Why is Prostitution Illegal?

[darkonnis]

Anyways, I fully believe it should be legalized.

1. Reduces spread of STDs/STIs (via weekly checkups)

2. Sex crime rates diminish because people no longer need to break the law for what they want.

3. Increased revenue for government by taxing licenses prostitutes

4. Increased protection for prostitutes. I'm sure we all know the stories of them getting killed and dumped in the river.

The only downside I could see is that society may become so sex-oriented that it starts to impede with more important things. But considering that this is already happening, this would just be icing on the cake.

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.
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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

 

[conflictofinterests]

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.

 

[conflictofinterests]

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.
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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

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.

 

[demoman_chaos]

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

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.

 

[DracoSuave]

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.

 

[AngelofDarrkness]

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

 

[Jonabob87]

The human body is supposed to be sacred..

Says who? Why is a human body sacred yet pig bodies are not? Both are bodies of mammals and are of comparable flesh types.
Human elitism is annoying. We think just because we can think we are so much better than any other creature. Do chickens nuke each and wage wars that cost millions of lives? Do chickens come home after a hard night of drinking and beat their hen? Chickens are good people, human's aren't good people (there are a few exceptions, but most people are evil by default).

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.

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.

 

[HK_01]

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.

The human body is supposed to be sacred..

Says who? Why is a human body sacred yet pig bodies are not? Both are bodies of mammals and are of comparable flesh types.
Human elitism is annoying. We think just because we can think we are so much better than any other creature. Do chickens nuke each and wage wars that cost millions of lives? Do chickens come home after a hard night of drinking and beat their hen? Chickens are good people, human's aren't good people (there are a few exceptions, but most people are evil by default).

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.

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.

I don't really care that you've left this thread, I just have to say this:

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.

 

[thisguywithhair]

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.

 

[Seydaman]

The Christian church
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Okay to elaborate...I'm to tired too, it's 4am here and I haven't slept, I'll post later.

 

[Doctor Panda]

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?

 

[Pingieking]

Because sex is BAD and EVIL and only BAD, EVIL people admit to doing it.

Mostly just this. Well, this and religion. They kind of go hand in hand.

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.

 

[armaina]

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.

 

[Last Bullet]

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?

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...

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.

 

[BiscuitTrouser]

I have never fully understood this. As the late (and great) George Carlin said, "Selling is legal, fucking is legal. Why is it illegal to sell fucking?" "Why is it illegal to sell what is perfectly legal to give away?"


Sex is legal when its free, but illegal when you pay for it. It doesn't make sense to me.
Here is my proposed solution. You have to have a license to be a prostitute, which requires a weekly STD test. Fail the test, lose your license.

Any ideas why prostitution is illegal and any idea ideas on how it would work if it was legal (like the above mention license)?

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.

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?

 

[Biosophilogical]

I have never fully understood this. As the late (and great) George Carlin said, "Selling is legal, fucking is legal. Why is it illegal to sell fucking?" "Why is it illegal to sell what is perfectly legal to give away?"


Sex is legal when its free, but illegal when you pay for it. It doesn't make sense to me.
Here is my proposed solution. You have to have a license to be a prostitute, which requires a weekly STD test. Fail the test, lose your license.

Any ideas why prostitution is illegal and any idea ideas on how it would work if it was legal (like the above mention license)?

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.

 

[mkg]

Think of every reason you might think selling cocaine might be illegal, now replace coke with young women and you start to get the picture. There would be no way to regulate this properly to protect the girls.

 

[newuseforvintage]

Here in Australia it was illegal for a long time for a few reasons but the major one was that a lot of the voting public are religious and no politician wants to get on the bad side of them.
Coincidentally enough prostitution here (WA) just became legal. The proviso on it was that all the brothels had to be outside of residential areas and are going to be heavily legislated, weekly STD checks, licensing and drug council etc. for those who need it.
Unfortunately those places that run the "more illegal" forms of brothels wont abide by this but it gives the police more power to shut them down.

Prostitution has been going on for so long now it's better for the government to control it rather than putting a blanket ban on it all.
Good for the tax revenue as well!

 

[armaina]

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.

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?

How does prostitution encourage unfaithfulness anymore than a gold-digging home-wrecker does? Also, if someone can be so easily persuaded to unfaithfulness just by passing a brothel, then what are they doing in a relationship in the first place.

As far as price control goes, I have to ask (because I honestly have no idea) is there any regulated price control on other services, like messages? In regards to Zones, it would make perfect sense to have certain zone restrictions and most -definitely- age limitations. Also, I would think that BC would be offered as a part of the benefits of working there, giving you a discount on the BC of the worker's choice. I would also think that there should be contracts in the event that a child is fathered, that if the worker does decide to keep it, they are not legally permitted to pursue the father for money. This should help deter a worker's desire to con a client into unknowingly fathering a child.