Poll: Prostitution should it be legal?
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Meh, I don't condone it to any extent, but I prefer not to get political with this. I'd rather not get into a discussion or debate of any sorts.
Simple as that. That's my 2 cents and I'm done with this subject.
Simple as that. That's my 2 cents and I'm done with this subject.
Or the Deep Southern Backwoods.....*Shudders* Dear God Deliverance is TRUE!!!ProfessorLayton said:
I hear Banjos! PADDLE FASTER!!!
Actually if I remember (Correct me if I'm wrong), there's a law in Alabama that says marrying your first cousin is A-Ok......*Vomits*
Best advice. Don't venture down the Mississippi river or through the Backwoods southern country.....you'll regret it.Jonabob87 said:
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Yeah, I'm kinda with you on this as well. Just a no, no need to give a reason mostly because this issue isn't one that is up for discussion with me.Skullkid4187 said:
It's actually illegal in Las Vegas because to the population in Clark County is being higher than 400,000 since the last census. It is still perfectly legal however to run an escort service in LV, and provide "comforting" to a any degree on their own accord. Catch 22s!robotv56 said:
Yes, provided it is controlled.
I can't pretend that I would be okay with seeing a relative live out his or her life as a prostitute (there are plenty of male prostitutes, it's not just confined to women), but I also cannot pretend that I have the authority to tell them what they can do with their body.
Some people make the decision to go into prostitution. I don't know why they make that decision. But some do, of their own free will. Prostitution has been around since the dawn of the human species, it exists in every nation across the globe. No country has actually successfully managed to ban it - even puritancial Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have their fair share of brothels (and alcohol!). Like Alcohol you can't legislate it away.
If we continue to drive sex-workers underground, things get nasty. Without regulations and government oversight, prostitution becomes a much more dangerous, exploitative business. Bringing it above ground allows us to ensure that sex-workers are properly treated and well paid and that they aren't forced into the business. If we continue to arrest prostitutes and treat them as criminals, we leave them vulnerable to the really nasty elements of the underground.
In Brisbane, we have legalized prostitution. It's often dressed up as "escort" services and whatnot, but if you've seen the advertisements they put out, it's not really an "escort" service. The legalization of prostituion has NOT caused everyone to strip off their clothes and have orgies in the street. Rather, what it has done, has been to get Prostitutes of the dangerous dark streets and into well known, policed business areas and buildings. We don't see prostitues on the streets anymore (or at least, I haven't seen any, but then again, I don't really know what a prostitute dresses like, so I don't know if they are there or not. They could be still there, but anyway you get my point). This allows for sex workers who want to be in the job to work openly, and it allows the police to REALLY focus their attention on illegal forced sexual servitude, which is still a huge problem around the world.
So legalizing prostitution would:
1) Make life safer for those who choose to go into the sex-business
2) Allow the police to tackle the real problems of forced prostitution
3) Ensure that sex-workers are fairly paid.
Nothing comes for demonizing prostitutes or arresting them or driving them underground. Again, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan often KILL prostitutes, yet brothels still thrive underground in those countries (so do bars for that matter - I won't forget the time I saw a wealthly Saudi Business man crack open a few cold ones, right in front of me in the hotel!).
Prostitutes are human beings. I might not understand WHY they went into that business. You might not understand. But that doesn't mean they have no rights or that the deserve to have their lives ruined. They need to eat food like everyone else, and that's just the way that they choose to do it. It's not the safest job, it's definitely not the most well paying job and it's doesn't give much dignity, but it's the job they are in. The LAST thing they need is to be worried about going to jail if they go to the police.
If you can't get rid of it, you've got to plan for it.
I can't pretend that I would be okay with seeing a relative live out his or her life as a prostitute (there are plenty of male prostitutes, it's not just confined to women), but I also cannot pretend that I have the authority to tell them what they can do with their body.
Some people make the decision to go into prostitution. I don't know why they make that decision. But some do, of their own free will. Prostitution has been around since the dawn of the human species, it exists in every nation across the globe. No country has actually successfully managed to ban it - even puritancial Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have their fair share of brothels (and alcohol!). Like Alcohol you can't legislate it away.
If we continue to drive sex-workers underground, things get nasty. Without regulations and government oversight, prostitution becomes a much more dangerous, exploitative business. Bringing it above ground allows us to ensure that sex-workers are properly treated and well paid and that they aren't forced into the business. If we continue to arrest prostitutes and treat them as criminals, we leave them vulnerable to the really nasty elements of the underground.
In Brisbane, we have legalized prostitution. It's often dressed up as "escort" services and whatnot, but if you've seen the advertisements they put out, it's not really an "escort" service. The legalization of prostituion has NOT caused everyone to strip off their clothes and have orgies in the street. Rather, what it has done, has been to get Prostitutes of the dangerous dark streets and into well known, policed business areas and buildings. We don't see prostitues on the streets anymore (or at least, I haven't seen any, but then again, I don't really know what a prostitute dresses like, so I don't know if they are there or not. They could be still there, but anyway you get my point). This allows for sex workers who want to be in the job to work openly, and it allows the police to REALLY focus their attention on illegal forced sexual servitude, which is still a huge problem around the world.
So legalizing prostitution would:
1) Make life safer for those who choose to go into the sex-business
2) Allow the police to tackle the real problems of forced prostitution
3) Ensure that sex-workers are fairly paid.
Nothing comes for demonizing prostitutes or arresting them or driving them underground. Again, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan often KILL prostitutes, yet brothels still thrive underground in those countries (so do bars for that matter - I won't forget the time I saw a wealthly Saudi Business man crack open a few cold ones, right in front of me in the hotel!).
Prostitutes are human beings. I might not understand WHY they went into that business. You might not understand. But that doesn't mean they have no rights or that the deserve to have their lives ruined. They need to eat food like everyone else, and that's just the way that they choose to do it. It's not the safest job, it's definitely not the most well paying job and it's doesn't give much dignity, but it's the job they are in. The LAST thing they need is to be worried about going to jail if they go to the police.
If you can't get rid of it, you've got to plan for it.
My step dad once said something I'll never forget. "Without prostitution there would be more rape." Its a good argument for it and frankly its going to happen one way or another as it has throughout all time. Legalize brothels and let girls and guys that want to sell themselves work there. Can you imagine trying to get that passed through congress. Oh man that would be a show and a half. I'd have to go get some popcorn and one of those drink hats for the show. Control it and regulate it.
to quote George Carlin circa 1978 or so "selling stuff is legal.fucking is legal.so why isn't selling fucking legal?
What do you mean? The law would simply state that brothels and therefore prostitution would be made legal. Street prostitution would still be illegal. I don't understand how people could be pottentially forced into prostitution if the law was not written correctly. Also, stop referring to prostitutes as women. Male prostitutes exist and are more common than you think.Hashime said:
No. HIV/AIDS may be sexually transmitted, but it's not just anyone who has sex that has a chance of getting it. Specific populations are characterized at different risk levels. Prostitutes and their clientele are one of the most high risk populations out there.Elcarsh said:
95%+ of the people we survey have gotten HIV through sexual contact, and they come from various populations. But that doesn't change the fact that most people DON'T have HIV. Banning sexual activity would be a completely stupid way to try and control HIV, since the ban primarily affects a population which doesn't have it. It would be like banning eating to prevent obesity. Banning prostitution on the other hand, means that a very high-risk population is prevented from spreading STDs, since most prostitutes have or have had an STD of some kind.
The way you are viewing the logic you could ban homosexuality as well, since they are a high risk population as well. But that's ridiculous. Most homosexuals don't have HIV.
AIDS is a terrible thing; it destroys people from the inside out. This has nothing to do with legislating morality, it's about public health.
why not?
it,s your own damn choice if you want to go to a prostitute and potentially get a STD.
it,s your own damn choice if you want to go to a prostitute and potentially get a STD.