I CAN only assume that, in encouraging and supporting the concept of women - or anyone - to continue their 'employment' in the sex industry (ie, prostitution), Councillor Albert Richardson has completely taken leave of his senses (Citizen, February 18).

I would remind Coun Richardson that if there were no customers - who assume that everyone and everything can be bought, including women - there would be no such thing as prostitution in the first place.

The area of Fletcher Road they use is a residential district, and only feet away from an exclusive girls' school and places of religious worship.

These prostitutes have merely moved their pitch from St Mary's Street, since the police crackdown.

If police are taking note of registration numbers of customers then I am delighted that they are doing their job to protect the interests of local people.

Because if the police don't check registration numbers, make notes, and video the perverts, the men of the local mosque will certainly do so.

E Sanderson

Preston

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