostitution or see it as a good way to sell their product to do stories on prostitution, often with a picture of a street WG talking to a kerb crawling punter through his car window, all to set the scene and picture they wish to portray. Now as i know from friends some people simply believe the guff the media chucks out, they dont question it. I imagine many people would say its disgusting and illegal to be a WG or a punter. Also in the media there are the femi-nazis like Bindel and in politics people like Harridan with an anti agenda that is a crusade to them. Reason and truth plays no part in their thinking unless it correlates with their beliefs, that ALL WGs are being exploited even if they dont realize or accept it and ALL punters are exploiting them and should be criminalised as the scum we are.

You make a good point about what goes on behind closed doors. Now, in all of history we as punters know more about prostitution than ever before due to the net in the main, BUT most of us simply havent the insight into what does go on behind those closed doors as obviously we arent privy to it. Now Harridan would no doubt say thats more reason not to punt in the first place, but i for one am not about to ditch a pastime i have been doing for over 30 years because her and other antis say so, or indeed IF she tries to criminalise me if she gets back in in 2015, not that i fancy being the prisons top dogs bumboy. In reality any new law to criminalise punters will be more about scaring them off than nicking them as the police havent the resources to do that and as brothels prove, the inclination in many areas.

If that did happen it certainly would not stop me punting, it would stop me voting labour ever. 'Smiths' I know it's a bit late for this but will things every change in your opinion will there come a time when progress is made. I think in how gay rights has come on in the last 20 years or so. It just seems so futile to try to be anti something that has been around for so long.

MidlandsEscortxo

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Indeed, its most certainly not been proved in court by convictions that trafficking makes up a high percentage of sex workers, that is a fact. You mention the media, as we know many of them are anti prostitution or see it as a good way to sell their product to do stories on prostitution, often with a picture of a street WG talking to a kerb crawling punter through his car window, all to set the scene and picture they wish to portray. Now as i know from friends some people simply believe the guff the media chucks out, they dont question it. I imagine many people would say its disgusting and illegal to be a WG or a punter. Also in the media there are the femi-nazis like Bindel and in politics people like Harridan with an anti agenda that is a crusade to them. Reason and truth plays no part in their thinking unless it correlates with their beliefs, that ALL WGs are being exploited even if they dont realize or accept it and ALL punters are exploiting them and should be criminalised as the scum we are.

You make a good point about what goes on behind closed doors. Now, in all of history we as punters know more about prostitution than ever before due to the net in the main, BUT most of us simply havent the insight into what does go on behind those closed doors as obviously we arent privy to it. Now Harridan would no doubt say thats more reason not to punt in the first place, but i for one am not about to ditch a pastime i have been doing for over 30 years because her and other antis say so, or indeed IF she tries to criminalise me if she gets back in in 2015, not that i fancy being the prisons top dogs bumboy. In reality any new law to criminalise punters will be more about scaring them off than nicking them as the police havent the resources to do that and as brothels prove, the inclination in many areas.

The minute they decide to criminalise prostitution is when all the trouble will begin again e.g. dodgy run brothels, girls working the streets, less WG's paying tax (not that many do), more likelihood of trafficking etc. More touble than it'l be worth, their will always be the feminist do gooders in society who like to pity us prossies and think we lead such hard lives and we're all sex slaves when thats further from the truth than anything, the media dont want to believe in the happy prostitute so like to scare everyone with the trafficking stories and isnt helped by all the over inflated facts and figures released by politicians about the issues.

And no the police dont have the resources at all to be wandering the streets every night looking for kerb crawlers, although one of the top agencies in UK is run by an ex copper so i guess he found more than enough resources to tackle his issue.

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If that did happen it certainly would not stop me punting, it would stop me voting labour ever. 'Smiths' I know it's a bit late for this but will things every change in your opinion will there come a time when progress is made. I think in how gay rights has come on in the last 20 years or so. It just seems so futile to try to be anti something that has been around for so long.

Blunkett was all ready to legislate so i read when he was Home Secretary, the problem was people like Harridan. Blairs government were the ones that brought in the R18 porn film certificate and they made a pragmatic decision that they couldnt stop net porn so would try to regulate what they found acceptable so at that time anything was possible. Sadly it obviously didnt happen with prostitution, i have no doubt that legalisation would mean much higher prices for punters simply on my logic that anything government gets it snout in ends up costing us more, and if we followed a model like in areas of New Zealand it would be officially only covered services like OW due to health and safety, yes punting would be within their remit. :D

The positives would be less scumbag pimps as those that existed would be CRB checked and monitored, all adding to our costs of course. WGs being able to work together legally and in theory no underage, coerced or trafficked WGs. However, as it is now a WG can come and go without leaving a trace, no doubt that wouldnt be an option as WGs would have to register.

So it could happen in my view but no idea when and in reality no new laws actually need passing as there are more than enough existing ones. Its just the police in many areas choose not to enforce those laws around brothels and the street scene. And in my view the same would occur with criminalising all punters, many police areas wouldnt enforce the law as they couldnt afford to or the top cops chose not to. In addition the police prostitution lead, Armitt stated he didnt see a problem with consenting adults having sex in private off-street, that to me means he sees no problem with Indies and their punters punting in private.

Of course as i posted previously if Harridan gets back in and has the power to do so i have no doubt she will continue her crusade, to her its girl power to criminalise us filthy scumbags. The Tories have stated they have no present plans to introduce new laws, of course they could easily bring something in though at any time.

And i would imagine overall decriminalisation is more likely then legalisation, to me that would be easier to pass, but at present we are light years from either option. I cant see it being something that will have much public support due to the skewed media perception portrayed, i also cant see many MPs standing up to say they wanted to see prostitution with willing WGs off-street in brothels legalised or decriminalised as things are now.

Because many WGs and punters for obvious reasons wish to keep it a secret this suits the antis of course who can say what they like with relatively little comeback, Belle De Jour aka Dr Magnanti and the prostitutes collective do some media work but its a small number compared to the antis. What i call an uphill fight. ;)

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The minute they decide to criminalise prostitution is when all the trouble will begin again e.g. dodgy run brothels, girls working the streets, less WG's paying tax (not that many do), more likelihood of trafficking etc. More touble than it'l be worth, their will always be the feminist do gooders in society who like to pity us prossies and think we lead such hard lives and we're all sex slaves when thats further from the truth than anything, the media dont want to believe in the happy prostitute so like to scare everyone with the trafficking stories and isnt helped by all the over inflated facts and figures released by politicians about the issues.

And no the police dont have the resources at all to be wandering the streets every night looking for kerb crawlers, although one of the top agencies in UK is run by an ex copper so i guess he found more than enough resources to tackle his issue.

I assume you mean criminalise punters as thats whats on the agenda, no one has proposed criminalising Indies or WGs that work in brothels as long as they dont actively help run them by answering the phone for example.

The problem is the feminist anti lobby is very powerful and vocal, they have a lot of media support or parts of the media are shit scared of them so dont challenge them. All this leads to it being a mainly one-sided debate sadly. If i had to bet i would bet if Labour and Harridan get back in with a clear majority she will succeed in getting a law that criminalises punters. Like with her coercion law it will be primarily to scare punters off punting in the first place and no doubt it will scare some off who see the risk not worth taking. The police would largely ignore it though i believe but can wheel it out when it suits them of course.

As to the ex-copper if you mean Divine he has proudly posted about being ex-police many times on Pnet before he stormed off.

Offline brightperv

Trafficking is something I think I over worry about. For that reason I only see British girls. It's a bit like buying free range eggs for the peace of mind. That said I have seen a few British girls who definitely don't like what there doing.

Offline Jimmyredcab

Trafficking is something I think I over worry about. For that reason I only see British girls. It's a bit like buying free range eggs for the peace of mind. That said I have seen a few British girls who definitely don't like what there doing.

I think we are expecting too much for prostitutes to enjoy what they are doing, I am an old bastard, how can I expect a pretty 20 year old girl to enjoy the experience of me fucking her.  :unknown:

All I ask for is a good actress, someone who pretends she is not totally repulsed.

Just for the record, I don't really like driving my cab ------------ but it is my living.     :hi:

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Trafficking is something I think I over worry about. For that reason I only see British girls. It's a bit like buying free range eggs for the peace of mind. That said I have seen a few British girls who definitely don't like what there doing.

Ditto.

Offline DRJ

Yes I am concerned, so I only see British independent working girls.

Offline NIK

I think we are expecting too much for prostitutes to enjoy what they are doing, I am an old bastard, how can I expect a pretty 20 year old girl to enjoy the experience of me fucking her.  :unknown:

All I ask for is a good actress, someone who pretends she is not totally repulsed.

Just for the record, I don't really like driving my cab ------------ but it is my living.     :hi:

Great post Jim! Totally agree with it both about work and girls' attitudes.

As for 'trafficking' I couldn't give a fuck about it.  There are plenty of other people such as the feminist Harriet Harman, the jailed Dennis Macshane and the barmy Cactus Jack to worry about this exaggerated problem rather than me.
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Without wishing to be unkind, I think it's a slightly silly question.  Yes, of course I'm concerned about human trafficking, in the same way as I'm concerned about murder and inflation.  I can't do anything about murder or inflation, except to try as best I can (without getting too paranoid about it) to avoid being murdered and as for inflation, to try to manage my financial affairs so as to take account of it.  But I don't lie awake at night worrying about murder or inflation.  As for human trafficking, I avoid situations where there's the remotest chance that I'm going to be punting with someone who is trafficked or pimped.  I only see indies.  I know that some who represent themselves as indies are pimped.  But after years of punting and without wanting to sound complacent, I am reasonably confident that all the people I see are doing what they do because they choose to.  In short, like NIK, I couldn't give a fuck about it.

vorian

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Without wishing to be unkind, I think it's a slightly silly question.  Yes, of course I'm concerned about human trafficking, in the same way as I'm concerned about murder and inflation.  I can't do anything about murder or inflation, except to try as best I can (without getting too paranoid about it) to avoid being murdered and as for inflation, to try to manage my financial affairs so as to take account of it.  But I don't lie awake at night worrying about murder or inflation.  As for human trafficking, I avoid situations where there's the remotest chance that I'm going to be punting with someone who is trafficked or pimped.  I only see indies.  I know that some who represent themselves as indies are pimped.  But after years of punting and without wanting to sound complacent, I am reasonably confident that all the people I see are doing what they do because they choose to.  In short, like NIK, I couldn't give a fuck about it.

Agree with your post totally.

Offline smiths

On the point of EXACTLY what comes under Trafficking and breaking the law someone with better legal knowledge than me would have to post.

IMO it cant be trafficking if a WG comes here off her own back unaided and then links up with a pimp she wasnt aware of before she came here of course. If she was aware of the pimp and specifically travelled even unaided to work for the pimp or at least agreed to give the pimp an agreed cut of her fees voluntarily that might technically constitute trafficking but i am not clear whether it does or not. A pimp transporting the WG from one work location to another within the UK could technically result in a charge of trafficking. If no force or bonds are involved and the WG got in legally then i view that as her business if she decides to work for a pimp or gets work off a pimp, its the pimp not her thats breaking the law.

Its those that arrange any trafficking and/or use force to make a woman become a WG against her free will that i wish to see prosecuted and if convicted sent to prison for a mandatory life sentence, i include cases where the woman voluntarily agrees to be trafficked whether on a bond or not.


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I do worry about levels of trafficking and I think the level of the problem depends on the area you are in. I tend to stick to independant British girls in the mid price range. It costs more per punt and restricts my range of girls but I personally feel that it keeps me saferand means I am not contributing to the proffits of the traffickers. By paying for good quality homegrown produce there is less demand for cheap foreign imports :D

Sadly the subject of prostitution is still rather taboo in this country and a lot of people are very naive about the laws surrounding it. Like with most things in life you have to do your research and then make your choices.

Prostitution is not illegal but to control a prostitute for financial gain is so Pimps are in breach of the law. Trafficking is a whole other matter though and usually implies that the girls are brought to this country and forced to work as prostitutes against their will which is utterly unacceptable. You probably won't be able to tell which girls are being trafficked, a lot of them don't speak much english so they won't be able to tell you and they are so scared of their traffickers that they dare not provide a poor performance for fear of the consequences.

The law also has some strange quirks that can confuse people, for example, it is illegal to run a brothel, however it is perfectly legal to be a prostitute working in a brothel as long as you do not assist in the management of the establishment and it is also perfectly legal to be a paying customer at a brothel. Most people believe that visiting a brothel will get them arrested but it wont. It is illegal to pay anyone under the age of 18 for sex, however once above the age of consent there is no age limit on being a client of sexual services.


Again, you have to do your homework and know your rights.

Offline tazz

Just been reading about a women who was forced to work as a prossie for these traffickers who have just been handed a 6 year prison sentance. Cant imagine anyone being forced into this will ever provide anything but a crap service and wont it be obvious theres something wrong. Also dont get why more of these women dont ask punters for help.

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