why is prostitution illegal ?

[ducks102]

I really don't understand why this is. People should have the freedom to be paid for sex.

 

[Katzndogz]

Probably because it is very exploitative of women, spreads disease and is rejected by the very same moral people who use the services of prostitutes.

Legalization of prostitution helps very few prostitutes. Most of them are left in the same abysmal circumstances as they are in where prostitution isn't legalized.

 

[deltex1]

Probably because in the majority of events, it is untaxable

 

[nodoginnafight]

Because a majority of people (in most states) want it to be illegal.
It's not illegal everywhere.

 

[editec]

Because by making it illegal, both the criminals and the criminal justice system are guaranteed incomes.

 

[deltex1]

I really don't understand why this is. People should have the freedom to be paid for sex.

The next thing you'll want is to be paid for self flagellation???

 

[Katzndogz]

Because a majority of people (in most states) want it to be illegal.
It's not illegal everywhere.

Even where it's legal, it's still illegal.

Prostitution is one of those things that cannot safely be made fully legal. If prostitution laws now are difficult to enforce, they will be equally as difficult to enforce under a system of legalized prostitution.

 

[AquaAthena]

I really don't understand why this is. People should have the freedom to be paid for sex.

I agree. I have long thought it should be decriminalized. If it is going to be illegal for women, I think that should also apply to their clients.

 

[JoeBlam]

It should be legal and regulated with regular medical checkups like the porn industry has done. It would greatly reduce the number of sexual assaults and rapes, and provide tax revenue. Keeping it illegal continues making it a gateway into other criminal activities, including drugs, extortion, and blackmail. Where there is legal prostitution, the girls aren't under the control of violent pimps, who are often more dangerous to them than a deviant john. Legalize it.

 

[Cookie]

It should be legal and regulated with regular medical checkups like the porn industry has done. It would greatly reduce the number of sexual assaults and rapes, and provide tax revenue. Keeping it illegal continues making it a gateway into other criminal activities, including drugs, extortion, and blackmail. Where there is legal prostitution, the girls aren't under the control of violent pimps, who are often more dangerous to them than a deviant john. Legalize it.

Please get educated about rape and sexual assaults. Rape has very little to do with sex and a lot to do with violence against the victim and control. Infants, elderly ladies, the disabled and men have all been rape victims.

That said, prostitution is a completely different issue. As a Libertarian, I believe prostitution should be legal ... an unregulated (except for true criminal activity such as not paying taxes on the income - a problem the Fair Tax would eliminate - and to make sure people aren't abused and public decency is maintained). This is the one area where the givernment really does need to get out of our bedroom.

 

[Gardener]

why is prostitution illegal?

because women are not sanimals to be used like cattle.

 

[nodoginnafight]

So what is the problem with local communities making that determination for themselves?

 

[Gardener]

So what is the problem with local communities making that determination for themselves?

u really wana open that can of worms?

those worms really stink, friendo.

 

[JoeBlam]

Please get educated about rape and sexual assaults. Rape has very little to do with sex and a lot to do with violence against the victim and control. Infants, elderly ladies, the disabled and men have all been rape victims.

That said, prostitution is a completely different issue. As a Libertarian, I believe prostitution should be legal ... an unregulated (except for true criminal activity such as not paying taxes on the income - a problem the Fair Tax would eliminate - and to make sure people aren't abused and public decency is maintained). This is the one area where the givernment really does need to get out of our bedroom.

No, YOU get educated past the feminist bullshit that claims rape is about control....it's about SEX, period. Forced sex is a turn-on to some types, but the outcome is still the same. And don't bore me with the endless bought and paid for "studies" with your claim....they're about as valid as the "global warming" malarkey.

 

[AquaAthena]

"why is prostitution illegal ?"

Answer:



Originally, prostitution was widely legal in the United States. Prostitution was made illegal in almost all states between 1910 and 1915 largely due to the influence of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union which was influential in the banning of drug use and was a major force in the prohibition of alcohol.

In 1917 the legally defined prostitution district Storyville in New Orleans was closed down by the Federal government over local objections. Prostitution remained legal in Alaska until 1953 (though not yet a US state), and is still legal in some counties of Nevada

In all but two U.S. states, the buying and selling of sexual services is illegal and usually classified as a misdemeanor. Regulated brothels are legal in several counties of Nevada (see prostitution in Nevada).

In Rhode Island, the act of sex for money is not illegal, but street solicitation and operating a brothel are. The police departments in Canton, New Castle County, Peoria, Wichita, Arlington, and St.Paul post the photos of prostitutes and their clients on their websites.

When did prostitution become illegal in the US? - Yahoo! Answers

 

[Gardener]

No, YOU get educated past the feminist bullshit that claims rape is about control....it's about SEX, period. Forced sex is a turn-on to some types, but the outcome is still the same. And don't bore me with the endless bought and paid for "studies" with your claim....they're about as valid as the "global warming" malarkey.

rape is about power, dumbass.

 

[nodoginnafight]

No, YOU get educated past the feminist bullshit that claims rape is about control....it's about SEX, period.

No it's not.
It is about power and control.

My suggestion is that you do your homework before you start trying to label anything as "crap."

 

[JoeBlam]

No, YOU get educated past the feminist bullshit that claims rape is about control....it's about SEX, period. Forced sex is a turn-on to some types, but the outcome is still the same. And don't bore me with the endless bought and paid for "studies" with your claim....they're about as valid as the "global warming" malarkey.

rape is about power, dumbass.

Fuck off, moron.

 

[JoeBlam]

No, YOU get educated past the feminist bullshit that claims rape is about control....it's about SEX, period.

No it's not.
It is about power and control.

My suggestion is that you do your homework before you start trying to label anything as "crap."

Blah blah blah....it's man-hater bullshit, pure and simple.....buyer beware.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

I've never understood the difference between paying cash for sex and spending $200+ on dinner and entertainment to get laid.

What's the difference? Getting paid for getting laid is getting paid to get laid whether it be cash or food.