What about the pimps?

[C. F. Leon]

Just a thought- Could this be the root of the Schwartz incident? BSM was the local "pimp" and saw Stride on "his" territory. Whether or not she was ACTIVELY soliciting or not, he may have perceived she was, or perhaps even recognized her. Therefore... yada, yada.

I still think it's possible that Pipeman could have been Stride's "date" and she was waiting for him to get off work (the pub?) or he popped into the doorway to "relieve" himself. This leads to BSM's error and that's what IS observes. Pipeman, finishing his "business" panics and remembers that dinner's waiting for him and clears out.

[c.d.]

Hi Sean, thanks for your response. It was definitely interesting.

Is "sex trafficking" the same thing as prostitution or is it a much wider catch all term?

Here is the problem I have. My understanding (thanks to Trevor) is that the common price for enjoying the favors of a woman on the street was basically the same price as a drink. In other words, not much. Now if you have pimps/or organized prostitution I would have to imagine they would want at least a third of the woman's earnings. So would the typical Whitechapel prostitute want to stand in the cold or rain for hours, risking being roughed up and/or harrassed by clients or police, not to mention the wear and tear on her body for two thirds of the price of a drink? And could the pimps sustain themselves on one third of those earings? I can't see how the math works out. It seems to me like a losing deal for both parties. Maybe someone can help me put this in perspective.

c.d.