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Should prostitution be legal?

Should prostitution be legal?

  • Yes

    Votes: 92 83.6%

  • No

    Votes: 18 16.4%
  • Total voters
    110
SapphireSpire said:
No, taxing it too much will have the same effect as prohibition- forcing it back into the black market.

I think it should be completely untaxed.
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Taxing the industry would help to pay for regulating it. The regulation part is actually the important part. ;)
 
SapphireSpire said:
What's there to regulate? It pretty much regulates itself.
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I guess you haven't heard of underage prostitution and human trafficking. Also, regulation could cut down on the spread of disease, get rid of "street pimps," get the industry out of the dark. ANY industry that is pushed underground is FULL of abuse and exploitation.
 
ChrisL said:
Ha-ha! Where did you come up with this formula?
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My first and last divorce, there will never be another. That was the most high priced sex there is
 
Rocketman said:
My first and last divorce, there will never be another. That was the most high priced sex there is
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Maybe we should make marriage illegal too then. :lol: Lawyers are pimps!
 
Almost all relationships are prostitution.

The only difference between a date and a prostitute is the rate of success.
 
ChrisL said:
Ha-ha! Where did you come up with this formula?
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It's passed down from older relatives to teen boys when they start talking sex and marriage. :D
 
I hate prostitution. I think it is immoral and disgusting, but i think it should be legal because I have no right to tell you what you can do with your body. Your choice not mine.
 
AlabamaPaul said:
Review Nevada's laws...
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I have. Nevada only allows prostitutes to work in brothels, which is slavery.
As sex is a personal matter, proper laws would requires that prostitutes
operate exclusively as sole proprietors, always self-employed.
 
ChrisL said:
I guess you haven't heard of underage prostitution and human trafficking. Also, regulation could cut down on the spread of disease, get rid of "street pimps," get the industry out of the dark. ANY industry that is pushed underground is FULL of abuse and exploitation.
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Well of course it only applies to consenting adults, that goes without saying. The age restriction and, as I posted above, the limitation that prostitutes are never to be employed but always self-employed, is all the regulation that's required to clean up the industry. They can handle their own health care.
 
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SapphireSpire said:
Well of course it only applies to consenting adults, that goes without saying. The age restriction and, as I posted above, the limitation that prostitutes are never to be employed but always self-employed, is all the regulation that's required to clean up the industry. They can handle their own health care.
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But without regulations, people will just keep doing what they're doing now, bringing in underaged prostitutes through human trafficking through other countries and sometimes even kidnapping and drugging girls in this country.

If the industry continues to be unregulated, why would you think any changes would happen? It would be the same, only legal.
 
ChrisL said:
But without regulations, people will just keep doing what they're doing now, bringing in underaged prostitutes through human trafficking through other countries and sometimes even kidnapping and drugging girls in this country.

If the industry continues to be unregulated, why would you think any changes would happen? It would be the same, only legal.
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I admit we do need a couple of basic regulations, like I describe above. But the trafficking and raping of women and children is caused by the criminalization of prostitution more so than any lack of regulations. Women and children are not only victims of their captures and pimps but of the police and courts. It's why they can't call for help like victims of other crimes can. When they do, they either get arrested or they get ignored. There are crooked cops too who actually take advantage of them. So ya, the decriminalization of prostitution alone would end a lot of abuse and corruption.
 
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SapphireSpire said:
I admit we do need a couple of basic regulations, like I describe above. But the trafficking and raping of women and children is caused by the criminalization of prostitution, not just the lack of regulation. Women and children are not only victims of their captures and pimps but of the police and courts. It's why they can't call for help like victims of other crimes can. When they do, they either get arrested or they get ignored. There are plenty of crooked cops too who actually sell them back to their pimps after "frisking" them in prison. So ya, the decriminalization of prostitution alone would end a lot of abuse and corruption.
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I think that we're basically in agreement with that, but I think regulation is important. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to know who is underage, where they come from, if they've been tested for diseases (and the serious ones, like AIDS), etc. I think the problems with it really extend beyond the simple fact that it is illegal.
 
ChrisL said:
I think the problems with it really extend beyond the simple fact that it is illegal.
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Like what? Besides an age restriction and self employment, the only problems
I see would come from over-regulation and over-taxation.
 
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Peter Grimm said:
I think the fact that it's sick and twisted is reason enough to ban something like that.
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I'm sure many people think homosexual intercourse is "sick" and "twisted" but no one is looking to ban that.
 
I voted yes.

Currently prostitution is illegal in every state except Nevada, and even there it is only legal (currently?) in the county of Reno. Yet despite all law enforcement efforts it still remains highly active in every state of the union. Not only that, because it is unregulated it serves as a hotbed for the spread of contagious diseases (not only STD's); and encourages human trafficking of men, women and children.

However, if this were legalized several benefits would accrue:

1. It would allow regulation; including business licenses, medical requirements, and inspections. This means that people who wish to enter into the business can do so openly, and gain protection from abuse. This means participants can be required to have regular medical checkups and treatment, and inspected for same. This means that areas can be zoned up for the businesses, and street-walking limited or eliminated.

2. It would allow for revenue through taxation. Yep. Uncle Sam, state and city governments could accrue tax income from the practices. It would definately go a long way to reduce deficits.

3. It would free up police resources to work on problem areas. The police could focus efforts on illegal human trafficking, rescuing children and immigrants captured and forced into the trade. It would also free up both courts and jails to deal with real crimes.


There is no reason to keep this illegal, and every reason to make it legal.
 
I think prostitution should be legal and whores should be required to buy a 30 day license, at which time they receive a health examination and are tested for STD's.

Clients should only do business with whores who can show them their license.
 
Captain Adverse said:
I voted yes.

Currently prostitution is illegal in every state except Nevada, and even there it is only legal (currently?) in the county of Reno. Yet despite all law enforcement efforts it still remains highly active in every state of the union. Not only that, because it is unregulated it serves as a hotbed for the spread of contagious diseases (not only STD's); and encourages human trafficking of men, women and children.

However, if this were legalized several benefits would accrue:

1. It would allow regulation; including business licenses, medical requirements, and inspections. This means that people who wish to enter into the business can do so openly, and gain protection from abuse. This means participants can be required to have regular medical checkups and treatment, and inspected for same. This means that areas can be zoned up for the businesses, and street-walking limited or eliminated.

2. It would allow for revenue through taxation. Yep. Uncle Sam, state and city governments could accrue tax income from the practices. It would definately go a long way to reduce deficits.

3. It would free up police resources to work on problem areas. The police could focus efforts on illegal human trafficking, rescuing children and immigrants captured and forced into the trade. It would also free up both courts and jails to deal with real crimes.


There is no reason to keep this illegal, and every reason to make it legal.
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Awesome post. :) I agree with all of this, especially number 3.
 
SapphireSpire said:
Like what? Besides an age restriction and self employment, the only problems
I see would come from over-regulation and over-taxation.
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Post #394 pretty much sums up how I feel about the situation and answers your questions.
 
The street prostitutes should probably just have something to help them do something else. Protection, rehabilitation. The high end women will probably never be noticed anyway.
 
ecofarm said:
Yes, though we've had mixed results with such experiments thus far in a few countries. In some cases, there needs to be safeguards against foreign women flooding the market and creating an endangered under-class.
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That's a possibility in any profession/trade.
 
I voted yes. But I don't think America is ready for it. America will never be ready for it. If we lower the drinking age to 18, the 18 year olds will run out and gorge themselves on their new freedom to their own detriment. The depraved American male, and there are a lot of them, will do the same thing if paying for flesh is legalized. In other countries it is generally a respectful business transaction. The women also are more liberal with the bodies (meaning less rules about where the man can touch) and charge a lot less. Trust me, I know. In Vegas, the girl is constantly on her phone, barely wants to look at you and can't wait to get out of there with your $600 for 15 minutes are whining "Are you done yet? Are you done yet?"

She has good reason: American guys are unpredictable freaks. The chances of coming across a sicko are high, in my opinion. But in other countries it is casual, no rush, no pressure, do this all the time, no biggie. In America, no. The depraved American male would not be able to handle it and the girls, anticipating this, would get freaked out over nothing which may lead to more ugly incidents.
 
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