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Escort Murders Detroit

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Hope that this will never happen to any of the Amsterdam escort girls! It is a shame that the health and overall risk of the escort girls is high in countries where sexwork is illegal. Taking over this escort news about the so called graigslist murders that are now happening in Detroit. Very sad and scary!

BY ANTHONY MARTINEZ

 

First, the Craigslist murders had a lasting scare for advertisers. Now, adult escort ads on Backpage.com have been linked to the death of four women in Detroit. CNN explains…

“Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee says three of the victims had posted escort ads on backpage.com….The first two victims, Demesha Hunt and Renisha Landers were found in a car at this abandoned house on December 19th. Two more bodies were found Christmas morning, burned beyond recognition.”

Only three of the four victims had personal profiles on Backpage. But it’s now believed that Backpage wasn’t the only ad site involved. The Republic reports…

The company said it gave police information about 70 postings or ads on 22 other sites. The website said it identified the other sites in response to public requests.

With Craigslist out of the picture, Backpage is now the leading website with escort ads. Advanced Interactive Media Group estimates the ads are worth more than $20 million to the site. The Christian Science Monitor points out — it’s within Backpage’s legal rights to keep that business.

“Websites like Backpage.com are protected under Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act of 1996 … That act protects online operators from criminal wrongdoing even if the advertising they host promotes prostitution or other illegal acts, such as advertising under which housing discrimination is present.”

But as allegations of prostitution and human trafficking through the site grow, dozens of attorneys general have asked Backpage to remove its adult ads. Still, a Backpage attorney told the Detroit Free Press — the site isn’t the problem.

“Backpage.com would not disclose how much money it makes from escort ads … The company did, however, stress it has the legal right to sell the ads. ‘We just disagree with the notion that the Internet is the problem here. If you want to prevent street crime, do you close the streets? The Internet isn’t the problem — the criminals are,’ said Backpage attorney Steve Suskin.”

As of Friday afternoon, police haven’t identified a suspect or specifically linked Backpage to the murders.

 

FRIENDS ? by Capital Punter

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The Secret Life of a Punter in the London Escort world and beyond…

 

How many Escorts or their clients can really say they are friends?

Is it even right to be friends?

Escort & Friend

Personally, I know a couple of really delightful ladies and, yes, we are friends! We share aspects from our daily lives, but we also discuss deeply personal matters too.

We trust each other implicitly and our relationships are built on complete trust.

Sure there are those who think such friendships are either wrong or impossible, but the truth is if two people share a mutual respect and an affection for each other, why not? What do you think? Do you have trusted confidants? Or do you think it inappropriate?

Friendships are possible in every walk of life. In addition to the socially made friends, I have been friends with customers at work, with people who have worked for me, with colleagues and casual acquaintances. Therefore, why should an Escort and client not be able to be friends too?

Of course, the number one reason against this would be the overriding need for privacy or discretion. Boundaries have to exist to protect both parties and it is a sadly all to common occurrence for both Escorts and Punters to have problems with parties who try to get too close and who will not take no for an answer. However, if everyone is clear and respects the safeguards, then why not?

It muddies the water when one talks about friends to add in acquaintances, but being friendly with someone is a whole different matter from actually being friends.

There are many Escorts I have been very friendly with, but few I can really count on as being friends. To date, after three years there are precisely three!

Friendship can be likened to love insofar as there are many different levels. For example, I love my parents, my pet dog, my football team, my best friend, to name but a few. However, this is most definitely not the same kind of love as for a lifelong partner. Friendships follow the same pattern too.

Some friendships, even intense ones can be only fleeting, whilst others can last for a lifetime and endure many ups and downs.

As long as it is totally mutual and completely respectful I see no harm in a friendship between a lady and her client. Moreover, the intensity it adds to a meeting makes such sincere acquaintances all the more special.

What are your experiences? Have any of you experienced similar relationships? I am positive I am not alone in feeling like this.

Yours,

Capital Punter

Women-trafficking and prostitution

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There is a lot to do ( publicity-wise) about the very sad topic: human trafficking and modern slavery. To be more sensational media are focusing on women-trafficking. The fact that this exists is indeed very sad and should be taken seriously. Who can argue about it: we all are strongly against women ( and men) who are forced to work in prostitution ( or any kind of job) The numbers that are quoted are grand. I’ve heard numbers like 80 % of all prostitutes are forced in the profession. They are raped 10 times a day, and beaten, their passports are taken away, their families threatened and-so-on and-so-forth.

Mostly these comments and numbers provided are coming from government supported groups: these taxpayers organizations are trying
to make it look like these crimes and abuse are widespread and common practice in the prostitution business. Nowhere I hear or read about one single prostitute, or nowadays we are called sex-workers, who is making a statement about the subject.Well…Let me be the first!

I’m a woman with experience of all kinds of prostitution and its variety of working styles, such as escorts, clubs, brothels, private houses, home prostitution, window work and even street work. I’ve worked as a
prostitute many years and I have experienced myself not only the job but also the business approach in all its facets. I see a situation that is very different from what the media and politicians is claiming as being the
truth.

In my experience only 2 or 3 % of all prostitutes are forced into the job.
That means 97% of all prostitutes in Holland are working out of free will and freedom of choice.

I see hard working girls trying to get by, I see classy call girls who are living a fast life, I see mothers supporting their family and kids, I see friendly and intelligent women working independently as a prostitute
and are happy with their jobs.

Regardless how you feel about prostitution in general anyone can chose to be one, like I’m saying: by choice.

Now the politics and anti trafficking organisations want to ban prostitution in general: this is already happening in Holland and Amsterdam: Closing down brothels for vague and disputable reasons, closing down windows in the red-light district , closing down escort agencies because they are not able to follow the absurd regulations of the licences (licences that are merely invented to control women-trafficking?! ) but are now a weapon in the hand of the government just to cut down the prostitution businesses. Its not a secret anymore, all this bad publicity and criminalisation of a complete trade will lead to the closing down and forbidding of prostitution
totally.

Now the newest weapon will come soon: a registration of working and ex prostitutes is at hand. Not only will there be illegal prostitute-organisations, there will be illegal prostitutes too… Can you imagine what that will do to the the prostitutes that are working by  choice?

They, if they want to remain doing the job confidentially, are no longer able to call upon: the doctor in case they are ill, call upon the
police if they are in need, advertise their services in the open to give only
three examples.

Then second: what will happen with their privacy? How will look on your CV stating that you are a prostitute? I don’t think that being a prostitute stamped in your passport and in your official papers will be good
for you. ( let’s not even start about the (social) status of a prostitute)

Many women that I know are paying enormous amounts for taxes, working space, protection, insurance and health care.They say their biggest pimp is the tax!

Many of the girls have already gone undercover, working together with girlfriends renting apartments, working secretly and are not visible anymore for any kind of contact with official organisations. They want to be left alone and just do their job discretely.

Before( 2006)  the majority  were working safely and pleasantly in the windows, clubs and escort agencies but the police and tax raids ( again against women-trafficking #sic ) forced them to move elsewhere.

My opinion as a prostitute and expert in the trade is that the politicians should leave the prostitution alone. We’ve always taken care of ourselves and each other and tried to improve our working conditions over the years. How about giving a little bit of  the taxpayers money to the the “rode draad“? ( the self-proclaimed prostitutes’ union) No they are not getting  one single cent! It’s not desirable for official authorities to actually speak and listen to the prostitutes themselves and to improve the sex-trade from within.

The ultimate career after quiting to work as a prostitute is no longer starting your own club, window or escort it is now: being a house cleaner.
Instead of giving us rights and honest working conditions we are now being rescued.
We want rights, not rescue.
We do not want to be criminalised.
We do not want to be victimised.
We do not want to to branded or registered.
It is not surprising to me and my colleagues that there is not at all any cooperation anymore toward officials. What good did it bring in the past? What bad will it bring in the future?
There is a great report written about this subject by Laurens Buijs working at the UVA.  It is in Dutch…