WTF | September 23, 2008 | 7 comments

“I was asking directions!” Excuses from prostitutes’ clients

source: http://www.corriere.it/english/08_settembre_23/excuses_prostitutes_2243c9d2-896d-11dd-8235-0...

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"One said he was lost and 'needed to ask directions to get home'. Others claimed to have stopped because they thought the mini-skirted woman on the street corner was a relative, a friend or even an old classmate from school. Yet another thought a close encounter with a prostitute was a reasonable way to relieve the stress of a hard day at work and one man even claimed it was good for his health. Men who use prostitutes have a vivid imagination, at least in Rome. Perhaps they didn’t need one quite so much before the new by-law came into force, and with it a fine of 200 euros, but for the past few days, they have been dreaming up some ingenious, and on occasion amusing, excuses to avoid being fined.

The by-law promoted by Rome’s mayor, Gianni Alemanno, is aimed at men who use prostitutes, and at the women or transsexuals themselves, if they are dressed indecently with the clear intention of soliciting. Clients have to be caught while negotiating with sex workers, especially on busy or accident-prone roads.

In just a couple of days of patrols, the municipal authorities have issued fines for a total of almost 30,000 euros to prostitutes and their clientele."
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7 comments // “I was asking directions!” Excuses from prostitutes’ clients

  • jimwiz3416
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      jimwiz3416  

    • Victimless crimes are big business for municipalities. Not only do they collect substantial fines but by catering to the moral majority it looks like they're fighting crime.

      Why don't we drop victimless crimes and focus on what's really important - or is the money too easy?

    • 3 years ago
  • Brotha_B
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      Brotha_B  

    • I say - "Stay away from the pro's altogether..."
      One may end up with a "switcher-oo", Lest we
      4-get Eddie Murphy's ordeal. There are much
      safer (more legal) ways to get down... People
      could start by simply admitting to themselves,
      then to select others that they honestly want to...
      Just the hippy in me. LOL

    • 3 years ago
  • KCKate
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      KCKate  

    • Very funny. Instead of being fined though, maybe they should be thrown in jail for being perverts. Hah--just a thought.

    • 3 years ago
  • JanaPokana
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      JanaPokana  

    • This is hilarious! The nonsense people come up with when they are trying to protect themselves from embarrassment is just unbelievable ...

    • 3 years ago
  • jonny2times
  • realfran
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