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Dead Sexy
croatiantimes.com
A small town in Czech Republic is welcoming sex-tourist Germans across
the border with a sign warning them that death awaits.
A
grinning skull superimposed on to the outline of a sexy female figure is
posted alongside the words; 'Achtung! Syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia,
Aids.' A dozen such signs now greet the men who pour into the town of
Chomutov for cheap, and dangerous, encounters with prostitutes.
Ever
since the fall of Communism, the towns on the Czech side of the German
frontier have been a magnet for sex workers, many of whom are diseased
and unregulated by the state.
Czech authorities have tried in
vain for years to stem the trade, fuelled by low costs - sex sometimes
costs less than five pounds - and lax border controls.
The road
into Chomutov is known across Europe as the 'Mile of Lust.'
Mother-of-three
Simona Kmonickova, 41, has been instrumental in trying the clean up the
town.
"I really started this because I want to protect my
daughters who must daily pass a parade of prostitutes to get into
school," she said. "It is disgusting and I knew that something had to be
done."
Some 15,000 pounds has been spent in designing and
putting up the signs, paid for by contributions from local companies.
Authorities
claim that business has dropped off for the sex workers by 20 percent
since the signs went up 10 days ago.
Tag cloud workers contributions Germans stem putting Europe authorities diseased vain Chomutov unregulated fuelled business pounds prostitutes Mile Kmonickova percent Czech border
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