Prime Suspect Arrested in Connection with the Death of Emma Caldwell

Emma Caldwell’s life was pretty much the normal, nuclear, traditional family upbringing in Scotland. Until, that is, she lost her big sister to cancer. She struggled with this event, as anyone would, and became caught up in drug addiction. Emma then turned to sex work to pay for the drugs. Just a few sentences, but so much tragedy.

One point I would like to make about the widespread media coverage this week is linked to this portrayal. The headlines do not comment negatively about sex workers, but they are laden…