XPost: uk.politics.misc, 24hoursupport.helpdesk, alt.politics.scorched-earth
XPost: uk.legal, alt.politics.uk
From: burfordTjustice@tues.uk
On Tue, 07 Feb 2017 12:58:08 +0000
MM wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Feb 2017 05:31:21 -0500, burfordTjustice
> wrote:
>
> >Oh Dear! LOL!!
> >
> >A respectable town in the west of England is suffering from an
> >infestation of pop-up brothels run by Eastern European crime gangs,
> >according to police.
> >
> >Swindon, in the county of Wiltshire, has become a magnet for the
> >gangs, who set up the ‘sex dens’ in short-term rental accommodation.
> >
> >Police believe about 180 sex workers have been installed in at least
> >30 properties in the town, which has a population of 200,000.
> >
> >The gangs lease apartments and houses for anything between one day
> >and a few weeks to avoid detection by officers.
> >
> >The call girls – many of whom have apparently been trafficked from
> >Poland and Romania – are also frequently moved between addresses.
> >
> >Detective Sergeant Chris Hitchcock of Wiltshire Police said:
> >“Officers look to intervene and see if we can offer safeguarding as
> >often as we can. Not every girl we come across has been trafficked
> >but they are largely vulnerable. The girls are often subject to
> >assault.”
> >
> >Last year it was reported that the English seaside town of Newquay,
> >in Cornwall, was experiencing an identical problem.
> >
> >In England and Wales, buying and selling sex are not illegal but
> >associated activities such as soliciting, kerb crawling and
> >brothel-keeping are outlawed.
>
> Why doesn't Britain make brothels legal, then? They are in many
> countries, including New Zealand, Australia (in some states), Austria,
> Belgium, Denmark and Germany.
>
> Legal brothels are safer for the girls and their clients and do away
> with the crimes associated with pimping.
>
> MM
kylix_is@yahoo.co.uk
perhaps a petition?
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