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Strangely I've found it next to impossible to find anything on the web for this, just shows that apart from the red tops none of the newspapers really cared about this.
A few months ago Paula Gent was prosecuted for running 'a bawdy house', I forget exactly how severely penalised she was, I think it counted in her favour that she was trying to look after the women that worked there, anyway;
>From: "paula gent"
>Subject: [mt] your views please
>hi everyone,
>ok, as some of you know i have recently been through a pile of shit
>and i had every intention of writing a book with that in it when it
>had come to completion. well, now the court case is finally over, i
>have made moves to start the book. i have had my ghostwriter here
>this weekend and one of the questions he asked me was what was the
>public perception of my arrest and subsequent trial, i replied that
>in general it had been very supportive. he then asked why i would
>like to see prostitution legalised/decriminalised, and i told him my
>views, but he would like a more general view.......this is where i
>would like you lot to send me an answer;
>should it stay as it is and totally illegal?
>should it be legalised?
>should it be decriminalised?
>and why did you answer to which of the above, ie your own reasons.
>please note i am not asking you this to put your names in print, i
>would just like to say" well x% say legalise because......" etc.
>thank you for reading this far!...lol
>paula
>xxxxx
And some extra info I just received from her...
>hi loz,
>it's not an annoying perspective to have.... you understand that it
>is not as simple as black and white....lol
>anyway, yes please, please put it forward to this other board thing,
>but please do include my email addy, i would love as many views as >possible, whether it is for or against, the aim of my book is to open
>the publics eyes to the fact that most of the sauna's, brothels,
>parlours, escorts, prostitutes etc are not 'run by pimps or drug
>addicts and coerced in any way'....... throughout my own experience,
>though in general the business is illegal, we did everything we could >to ensure the safety and good health and welfare of both the girls >and the customers, if i was ever unsure of someone being old enough ( >over 18)i would not give them a job, aand when i was working myself >as a prostitute i always upheld the health checks, made sure
>i had a 'safety net' or security wherever i was...... i wasn't on the >street though, i was not and never could be brave enough to do that.
>i hope you understand what i am trying to say, if you do then i would
>appreciate you saying this on this other board. but again, please
>include my email addy for anyone that wants to send me their views.
>thank you
>paula
>xxxxx
So, should prostitution be legalised, decriminalised or are things best the way they are at the moment?
(Anyone that wants to get in touch with Ms. Gent can contact her at;
flappyslapper@hotmail.com) |
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