It does aggravate me that the victims are first described as prostitutes, by the media, who relish a story like this.
First and foremost they are human beings, who are female.
The BBC programme last month, Five Daughters, based on the lives of the five women who were killed in Ipswich, illustrated quite movingly that they were someone's daughters, sisters, grandaughters, and mums. Just ordinary young women, who for whatever reason chose the wrong path in life, and whose addictions led them onto the streets.
Morally I've nothing against prostitution. It's never going to go away. I even saw a recent documentary about the thriving street prostitution industry in the Islamic state of Iran. I do think more comprehensive legislation would afford the sex workers more safety.
However most of the women, and men, who work in prostitution don't do it from choice, and charge five grand per night, there's only a few in the Heather Mills league, most do it because of poverty, and it being the quickest way they can pay for their next fix.
Sadly, as long as we have vunerable people, plying their trade on the streets, there'll always be some inadequate sicko who see them as easy prey.
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