‘Sex for rent’ is illegal in the UK. Why are thousands of people still affected?

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Because laws need enforcement to mean anything

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And exploitation works because there is an incentive for the exploited person to be exploited. Who’s going to report the situation when it will make life hard? Even if there are protections, you can’t be sure you won’t be homeless for some time. You’ll at least have to move house, which is a major upheaval.

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The police are too busy arresting Disabled Grannies Against Genocide to enforce any laws.

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maybe because the alternative is not having a fucking place to live??

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having a fucking place

like… that’s the problem…. <takes a big bong rip> like, yeah…

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_Kingdom

In Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), the act of engaging in prostitution or exchanging various sexual services for money is legal

Given that sex for money is legal in the UK, and money for rent is also legal, you’d think that there’d be some middleman stepping in here.

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“Capitalism breeds innovation”.

The innovation:

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