Toulouse. Prostitution: the anger of residents
In the district of Minimes, in Toulouse, some prostitutes do not feel to carry out their passes in the street. Exasperated, local residents feel abandoned. Testimony.
“I took this photo this morning Sunday, October 24, boulevard des Minimes, in Toulouse. It was 8:45 am and there were already people outside, including children. It is unacceptable!” The photo in question, admittedly a little blurry, leaves no room for doubt about the morning activity of a woman and the man standing behind her …
“I don’t know if this is a street theater or an exhibition!” Chairman of the Minimes-Raisins neighborhood committee, Claude Authié does not take offense. Despite the municipal decree which prohibits prostitution along the Canal du Midi, some ladies have taken up their habits, near the Raisin and its buildings. And it is not uncommon, according to locals, to see firsthand the activities of these prostitutes and their clients. “In the gardens, it’s regular and everyone benefits. And if you complain, you get yelled at. An exasperated resident has even received stones!”, Denounces the president of the neighborhood committee.
The various messages sent for several months to the town hall, “it has deteriorated further this summer”, denounces the neighborhood committee, have not brought about any change. “Nobody takes the problem into account. We had a meeting with the district mayor and the visit of municipal police officers. We were told to call Allo Toulouse but it continues …”
Yesterday morning, with the support of members of the association, Claude Authié sent the photo concerned and a message of anger to many people: the office of the mayor of Toulouse, Emilion Esnault, the deputy in charge of security, La Dépêche du Midi… “But also at the prefecture and the Minister of the Interior. Are we going to accept such an exhibition for a long time? No, we no longer tolerate it and it is high time that the police, national or municipal, react! “