Comments | andrewducker: Prostitution

andrewducker

Prostitution

Oct 23, 2007 19:14

Having just been reading the comments on this article about disabled people visiting prostitutes, I'm wondering about people's views:
Poll

Comments 27

nickys October 23 2007, 21:14:00 UTC

The priority should be making it safe.
Legal or illegal is not the point really.

Edinburgh's system of licensed massage parlors is a good idea - safe for the prostitutes, and safe for the clients too, though that's not usually such a big issue.

I used to live 50 yards from one and never felt hassled, so they clearly don't need to cause problems for women who live near them.

guyinahat October 23 2007, 23:22:49 UTC

I think being legal is important. If it's left to unwritten conventions, political whims can come along and sweep it away without any redress. Point in case is the safe zone that used to exist on Salamander street. It all worked fine until somebody built luxury flats on the street and the new residents kicked up a stink and and killed the scheme.

thorn11 October 24 2007, 16:52:47 UTC

yes! (to 'the priority should be making it safe')

the new slogan at work is 'safety before ideology'
huzzah

terminalmalaise October 23 2007, 21:20:43 UTC

Pretty much agree with spaj and the other comments here. Would add that any crack down should focus on the pimps and the johns. I was creeped out by the attitudes of the subjects of the BBC article and a lot of the comments there.

laserboy October 23 2007, 22:08:57 UTC

I'm generally agreeing with what most people are saying. The emphasis should be on protecting these vulnerable women and, ideally, giving them whatever support they need to get back on their feet and making a better life for themselves.

atreic October 24 2007, 08:22:02 UTC

I'm really interested in how you make dangerous things legal but clearly marked as dangerous and at least slightly difficult to get at. If I could solve this problem, then prostitution as well as lots of drugs could safely go in this catagory.

atreic October 24 2007, 08:36:01 UTC

I am still amused by this comment on the BBC:

"There is also a group within the UK attempting to put disabled people in touch with suitable prostitutes...."

Instead of this approach would it not be better to put disabled people in touch with other opposite sex disabled people?

andrewducker October 24 2007, 09:09:00 UTC

I was actually slightly disturbed by that comment. The idea that only disabled people would have sex with disabled people gives a worrying insight into someone's mind.