Across The Pond: Mass Exodus Of Prostitutes Off The Streets

Another trial across the pond is bringing back bad memories of the last year for some.

The accused killer I am speaking of is Steve Gerald James Wright of Ipswich in Suffolk, England. H e is charged with killing five prostitutes who worked in the “red light district” of Ipswich. Their bodies were found over a 10 day period beginning December 2, 2006.

Wright was arrested on December 19, 2006 and his trial began on January 14th , 2008 - a trial that Orato.com wished to find women with the same backgrounds as Pauline and I to cover. To the best of my knowledge, that search has had no success as of yet, which is unfortunate because I would love to hear from them and be able to get their perspective on so many things.

While reading about this case and pouring over news articles and blogs and anything else I found on my own as well as having items sent by people, I came across a most interesting article in the Guardian Unlimited, and was also able to talk quickly to a reporter with Women's Weekly over there about it.

Now, the facts of this trial are similar to Pickton's in that they to were prostitutes. Just a little side note here: right after the Pickton trial, I made a vow to myself that I would never say the words 'sex trade worker' in reference to prostitutes again.

I hate the term.

I find it to be most distasteful. Back in the beginning of covering the Pickton trial, Pauline and I met with a woman who coached us on how to deal with the media. We were all talking and I said the word “sex trade worker” and she looked at me and said, “Why, do you say it like that?