Dublin prostitute's memoir could entice women into the trade, warn experts

Curitiba, I like horse racing & card playing!!

SingleDonald! Are ya shure yer not Daniel O'Donnell? The world's olderst profession. After politics, that is. And probably more honourable. It's a hard one to call. Sad that something so special is reduce to the status of a cash nexus. More acceptable if voluntary though, surely?

Thanks, SingleDonald. I think there are a lot of things are are legal that people might think are "sleazy", such as gambling and drinking, (both were banned at one time)but others don't and it is better that these things are controlled by the authorities than criminals, because they will take place anyway, whether you ban them or not.

Good points, Curitiba! I posted earlier on this subject, and pointed out how a legal heterosexual male prostitute, in Nevada, told a female reporter how he had been neglected by his mom, when a young boy. Your plan would solve most of prostitution's social ills. Yet, I wonder if we should legalize something which is sleazy in itself? Something like this should be given freely, from the heart! I know that some guys are only looking for a "romp in the hay", with no emotional sentiments, So, for them, I guess legalized prostitution would be beneficial. Concerning the hookers, I wonder if living this life, even with legalized safeguards in place, is realy a positive lifestyle, considering the emotional baggage they likely carry? There are pros & cons to this argument, which are very difficult to decide on!

Well, the answer is to legalise brothels, tax the pimps and prostitutes, introduce health and safety legislation to protect the health of the sex workers, and allow them to form unions. That will keep the organised criminals out of the game and put a stop to people trafficking.

The "World's Oldest Profession" should not be glamorized! There are severe pitfalls for prostitutes AND johns! For the prostitutes: Being beaten/shortchanged by the pimp; Having to deal with unstable men; Venereal diseases; Arrests by police; Possible drug addiction. For the johns: Being robbed and beated by the pimp; Having the girl run away with his wallet, while he is in the motel room bathroom, BEFORE any services are performed; Venereal diseases; Arrests by police; Developing a "love interest" in an often hired hooker. The last sounds absurd, I realize. However, there is always the chance that, if a guy pays the same girl, for frequent trysts, he may fall in love with her. The feelings would almost never be reciprocated. If the hooker has any values (not likely) she would tell her loving customer to look for affection elsewhere, or (miracle) leave the life of a prostitute and take up with him, legitimately. Then, consider the plight of human trafficing. I first learned about this 10 years ago, when Newsday (Long Island paper) ran a 4-part series on the subject. This is human degradation, to an extreme, and no man should want to be part of it!!

its a job and now that the tiger has nothing in its tank morality wise, keep watching rte programming for real shiite.

I wouldn't give credence to anything the "Irish" Independent prints. That's why I stopped reading this article after the first paragraph. Sorry.