But now I’m just outraged. Besides this girl was a massuese?
Plain awfull. The world is a dark dark place.I’m thankful for my agency! And the my security guard!
I’ll be sure to blog about it:
Via:
]]>There’s a slightly more detailed article about the murder that was published today – the woman has been ID’ed in it: http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/04/police_id_woman_1.html
Here’s what the piece says about safety:
“Davis, who said it was unclear whether Tuesday’s victim was a prostitute, said department officials have been working with security guards at hotels to curtail prostitution, advising them to look for guests who have people coming and going from their rooms frequently or at odd hours.
Davis said many escorts may not report crimes against them. In February, FBI agents arrested five women, ages 19 to 33, who allegedly showed up at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf after agreeing to provide sex for up to $300 an hour to undercover officers.
The officers had responded to advertisements posted on Craigslist, according to Boston police reports. At Choices Escorts & Dancers, an area escort agency, a woman said working independently through sites like Craigslist is highly dangerous.
“Agencies are more secure – these sites are not,” she said, declining to provide her name. “The people who prey on these girls, they target independent escorts. They know that if you’re on Craigslist, you are unprotected.”"
SO frustrating – women who work for agencies can be subjected to different kinds of exploitation, and aren’t necessarily safer once they’re in a room with a client, unless there is a security guy with her or right outside the door.
]]>I, too, am curious about her screening process, but not from a “blaming” or “what did she do wrong” point of view. I think we can and should use anything we can glean from it as a learning tool to further our own safety and that f other sex workers. Certainly no one else is going to help us with that.
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