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Why is Prostitution Illegal?
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Yes, but that's only a problem for those who forget to "silence the rifle" if you will. With your supressor, you should avoid any of that.warprincenataku said:
It isn't where I live (Netherlands), so yeah I never understood.
Prime reason why we're keeping it legal here from what I know is that since it's legal now the governement can easier keep an eye on things.
That way it's less of a (horrible) criminal world. It's still filled with people forced to do it ofcourse and stuff, but less.
I'm no expert btw, just saying what I heard and read sometimes. So what I say might be 100% incorrect;p
Prime reason why we're keeping it legal here from what I know is that since it's legal now the governement can easier keep an eye on things.
That way it's less of a (horrible) criminal world. It's still filled with people forced to do it ofcourse and stuff, but less.
I'm no expert btw, just saying what I heard and read sometimes. So what I say might be 100% incorrect;p
Essentually, the first person in this thread to get it right. America is founded on religious practices, and makes no secret of establishing policies based on those practices. Prostitution is an immoral crime, based on moral standards established by religious morality. In fact, you'll find lots of laws based on religious morality, if you looked hard enough.midget_roxx said:
I'm not nit picking per say but the idea that sex crimes would diminish is a bit misguided, a rape victim almost always knows their attacker, rape is either using sex as a weapon as a form of power over them, it is uncommon that the goal is just the sex itself, its usually a means to another end.midget_roxx said:
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Being honest i dont think it should be legalised because i dont know about where you guys are from but here it is synonimous with drugs. They do it simple because they're too useless to do anything else, anything that contributes to this i personally cant agree with. Considering their lives are now ruined and they will beg steal or in this case sell themselves to feed an addiction. If drugs were legal than i couldnt see a reason but seeing as they aren't it makes sense
It appears to me that with proper regulations, like the prohibition of "curb crawlers," enforcing of testing, licensing requirements for both prostitutes and brothels, legalized prostitution could be a very beneficial force for the populace, lowering instances of prostitute abuse, murder and disease contraction, as well as taking some of the mystery away from sexual intercourse in the first place, which is probably a good portion of the reason behind the amount of sexual dysfunction and the general sex fixation of society today.
I have a feeling that sex, like marijuana and alcohol, looses a lot of its attractiveness when it isn't illegal or taboo in some way.
I have a feeling that sex, like marijuana and alcohol, looses a lot of its attractiveness when it isn't illegal or taboo in some way.
Well, if sex were legal, aside from STD testing, like most jobs, there would probably also be drug testing, so these addicts would still be doing illegal things to feed their habits, except the crack whore would get much less business since there was a safer alternative.darkonnis said:
As stated a few times, with the legalization, comes reformation. Prostitutes wouldn't be the guttersluts of today. It would become more of an organized profession.darkonnis said:
The thing with prostitution is, it's like digital piracy. You can't stop it, there's always going to be a demand for it, and because there's always a demand for it, there's always going to be a supply.
The difference is that with prostitution, the only victim is the prostitute (if that) and she makes the choices here. Not all prostitutes are drug-addicts, not all prostitutes are fucked up individuals, and not all of them walk the streets. See: Your phonebook under 'Escorts'.
But the problem, if there is one, is not the prostitute being there, it's of the demand, and of the presentation. If selling sexual pleasure for money is a crime, those who desire to rent a body will find ways to rent it, and those selling the service will find ways to slip it under the radar.
In otherwords, the reason 'drugs' are synonymous with 'prostitution' is because of the lengths that the buyers will go to acquire the product, and the lengths others are willing to exploit the renters of the product.
Read: Blame the pimps and the johns before you blame the girls.
The difference is that with prostitution, the only victim is the prostitute (if that) and she makes the choices here. Not all prostitutes are drug-addicts, not all prostitutes are fucked up individuals, and not all of them walk the streets. See: Your phonebook under 'Escorts'.
But the problem, if there is one, is not the prostitute being there, it's of the demand, and of the presentation. If selling sexual pleasure for money is a crime, those who desire to rent a body will find ways to rent it, and those selling the service will find ways to slip it under the radar.
In otherwords, the reason 'drugs' are synonymous with 'prostitution' is because of the lengths that the buyers will go to acquire the product, and the lengths others are willing to exploit the renters of the product.
Read: Blame the pimps and the johns before you blame the girls.
I think its because the government parents or anyone don't want to go and see there kids Working in a brothel it would be shameful but then again its there life so hmmmm interesting
Okay I was quite enjoying reading this thread and the different opinions, but this paragraph has signalled my departure. Seriously that's the most incredibly stupid statement I've ever seen.demoman_chaos said:
Chickens don't have support systems for disadvantaged chickens, or charities for foreign chickens who can't support themselves. In fact, we have domesticated chickens.
Wait, I'm not een sure how to respond, that's just so ridiculously stupid.
Um, it's not illegal. At least not in Germany. There's regulations for it(for a good reason), but it's definitely not illegal.
Yes, chicken don't have charities or support systems for their disadvantaged brethren. But I for my part have never seen or heard of two chicken armies clashing in a violent battle with tens of thousands of dead over resources. I've also never heard of chicken death camps where the standard brown-feathered chicken kill the black/white/etc chickens, nor have I heard of chicken slaughtering each other for slightly different beliefs.
The list goes on. For all the good things we use our intelligence for, we use it for just as many, if not more, bad things.
I don't really care that you've left this thread, I just have to say this:Jonabob87 said:
Yes, chicken don't have charities or support systems for their disadvantaged brethren. But I for my part have never seen or heard of two chicken armies clashing in a violent battle with tens of thousands of dead over resources. I've also never heard of chicken death camps where the standard brown-feathered chicken kill the black/white/etc chickens, nor have I heard of chicken slaughtering each other for slightly different beliefs.
The list goes on. For all the good things we use our intelligence for, we use it for just as many, if not more, bad things.
In Canada it is weird, it is no illegal to be a prostitute. You can walk up and down the street with a sign advertising what you are. What is illegal is buying sex. Very weird when you think of it. Imagine a store displaying milk and advertising it everywhere and it being cheap too. But when you buy it youare arrested because you are not allowed to pay for it.
Funnily enough it IS legal where I live so uh... suck it. For money.
Seriously the fact that something fun is legal in Australia boggles the mind. That's not to say that it's not regulated up the wazoo and they attempted to write the law to make it not illegal just so long as you're not doing it in this list of places that includes literally everywhere. But they didn't quite manage and yes you can get a prostitute and not go to jail here. Yay?
Seriously the fact that something fun is legal in Australia boggles the mind. That's not to say that it's not regulated up the wazoo and they attempted to write the law to make it not illegal just so long as you're not doing it in this list of places that includes literally everywhere. But they didn't quite manage and yes you can get a prostitute and not go to jail here. Yay?
Mostly just this. Well, this and religion. They kind of go hand in hand.joshuaayt said:
My opinion is that it should be legal. Firstly, both the customers and the "service providers" could really use some legal and medical protection. Effective regulation of the industry can greatly reduce a lot of the problems that people have been talking about in previous posts. The regulation and the agencies necessary to overlook it could easily be self sufficient (I actually think it can be a nice source of revenue). Any potential problems that may arise from legalized prostitution already exists in the current system and are usually more prevalent and destructive. Legalization wouldn't fix all of them, but it would make it better for everyone.
It's not legal mostly due to religious politicians and religious citizens that think sex outside of wedlock or outside or any relationship at all, is wrong.
I for one am totally for it being legalized. This would make it saver both for prostitutes and clients. Clients would have to be screened for diseases, if they have something they would not be able to use the service so's not to infect the prostitutes. The prostitutes would be able to get health care and a proper pay check for their services and would not have to worry about abuse (hopefully). Though in the case that anyone is harmed, they would be able to get the legal justice for it. It can be kept in clean buildings with clean rooms, and the outside can be kept proper and discreet, no more need for street walking.
All in all, I see no harm in legalizing prostitution.
I for one am totally for it being legalized. This would make it saver both for prostitutes and clients. Clients would have to be screened for diseases, if they have something they would not be able to use the service so's not to infect the prostitutes. The prostitutes would be able to get health care and a proper pay check for their services and would not have to worry about abuse (hopefully). Though in the case that anyone is harmed, they would be able to get the legal justice for it. It can be kept in clean buildings with clean rooms, and the outside can be kept proper and discreet, no more need for street walking.
All in all, I see no harm in legalizing prostitution.
That first line was great. Laughed so hard I woke someone sleeping down the hall. And wait, wait... AUSTRALIA legalizes it, but the US is left in the dust? I sense a dark force at work...Doctor Panda said:
OT: Why is prostitution illegal? Because it was "immoral," and we all know how scary it is when several million people are holding their little black books and telling you to do something.
It encourages people to be unfaithful to their partners in marrital life, a function key to pretty much any modern society of the family. Particularly christian ones like America. The government see it as splitting the family unit and as such putting a big hole in what should be the social norm of a functioning society. It also spreads disease, your idea counters this il grant you, but lets be honest. Is EVERY SINGLE prostitute going to go and do all this stuff? Hell no. Are some going to continue pedling their "goods" in the same way they did previously? Hell yes.demoman_chaos said:
Will there be price control on prostitution? Zones where it is acceptable? Age limit? A method of dealing with a rise in pregnancy among hookers?
So it'd be like 'companions' from Firefly? After all, you have to go through training and stuff, the process is heavily regulated by a powerful authority and the prostitute (companion) gets to choose his/her clients. So if done like Firefly (minus the spaceships, but that's more a technological flaw than a personal bias) then I see nothing wrong.demoman_chaos said: