I have always thought that the distinction between prostitution and Porn is ridiculous personally. Why is prostitution illegal, but porn isnt? IT makes no sense to me. At the end of the day, a porn star is still getting paid to perform sexual acts. I personally think prostitution should be legal, and porn should obviously remain legal. Legalizing prostitution would by all accounts help to protect those who work in that field. Its extremely dangerous being a prostitute. If this were legal, they would be able to do "business" in as safe a manner as possible. It would also bring in tax dollars to the government. Im not saying I condone it as a lifestyle. And I would certainly be heart broken if I had a daughter who grew up to be a hooker myself. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't want her to be protected from violent predators. Its a rough choice. But really it comes down to, at the end of the day. I see no difference between porn and prostitution. If one is legal, both should be.
I voted "both should be legal" because that was closest to my opinion. I would like both to go away due to lack of demand, not because of any laws. I doubt that most will see the distinction I am trying to make between 'legal' and 'not illegal'. I think the sex trade is like the drug trade. They shouldn't be given legitimacy by being made 'legal', they should only have the restrictions to personal freedoms removed.
So what you are saying is because one is the other should be with no real logic for any position. Really, both are but moral convictions that are accepted or rejected depending upon the moral attitude of the individual. That brings us to the meat of the matter, what right does anyone have to determine what is or is not acceptable to another. But bring "government", an immoral concept to begin with, to judge upon the morality of others is absurd. Under the perceived "laws" of a nation, acts can be categorized into one of two evils (malum in Latin): malum in se and malum prohibitum, where the first is an evil unto itself while the later is an evil by prohibition, the act of a master to a slave. However the worse evil is the thought of that immoral concept (government) also being allowed to state a claim for part of the proceeds from something they declared evil unless they get their cut. My at what a brain dead population will fall upon.
Sex between consenting adults is the only activity that is illegal only if you pay for it. Prostitution is the oldest profession for good reason. Legal, illegal, either way it isn't going away. If made legal it is far easier to track and dismantle human trafficking and child prostitution rings. Prostitutes saved my life. So you can guess how I feel about them. I turned to prostitutes in my darkest hour and they gave me the will to hang on. I remember another man who called them his angels of mercy. That pretty much sums it up.
From a law standpoint, there is either legal or lawful, the distinction being law deals with injury and legal deals with the whims of man. If you have harmed another without restitution, you have committed an unlawful act of which the victim has a right to relief. Legal is by the dictates of man, jurisdiction sound familiar? Legal is a sham system whereby the most depraved of individuals believe they should be entitled to a life of luxury and the actual victims are but incidental facts. It's all about the money, justice for sale. Imagine these individuals as Governors, Presidents, Senators, Representatives, etc., etc., etc... It's not really a stretch to imagine as they always have been just that.
I always wondered why the fascists in washington banned the most natural thing on earth. It even has a capitalist veneer!
Legal on both. Being illegal hasn't and won't stop them. I think, Nevada has legal prostitution always.
I was not going to respond, then I decided to respond. Governmental interference is looked upon as a good thing when it comes to "vital American interests" (behaving like berserkers), except when it is an ally of government, be government local, state, federal, Deep State or Permanent State. Such policy causes reaction, be it viewed in a positive light or negative light but such is the folly of the Occident.
I understand that. I just dont feel like the govt should tell you what is best for you. I mean, if you arent impeding on someones rights, why do they even care? Their morality isnt mine.
Prostitution is by no means a victimless crime. One of the greatest hypocrisies I read are people ranting against seeing women as sex objects, while calling for legalizing prostitution. What about a person selling their own organs for profit? Make that legal too? Most women who enter into prostitution do so in desperation and it is exorbitantly destructive including self destructive. How can anyone POSSIBLY oppose abolishing OSHA, while urging legalization of prostitution - which is likely THE most dangerous profession of all. There is NO linkage between pornography and prostitution. The poll is little different than asking "Do you favor legalizing prostitution and the USA involvement in Syria?" Yes or no to one, the other or both. Prostitution should remain a misdemeanor to keep it off the streets and so it is not government sanctioned or endorsed.
I fully support you in your opinion, however, if you decide that you want to impose your opinion on everyone else by way of the force of government, then we will have a problem.
Laws dont stop anything. Their most practical purpose is to establish punishments and what-not. Thats why "banning" things dont work.
IF prostitution is legal, then it would be entirely legitimate for a couple at a welfare office seeking food stamps to be told: "No, you (the female) are very attractive and I know you could make money as a prostitute. In fact, I have a job reference here for a strip club that is currently hiring prostitutes and I know they'd hire you. In fact, I know Joe over there would give you $20 for a BJ and Joe and Bill would give you $100 if they both can DP you as soon as this office closes. Just outside this office are men waiting to hire a woman that looks like you - and they pay a little more for anal sex - just FYI. 'Here's the phone number for the strip club and before the day is over you'll have $120 from Joe and Bill. Your husband and your children can just wait in the car while you are working. Because you are physically capable of being a prostitute and the job is available, I am denying your application for food stamps." If prostitution is legal, the government requiring people to be prostitutes becomes 100% legitimate.
Quite the troller today. You are being my shadow? Murder takes someone's right away, life in that case. Paying to have pleasure hurts no one.
You just made it clear you do NOT want prostitution legalized. Rather, you want it regulated, which makes it a government business, and the criminality instead shifted to the prostitute not following government regulations. Explain how that makes it "safer." Put of signs like "gun free zone" signs? "STDs are prohibited" and "Violence free zone." Legalizing it makes it SOUND safe, but ALL the same dangers exist. The poll also does not clarify whether it is advocating legalizing brothels - or legalizing prostitution in general.
If legal, then it also would open up discrimination lawsuits - meaning a prostitute could be sued for refusing sex to anyone because of age, race, religion, disability or sex. So if a male prostitute refused gay sex, he would absolutely be liable for being sued for sex discrimination.