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Should prostitution be legalized?

legalize

  • legalize

    Votes: 36 80.0%

  • illegalize

    Votes: 5 11.1%

  • other

    Votes: 4 8.9%
  • Total voters
    45
I think it should be for the protection of the woman.

But one thing that has troubled me. Is if it becomes like a "guys night out thing".

5PM Hit the bar
9PM Hit the club
1:00AM hit the whorehouse...
 
Johnny Centrist said:
The governments job is not to enforce morality, but only crime. If that was the case little college sluts who go around banging 20 different guys before their freshman year is up would be in jail. The smart girls at least get money for acting like sluts. Prostitution shouldn't be a crime. Nor any other sexual act between two consenting adults. Its God's duty to judge sins, not Uncle Sams.
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Criminal laws are all enforcing morality to some extent.
 
Yes it should be legalized, why shouldn't adults be allowed to have sex for money? We all have sex (well some of us), we all spend bundles of money on things, so what harm is there in combining them, if when managed properly, ensures the happiness of most people?

Originally posted by X-Factor
Absolutely not.
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Reason?

Originally posted by Viktyr Korimir
Prostitution is a horrible practice that erodes the moral fiber of any nation. It should absolutely remain illegal.
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How exactly does is erode moral fiber? If anything I think making illegal erodes the moral fiber of liberty and freedom, so therefore I think it should be legal.

The existence of prostitution assures that women-- and men, and children-- will be victimized. Society's response should be to ensure that there is as little prostitution as possible.
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Explain. Because as far as I'm certain more people are victimized by street prostitution than legalized prostitution; I've heard of countless horrors of abuse, but this one program that I say, that highlights this brothel in Nevada, seemed like a really enjoyable and safe place where everyone respected each other.

Except most women don't meet the standards of those legal brothels, and would still be forced into a dangerous and dehumanizing profession.
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Why?
 
Your Star said:
I'm not saying those things are good for society, I'm saying the effects of having them illegal are bad for society, and that we can eliminate those bad things from society by making them legal. Get it now?
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No, legitimizing those things, and making them more readily available are not better for society.
 
roguenuke said:
And it is not right to tell anyone that they can't profit from having sex with others when they can give it away for free with the same exact chances of spreading disease.
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Actually, I should correct this. It is in fact safer to have prostitution legalized when it comes to the spread of disease, since it is almost certain that prostitution would have to be licensed and that licensing would most likely include a medical exam at the very least annually but probably every six months or less.

And it would be safer, for the most part, for many girls when they could actually become a part of a brothel instead of out on the streets, possibly with a pimp. Everyone involved in the transactions would be able to report abuse and/or theft without fear of being arrested. Might not eliminate all the problems that come from prostitution, but legalizing it would certainly work toward decreasing at least some of the problems for most sellers and buyers.
 
Jetboogieman said:
I think it should be for the protection of the woman.

But one thing that has troubled me. Is if it becomes like a "guys night out thing".

5PM Hit the bar
9PM Hit the club
1:00AM hit the whorehouse...
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Can't say I'd want to do that with a group of my mates, the poor whore would get crushed. :shock:
 
Jetboogieman said:
I think it should be for the protection of the woman.

But one thing that has troubled me. Is if it becomes like a "guys night out thing".

5PM Hit the bar
9PM Hit the club
1:00AM hit the whorehouse...
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That sounds like many a sailor's night while in certain foreign ports, at least the younger guys anyway. For some reason they shared some of their "whorehouse adventures" with me.
 
roguenuke said:
Actually, I should correct this. It is in fact safer to have prostitution legalized when it comes to the spread of disease, since it is almost certain that prostitution would have to be licensed and that licensing would most likely include a medical exam at the very least annually but probably every six months or less.

And it would be safer, for the most part, for many girls when they could actually become a part of a brothel instead of out on the streets, possibly with a pimp. Everyone involved in the transactions would be able to report abuse and/or theft without fear of being arrested. Might not eliminate all the problems that come from prostitution, but legalizing it would certainly work toward decreasing at least some of the problems for most sellers and buyers.
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And you see no problem with legitimizing a business where the "sell[ing] and buy[ing]" is of human flesh?
 
X Factor said:
No, legitimizing those things, and making them more readily available are not better for society.
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They are already readily available, and a legit service, and profession for some. The fact is that when you make something illegal all you are doing is handing over the industry to the criminals, and those residual effects harm society more then the thing that is illegal.
 
X Factor said:
And you see no problem with legitimizing a business where the "sell[ing] and buy[ing]" is of human flesh?
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So your against pornography as well? Because that is what that is also.
 
X Factor said:
And you see no problem with legitimizing a business where the "sell[ing] and buy[ing]" is of human flesh?
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Not as long as everyone is consenting to the transaction.
 
Good Guy said:
Oh god, please say yes.
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I believe that prostitution should be legalized and potentially regulated. I do not believe, as others do, that it destroys the moral fibers of our nation. Those who make that argument usually are the first to end up in an airport bathroom stall trying to entice the man in the other stall to have sex with them.

I can name several prominent politicians who made a career of trying to "strengthen the moral fabric of this nation" and ended up doing exactly the opposite in their personal lives. Whether we're discussing a man who wants to put child molesters behind bars and then is caught sending inappropriate texts to young pages, or a governor who wants to end prostitution in New York and then is caught purchasing high-end escorts with taxpayer money, they all have something to hide.
 
spud_meister said:
Can't say I'd want to do that with a group of my mates, the poor whore would get crushed. :shock:
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I've sat here for about 10 minutes trying to come up with a response to that...

Nope, there is nothing that'll top that. :lamo

Gold.
 
Jetboogieman said:
I've sat here for about 10 minutes trying to come up with a response to that...

Nope, there is nothing that'll top that. :lamo

Gold.
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Well you could suggest that one of his mates would rather be crushed, then crush someone else ;)
 
Your Star said:
So your against pornography as well? Because that is what that is also.
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You know, everyone always brings up the pornography thing (I used to).

But both parties are being paid in that instance.

Whereas in one, someone is paying for a service, that SOMETIMES the prostitute has been forced into it.

Now the real rates of that, I do not know.

Watch Cat House, HBO Miniseries about a legal whorehouse in Nevada. Very interesting stuff. And on the other side of the coin, these ladies love their jobs. And boy oh boy, do they make a **** ton of money...

I swear, make prostitution legal, tax the hell out of their salaries, and you can pay off the national debt in a couple of months... :2razz:
 
spud_meister said:
Yes, but it should be regulated and restricted to licensed brothels, for health and safety reasons.
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I agree. No victim, no crime. Keep it clean and healthy.
 
ElijahGalt said:
I believe that prostitution should be legalized and potentially regulated. I do not believe, as others do, that it destroys the moral fibers of our nation. Those who make that argument usually are the first to end up in an airport bathroom stall trying to entice the man in the other stall to have sex with them.

I can name several prominent politicians who made a career of trying to "strengthen the moral fabric of this nation" and ended up doing exactly the opposite in their personal lives. Whether we're discussing a man who wants to put child molesters behind bars and then is caught sending inappropriate texts to young pages, or a governor who wants to end prostitution in New York and then is caught purchasing high-end escorts with taxpayer money, they all have something to hide.
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Typical clueless libertarian response.:poke
 
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X Factor said:
Criminal laws are all enforcing morality to some extent.
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False. Crimes are supposed to be things that hurt other people, and laws are supposed to protect people from other people. Nanny-state is when the government tries to protect you from your own decisions that effect no one else but you.
 
X Factor said:
You're right, better to make everything legal. That way there won't be any crime because nothing will be against the law. :roll:
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Damn, I wish I was smart enough to counter what you’re saying. Since I’m not, I guess I’ll just whip out Mr. Strawman and start vigorously masturbating with him until everyone leaves in disgust. Then I can climb on top of the festering pile of **** I’ve turned the thread into, wrap myself in the Likes of similar ilk, and laugh about how stupid the opposition is.
 
Johnny Centrist said:
False. Crimes are supposed to be things that hurt other people, and laws are supposed to protect people from other people. Nanny-state is when the government tries to protect you from your own decisions that effect no one else but you.
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Protecting people from harm at the hands of others is a moral concept.
 
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