Question to all the BabyBoomers

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Originally Posted by Wayne

Standard for anyone coming to Sydney to visit. Not known as Sin City for nothing. I remember doing the exact same thing for visitors as Vitamin’s dad. Used to get blokes in my taxi off the ships docked down at what is now Barangaroo. They’d request a drive past before making their choice. Once had a suit hail me on Darlinghurst Road with a young aboriginal girl. She would have been underage. She serviced him in the back seat while I drove around the block. He paid me, got out and then the girl asked me whether I wanted a turn. The past is a different country, so they say.

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So you had a turn didn’t you?

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Originally Posted by Roydemeo

So you had a turn didn’t you?

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he never said he declined. just ended the story right then and there. some things are best left unsaid.

A lot has charged & at the same time not much has changed. Basically the knock shops has always been scattered around legal or not and Surry Hill (Sydney) is the capital. Night walkers (at Canterbury Rd, William St is not like it used to be to be and I think thats a good thing there is some boundaries created such as health check. Those days are fucking dangerous for the WL getting abused and taken advantage, the pimp was a target getting rolled and the Johns might catch something more than crabs.

The biggest change was Marketing channel, No internet, just your local newspaper or Daily Telegraph in the classified section find ‘Personal ’ section which only tells you- Business name, Address and Phone number plus maybe open 7 days till late. Girl description, you need to relay on front desk, 80/20 rule 80% Bullshit 20 truth.

In conclusion, it gives me great honour to finally to use this line…. You bloody keeps got it so good these days with all the technology. Internet, mobile phone, Uber, Syd99 forum, E&Bs… when I was young I had to get the newspaper then walk to a public phone call them to check any girls available then find a cab just to get me dick wet…..

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Originally Posted by Wayne

Standard for anyone coming to Sydney to visit. Not known as Sin City for nothing. I remember doing the exact same thing for visitors as Vitamin’s dad. Used to get blokes in my taxi off the ships docked down at what is now Barangaroo. They’d request a drive past before making their choice. Once had a suit hail me on Darlinghurst Road with a young aboriginal girl. She would have been underage. She serviced him in the back seat while I drove around the block. He paid me, got out and then the girl asked me whether I wanted a turn. The past is a different country, so they say.

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So you were an accessory to statutory rape?

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Originally Posted by John Holmes

A lot has charged & at the same time not much has changed. Basically the knock shops has always been scattered around legal or not and Surry Hill (Sydney) is the capital. Night walkers (at Canterbury Rd, William St is not like it used to be to be and I think thats a good thing there is some boundaries created such as health check. Those days are fucking dangerous for the WL getting abused and taken advantage, the pimp was a target getting rolled and the Johns might catch something more than crabs.

The biggest change was Marketing channel, No internet, just your local newspaper or Daily Telegraph in the classified section find ‘Personal ’ section which only tells you- Business name, Address and Phone number plus maybe open 7 days till late. Girl description, you need to relay on front desk, 80/20 rule 80% Bullshit 20 truth.

In conclusion, it gives me great honour to finally to use this line…. You bloody keeps got it so good these days with all the technology. Internet, mobile phone, Uber, Syd99 forum, E&Bs… when I was young I had to get the newspaper then walk to a public phone call them to check any girls available then find a cab just to get me dick wet…..

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By the sounds of it, we do have it good. Wonder what the future holds.

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Originally Posted by Fezco

So you were an accessory to statutory rape?

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lol

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Originally Posted by Fezco

So you were an accessory to statutory rape?

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Thought about that over the years. It was common for working girls around Darlinghurst to hail cabs and conduct their business in the back seat. Then throw the cabbie double fare. I only allowed it the once; through ignorance. It was happening before I realised. And the girl initiated the whole thing. I suppose I could have driven to Darlo cop shop. But really didn’t occur to me at the time. Don’t know what else I could do. And then, when she offered her services to me, I said no and couldn’t wait to get her out of my cab. What’s the legal position of someone who witnesses a crime but does not participate or willingly facilitate it?

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Originally Posted by Wayne

Thought about that over the years. It was common for working girls around Darlinghurst to hail cabs and conduct their business in the back seat. Then throw the cabbie double fare. I only allowed it the once; through ignorance. It was happening before I realised. And the girl initiated the whole thing. I suppose I could have driven to Darlo cop shop. But really didn’t occur to me at the time. Don’t know what else I could do. And then, when she offered her services to me, I said no and couldn’t wait to get her out of my cab. What’s the legal position of someone who witnesses a crime but does not participate or willingly facilitate it?

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Witnesses to a crime in Australia are generally not liable for the crime itself, there may be exceptions and specific obligations to report or intervene depending on the circumstances.

Given your profession as a taxi driver, rather than a doctor or social worker, I'd say you're in the clear. And you probably earned that gratuity haha

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Originally Posted by Wayne

Thought about that over the years. It was common for working girls around Darlinghurst to hail cabs and conduct their business in the back seat. Then throw the cabbie double fare. I only allowed it the once; through ignorance. It was happening before I realised. And the girl initiated the whole thing. I suppose I could have driven to Darlo cop shop. But really didn’t occur to me at the time. Don’t know what else I could do. And then, when she offered her services to me, I said no and couldn’t wait to get her out of my cab. What’s the legal position of someone who witnesses a crime but does not participate or willingly facilitate it?

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You were an unwilling accomplice. What's the statutory of limitations on stuff like this? I'm sure you're right.

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Originally Posted by vitamin

You were an unwilling accomplice. What's the statutory of limitations on stuff like this? I'm sure you're right.

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Well he knew she was underage and could’ve turned down the fare. But possibly more of a moral issue than a legal one. And whether the girl was willing or not is legally irrelevant.