Prostitution

[s3cur1tr0n]

Prostitution in 2 words.............YES PLEASE!

 

[elmaxx]

Prostitution shouldn't be part of the government agenda of what is safe/allowed or not for the people.

What i do in my bedroom is my business, simple as that.

Legalizing prostitution, has a lot of benefits not seen at first, imagine a place where prostitutes (female/male) are free to sell their services, and not be criminalized for what they choose to do for a living. It would definitively have an impact because when going for medical checkups said prostitutes wouldn't have to lie about how they contracted X infection.

There could be a real follow up, medically speaking for these people and it could be a lot easier to provide timely medical services and determine a place where an outbreak of X disease happened. Both for the host and the infected person.

Just as alcohol, some drugs and prostitution, i believe the best alternative is to regulate, not to make it illegal. Criminalizing and spending more tax money on prison expenses, and all the process involved for two consenting adults, that agree to have sexual intercourse in the exchange for goods or money should not include the police waving their baton at the couple for being "immoral". Again, what people choose to do in their free time is nobody's business but their own.

 

[ElephantGuts]

Well, as I see it:

Positives: Just another occupation that's been around for a long time, and provides a necessary service that people are willing to pay for.

Negatives: Can lead to increased crime and drug use, and takes people away from more "productive" occupations with the lure of an easy, high-paying job.

Conclusion: I think what would be best would be legalized prostitution, but only strictly run out of licensed brothels with licensed workers. Unlicensed prostitutes and unlicensed "streetwalking" prostitutes not working in a brothel would be illegal. This way there will be prostitution, so people aren't driven to illegal acts, but it is safe, regulated, and productive (the government can even tax it).

 

[Iolair]

People sometimes have to do things they would normally consider wrong in order to survive. There is no shame in simply "surviving".

I refer everyone to what Geroge Carlin had to say on the subject.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73hnG_JfJ_k (sound is really quiet)

They wouldn't call it the "oldest profession in the world" and it wouldn't have been given that title if it wasn't so popular.

If we were to change anything about it, perhaps leagalize it and put laws into place to protect the men and women whp practice it from the various dangers inherent in their profession. Perhaps if we take the taboo part out of the equasion, it will cease to draw in those who wish to participate simply because "it's wrong".

 

[s0denone]

Prostitution is wrong.
Wrong as in "All women are prostitutes".

Why are women attracted to money and everything coming with it, such as:
Fast/Cool cars
Diamonds
Gifts
"Romance"
More Gifts
Diamonds
A large house
And wait, here's the finale; Dating

If being dated/courted by a guy is not prostitution, then you're not putting out.
Why is the guy paying for everything? Because he is the pimp, and the woman will continue to remain his prostitute/hooker until she stumbles across another and better pimp, or the guy in question is broke.

NO POINT IN LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION, IT'S ALREADY LEGAL!

I disagree with this
with dating it is a steady thing you meet someone and if you like them you could meet them again
but with prostitution you meet someone have sex pay them and probably wont see them again.

This is true.

You needed to take my post with a grain of salt, a rather shockingly humongous amount of grains in fact.
Sex is a power-tool, though, isn't it? Regardless of who's paying for what.

The notion that men want sex more than women is a false one, many women are just as, if not more so, sexual than men; our magazines are filled with it and we spend are more on "toys" and lingerie than men do.

Being "sexual"(Or in need of sex) doesn't mean spending money on lingerie, or on toys.

Rather than me taking your comments that "all women are prostitutes" with a grain of salt, perhaps you should be the one not making sweeping generalisations with no support for your theory whatsoever?

I asked you to take my ludicrous claim with a grain of salt, as - you know - it was exagerrated terribly. The fact that you're taking offence makes me judge you as either a passive-aggressive... excuse me, passively-active, feminist. Or a lesbian.


The truth of the matter is that if a woman ask a man to have sex the first time they meet, could be in a club, in a restaurant, in a bar: He will say yes, no hesitating.

If a man ask a woman the same thing, she will not say yes, she WANTS THE CHASE. She wants the man to DO SOMETHING to show her that he's interested/attracted. She wants compliments, gifts, flirting: The fact that in order to obtain one thing, one is required to comply with certain requirements makes the thing, by definition, a power-tool... Doesn't it?

Feel free to stamp me a male chauvinist, or whatever; It's fact that women want to be treated like princesses, want to feel special, want the man to show her that he wants her. In return of this, they give their "Love" and "Devotion" and Sex.

Sure times are changing, I'll try to embrace it to the best of my ability, but that doesn't change the fact that males have always fought for the right to copulate with females, with other males; To impress - and most likely always will.

You will also have to excuse my terrible rhetoric, but I'm very tired.

Wow, what a horribly outdated and, yes, chauvinistic view of things. I really want to know what happened to your life to give you such a slanted view on things.

On topic, well like the legalisation of drugs in countries, its proven to cut down on the crime of the action as suddenly (and this is a very business like, therefore cutting (intolerant) way of thinking) the monopoly that people has on prostitution is opened to the market.

Making it safe, legal and loosening the hold people have over prostitutes as they they can go to the law without the fear of retribution legally for their actions from the very law that should be protecting them.

Please refrain from commenting on semi-old and out-debated discussions, thank you. If you had bothered to read her reply to me, and my reply to that, you would see what my post was all about; Instead you decide to jump in and patronize me. I know you're going to reply to this, most likely in an equally condescending tone, but I'd wish you didn't.

You tit.

 

[Lord Beautiful]

I can't really think of a reason why prostitution shouldn't be legal.

 

[blackcherry]

Prostitution is wrong.
Wrong as in "All women are prostitutes".

Why are women attracted to money and everything coming with it, such as:
Fast/Cool cars
Diamonds
Gifts
"Romance"
More Gifts
Diamonds
A large house
And wait, here's the finale; Dating

If being dated/courted by a guy is not prostitution, then you're not putting out.
Why is the guy paying for everything? Because he is the pimp, and the woman will continue to remain his prostitute/hooker until she stumbles across another and better pimp, or the guy in question is broke.

NO POINT IN LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION, IT'S ALREADY LEGAL!

I disagree with this
with dating it is a steady thing you meet someone and if you like them you could meet them again
but with prostitution you meet someone have sex pay them and probably wont see them again.

This is true.

You needed to take my post with a grain of salt, a rather shockingly humongous amount of grains in fact.
Sex is a power-tool, though, isn't it? Regardless of who's paying for what.

The notion that men want sex more than women is a false one, many women are just as, if not more so, sexual than men; our magazines are filled with it and we spend are more on "toys" and lingerie than men do.

Being "sexual"(Or in need of sex) doesn't mean spending money on lingerie, or on toys.

Rather than me taking your comments that "all women are prostitutes" with a grain of salt, perhaps you should be the one not making sweeping generalisations with no support for your theory whatsoever?

I asked you to take my ludicrous claim with a grain of salt, as - you know - it was exagerrated terribly. The fact that you're taking offence makes me judge you as either a passive-aggressive... excuse me, passively-active, feminist. Or a lesbian.


The truth of the matter is that if a woman ask a man to have sex the first time they meet, could be in a club, in a restaurant, in a bar: He will say yes, no hesitating.

If a man ask a woman the same thing, she will not say yes, she WANTS THE CHASE. She wants the man to DO SOMETHING to show her that he's interested/attracted. She wants compliments, gifts, flirting: The fact that in order to obtain one thing, one is required to comply with certain requirements makes the thing, by definition, a power-tool... Doesn't it?

Feel free to stamp me a male chauvinist, or whatever; It's fact that women want to be treated like princesses, want to feel special, want the man to show her that he wants her. In return of this, they give their "Love" and "Devotion" and Sex.

Sure times are changing, I'll try to embrace it to the best of my ability, but that doesn't change the fact that males have always fought for the right to copulate with females, with other males; To impress - and most likely always will.

You will also have to excuse my terrible rhetoric, but I'm very tired.

Wow, what a horribly outdated and, yes, chauvinistic view of things. I really want to know what happened to your life to give you such a slanted view on things.

On topic, well like the legalisation of drugs in countries, its proven to cut down on the crime of the action as suddenly (and this is a very business like, therefore cutting (intolerant) way of thinking) the monopoly that people has on prostitution is opened to the market.

Making it safe, legal and loosening the hold people have over prostitutes as they they can go to the law without the fear of retribution legally for their actions from the very law that should be protecting them.

Please refrain from commenting on semi-old and out-debated discussions, thank you. If you had bothered to read her reply to me, and my reply to that, you would see what my post was all about; Instead you decide to jump in and patronize me. I know you're going to reply to this, most likely in an equally condescending tone, but I'd wish you didn't.

You tit.

Am I allowed to be grown up and say sorry? It was a honest mistake of mine that I didn't read ahead. Sorry for both jumping the gun on my reply and for antagonising you so much.

(I didn't even mean that in a sarky way either, I really am sorry and more than a little embarrassed for not looking before I lept head on in.)

 

[Kellerb]

i think that everyone should have the right to do as they wish... but if they have to resort to prostitution the government should help if wanted.

 

[barryween]

Prostitution=wrong
other things=right
Thats just the way things work in this day and age (sadly)

 

[s0denone]

Am I allowed to be grown up and say sorry? It was a honest mistake of mine that I didn't read ahead. Sorry for both jumping the gun on my reply and for antagonising you so much.

(I didn't even mean that in a sarky way either, I really am sorry and more than a little embarrassed for not looking before I lept head on in.)

Of course you are, and it's alright, no harm's done.

Either way, there's a good point in your stance on prostitution, legalization, but I'm still not sure it's the morally or ethically right way to go. And without starting the old "Morals aren't universal" debate again; I'd like to ask you about something else:

What drugs are you talking about? Marijuana? Ecstasy? Hash/Cannabis is the only legalized "drug" I've ever heard of, and I can't see how anyone benefits from legalization, and certainly not if it's harmful to the mind and the health of those who smoke it.

 

[barryween]

Prostitution is wrong.
Wrong as in "All women are prostitutes".

Why are women attracted to money and everything coming with it, such as:
Fast/Cool cars
Diamonds
Gifts
"Romance"
More Gifts
Diamonds
A large house
And wait, here's the finale; Dating

If being dated/courted by a guy is not prostitution, then you're not putting out.
Why is the guy paying for everything? Because he is the pimp, and the woman will continue to remain his prostitute/hooker until she stumbles across another and better pimp, or the guy in question is broke.

NO POINT IN LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION, IT'S ALREADY LEGAL!

People kepp calling you sexist and what not but you were just trying to convey your message in an EXAGERATED way.

P.S: I learned that bold thing from your post so... THANKS!

 

[s0denone]

Prostitution is wrong.
Wrong as in "All women are prostitutes".

Why are women attracted to money and everything coming with it, such as:
Fast/Cool cars
Diamonds
Gifts
"Romance"
More Gifts
Diamonds
A large house
And wait, here's the finale; Dating

If being dated/courted by a guy is not prostitution, then you're not putting out.
Why is the guy paying for everything? Because he is the pimp, and the woman will continue to remain his prostitute/hooker until she stumbles across another and better pimp, or the guy in question is broke.

NO POINT IN LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION, IT'S ALREADY LEGAL!

People kepp calling you sexist and what not but you were just trying to convey your message in an EXAGERATED way.

This is entirely true, and thank you for noticing, you're the first one

P.S: I learned that bold thing from your post so... THANKS!

I'm glad to have been of service!

 

[barryween]

Prostitution is wrong.
Wrong as in "All women are prostitutes".

Why are women attracted to money and everything coming with it, such as:
Fast/Cool cars
Diamonds
Gifts
"Romance"
More Gifts
Diamonds
A large house
And wait, here's the finale; Dating

If being dated/courted by a guy is not prostitution, then you're not putting out.
Why is the guy paying for everything? Because he is the pimp, and the woman will continue to remain his prostitute/hooker until she stumbles across another and better pimp, or the guy in question is broke.

NO POINT IN LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION, IT'S ALREADY LEGAL!

People kepp calling you sexist and what not but you were just trying to convey your message in an EXAGERATED way.

This is entirely true, and thank you for noticing, you're the first one

Your welcome, my good sir. Also sorry about spelling Keep like Kepp.