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Title: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: Stealth3si on May 25, 2009, 10:47:27 pm
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This November San Francisco residents voted against decriminalizing prostitution. “Proposition K” would have eliminated the power of local law enforcement officers to go after prostitutes. In a live-and-let-live town, where medical marijuana clubs do business next to grocery stores, prostitutes would have been able to walk the streets without fear of arrest.


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Do you favor the decriminalization of prostitution?
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: kaitlyyyn on May 25, 2009, 10:51:09 pm
I am not at all in favor of prostitution being legal.  Most of the women who are involved in prostitution have no other choice and mostly don't even want to, which is sad.  Instead of legalizing prostitution they should be creating more jobs so that women who have no choices will be able to improve their lives.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: jkc715nyc on May 26, 2009, 09:11:09 am
I can't say I'm for it being legalized, but there are some positive factors such as safety for the women that can't be overlooked.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: ecominvest on May 26, 2009, 09:20:46 am
It should not be legal. However, the law should protect them as humans being.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: firefly001 on May 26, 2009, 09:44:21 am
 I saw a miniseries on prostitution, and one of the prostitutes said only two things can happen to a woman who chooses this path; they go to jail or death. Considering the two options jail looks a little more appealing.  :- 
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: viva05 on May 26, 2009, 10:12:35 am
I'm not into the legal of prostitutions being legal its just not what I do.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: FarleyGuy on May 26, 2009, 10:15:25 am
Might as well. They are going to turn tricks regardless. With our economy as it is we might as well tax it!

and the poll seems off from how the posts are going.  :o
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: liljp617 on May 26, 2009, 11:00:57 am
If you support keeping prostitution illegal, you must support outlawing pornography.  Evidently two consenting adults being paid to have sex on camera is different than two consenting adults being paid to have sex in a car?  There needs to be consistency.

Either way, prostitution has existed since the dawn of recorded history and will continue to exist no matter what.  If people wish to "sell their bodies" (which I don't really get...lots of people do this outside of prostitutes, and we're not just talking about intercourse), that's their choice.  What needs to be had is regulation to protect women from being forced into it or having no way out of it; and frankly that leads to legalization.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: CompKillaz on May 26, 2009, 11:41:03 am
i honestly think that prostitution should be illegal. but to me i guess it doesn't matter because people are going to do anything they want to do no matter if it breaks the law or not. i feel the same way that liljp617 does with pornography. it should work the same way
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: brendy1990 on May 26, 2009, 11:56:59 am
i think they should ,there going to do it weathere it is  legal or not,, so why not make them pay taxes ,, and make it safer for the women..
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: kesto4 on May 26, 2009, 12:01:45 pm
1. They won't be able to tax it. Seriously, what woman is going to start her own business, "Larua's Prosto-Toot Inc" and file taxes because it is legal?
2. Safer for women? They can't claim rape or kidnapping if prostitution is legal. This will lead to more death's because the majority of these prostitutes don't have a home and can't be tracked easily.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: z1975z on May 26, 2009, 12:35:28 pm
I say no, with what is going on with human trafficking and all. I think we need to up our efforts and combat this more. Sure prostitution has been around since the dawn of man. So has murder.

Just too many diseases, and other elements that are attached to prostitution to try and make it legal would be outrageous.

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Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: bicgroup on May 26, 2009, 12:51:21 pm
Prostitution should not be legalized. However, the law should protect the prostitutes.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: trop8cana on May 26, 2009, 02:37:03 pm
I would not agree to legalizing it.But my opinion is based on morals.So no.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: klkwid on May 26, 2009, 07:56:31 pm
If you make it leagal, you can regulate it.  Imagine if all prostitutes had to have certain licenses and be tested for STDs and all that stuff.  Then they have to pay taxes on what they make-HIGH taxes!  You could potentially protect a lot of people from getting nasty diseases AND you could make some money on it for the government to use towards education and other things to make people not HAVE to become prostitutes to support themselves!  It's going to happen anyway-you may as well make it legal and regulate it.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: liljp617 on May 26, 2009, 08:37:40 pm
I would not agree to legalizing it.But my opinion is based on morals.So no.

Everyone's opinion is based on morals.  Some people just happen to have different morals than you or base their morals on different things (emotions, facts/figures, hypothetical situations, etc.).
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: cowgirlx on October 31, 2009, 11:55:46 am
Sure, why not?  It is all a part of supply and demand.  Let them pay taxes and have benefits like everyone else.  Plus it is like the oldest profession ever. Atleast if they pay taxes they can help pay for repairs to the streets they walk.  LOL
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: liljp617 on October 31, 2009, 12:13:03 pm
I'm fairly undecided.  

On one hand, I think the issue of prostitution has its roots in poverty, sexism, and socioeconomic statuses, and these roots have to be addressed to begin dealing with prostitution effectively.  I'm not sure I see that happening.

On the other hand, I think legalization would allow better regulation and monitoring of who is doing what.  It would help cut down on underage prostitution and help cut down on the spread of STDs.  I think this could legitimately be done; I'm not sure if the root causes above could effectively be addressed.  So I sort of lean toward legalization more as I think it would be realistically effective compared to the first option.

You'll never effectively stop it.  The best you can do is minimize it and keep women from being forced into it.

I am not at all in favor of prostitution being legal.  Most of the women who are involved in prostitution have no other choice and mostly don't even want to, which is sad.

This would be one of the points of legalization.  You would have more opportunity to monitor and regulate prostitution, rather than tossing anybody caught into the back of a cop car (which solves nothing).
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: ODOMS6598 on October 31, 2009, 01:32:34 pm
I dont think that prostitution shouldn't be legal.  for one thing, too many diseases going around and 2nd why cant a man just wait until he meets the right girl to have sex.  nowadays there are way tooo many sexual aids that u dont need to try and find a prostitute.  just my opinion  so dont shoot me.. :wave:
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: liljp617 on October 31, 2009, 06:44:02 pm
I dont think that prostitution shouldn't be legal.  for one thing, too many diseases going around and 2nd why cant a man just wait until he meets the right girl to have sex.  nowadays there are way tooo many sexual aids that u dont need to try and find a prostitute.  just my opinion  so dont shoot me.. :wave:

Diseases spread more rapidly through a system of prostitution that has no regulation.  Ideally, if it were legalized, there would be more regulation.

Why should a man or woman have to wait around for the "right person" (if such a novel idea really exists), simply because you say so?  Shouldn't they be free to do whatever they want, assuming it doesn't interfere with another person's freedom?
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: trujillo33 on October 31, 2009, 07:31:27 pm
I dont really mind if prostitution would be legal...doesnt affect my life in anyway. Women prostituted for their survive...think of how many women would be homeless??
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: Stealth3si on October 31, 2009, 08:57:28 pm
I dont think that prostitution shouldn't be legal.  for one thing, too many diseases going around and 2nd why cant a man just wait until he meets the right girl to have sex.  nowadays there are way tooo many sexual aids that u dont need to try and find a prostitute.  just my opinion  so dont shoot me.. :wave:

Diseases spread more rapidly through a system of prostitution that has no regulation.  Ideally, if it were legalized, there would be more regulation.

Why should a man or woman have to wait around for the "right person" (if such a novel idea really exists), simply because you say so?  Shouldn't they be free to do whatever they want, assuming it doesn't interfere with another person's freedom?
The reasoning behind this logic has a problematic assumption because it betrays the extreme individualism that I think leads to individual isolation.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: hellswench on October 31, 2009, 11:08:36 pm
I don't think prostitution should be legal, legalizing it would mean that the crimes that happen around it like kidnapping couldn't be reported.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: liljp617 on October 31, 2009, 11:11:28 pm
I dont think that prostitution shouldn't be legal.  for one thing, too many diseases going around and 2nd why cant a man just wait until he meets the right girl to have sex.  nowadays there are way tooo many sexual aids that u dont need to try and find a prostitute.  just my opinion  so dont shoot me.. :wave:

Diseases spread more rapidly through a system of prostitution that has no regulation.  Ideally, if it were legalized, there would be more regulation.

Why should a man or woman have to wait around for the "right person" (if such a novel idea really exists), simply because you say so?  Shouldn't they be free to do whatever they want, assuming it doesn't interfere with another person's freedom?
The reasoning behind this logic has a problematic assumption because it betrays the extreme individualism that I think leads to individual isolation.


Is this your new catch phrase or something?
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: dexterjrh on October 31, 2009, 11:14:12 pm
Hey if they do that, then they should let all the people in prison out. I am sure there are people in Jail now for that crime, so if they did that, they would have no choice and let them out. No i don`t think it should be.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: liljp617 on October 31, 2009, 11:26:06 pm
Hey if they do that, then they should let all the people in prison out. I am sure there are people in Jail now for that crime, so if they did that, they would have no choice and let them out. No i don`t think it should be.

err yes, that would be another point of it.  If it were made illegal, those people theoretically did nothing wrong and are thus wrongfully imprisoned (obviously the men/women involved as prostitutes could have been forced into it).  Never mind that your tax dollars are paying for their imprisonment.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: Stealth3si on October 31, 2009, 11:39:03 pm
I dont think that prostitution shouldn't be legal.  for one thing, too many diseases going around and 2nd why cant a man just wait until he meets the right girl to have sex.  nowadays there are way tooo many sexual aids that u dont need to try and find a prostitute.  just my opinion  so dont shoot me.. :wave:

Diseases spread more rapidly through a system of prostitution that has no regulation.  Ideally, if it were legalized, there would be more regulation.

Why should a man or woman have to wait around for the "right person" (if such a novel idea really exists), simply because you say so?  Shouldn't they be free to do whatever they want, assuming it doesn't interfere with another person's freedom?
The reasoning behind this logic has a problematic assumption because it betrays the extreme individualism that I think leads to individual isolation.


Is this your new catch phrase or something?
Haha. It is something else...
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: Rastov on November 01, 2009, 02:42:06 am
I don't think prostitution should be legal, legalizing it would mean that the crimes that happen around it like kidnapping couldn't be reported.
What?
That's like saying that owning a car is legal, so packing it down with explosives and driving it into a federal building is just peachy.

I'm noticing a serious trend here. Everyone who can actually articulate a point seems to favor decriminalization and every twit who comes in seems to say "Noum. Cause it's is badzor x_x".

Can someone make a case for continued criminalization without saying several very foolish things?
I've seen several decent cases laid  out on political forums, but it seems wholly absent here.

"Cause the Bible says so." is better than what I've seen in this thread.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: AmyTrivitt on November 01, 2009, 08:58:59 am
Massage palors!! No I dont think street work should be legal, but have an outlet. I watched an HBO documentary on a woman and why she does what she does. It was very sad but like she put it its a way to make her childrens life the best that she could supply them with. People need not be so quick to judge ALL.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: Falconer02 on November 01, 2009, 09:28:15 am
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I'm noticing a serious trend here. Everyone who can actually articulate a point seems to favor decriminalization and every twit who comes in seems to say "Noum. Cause it's is badzor x_x".

WELCOME TO THE INTERNET!

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Is this your new catch phrase or something?

Hahahahaha!
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: mommagoes on November 01, 2009, 09:34:53 am
I don't think prostitution should be legal, legalizing it would mean that the crimes that happen around it like kidnapping couldn't be reported.
What?
That's like saying that owning a car is legal, so packing it down with explosives and driving it into a federal building is just peachy.

I'm noticing a serious trend here. Everyone who can actually articulate a point seems to favor decriminalization and every twit who comes in seems to say "Noum. Cause it's is badzor x_x".

Can someone make a case for continued criminalization without saying several very foolish things?
I've seen several decent cases laid  out on political forums, but it seems wholly absent here.

"Cause the Bible says so." is better than what I've seen in this thread.

i don't think you're going to find what you're looking for on here.  :)  i've noticed the same thing and i think the reason is that most people that are in favor of keeping it illegal are going on what they know from movies and pop culture. the people that are arguing to keep it illegal are the ones that believe that prostitutes are uneducated, drug-addicts with no other choice. you'd be surprised what kind of people are prostitutes outside of the movies. check out craig's list- you'll find plenty of listings for that sort of "service" and these are intelligent people who are running a "business" like any other that sells a "product." some people just need to open their eyes- and their minds- to the real world, that is what is outside of movies.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: MorbidRaccoon on November 01, 2009, 09:38:27 am
I mean it SHOULDN'T really be legal, but since it'll happen anyways the government should make it in a way to best benefit everyone. There's opportunity for taxes for the government, rinks of 'clean girls' who won't repeatidly pass around STDs, and hookers can finally get dental insurance so they don't got those crackwhore teeth anymore!  ;D I could go on, but making it legal would definitely be for the better, but I doubt it'll ever happen due to societies morals and taboo standards.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: Graeth on November 01, 2009, 10:45:06 am
I am not at all in favor of prostitution being legal.  Most of the women who are involved in prostitution have no other choice and mostly don't even want to, which is sad.  Instead of legalizing prostitution they should be creating more jobs so that women who have no choices will be able to improve their lives.

Not only that, but then they would be protected under the law and the crime associated with prostitution would drop because of that fact.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: mc1962 on November 01, 2009, 05:44:20 pm
No.  If I can't get it free then its time to give it up but I guess it is really up to the individual person - after all it is supply and demand in anything these days. :bootyshake:
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: liljp617 on November 01, 2009, 07:36:21 pm
I am not at all in favor of prostitution being legal.  Most of the women who are involved in prostitution have no other choice and mostly don't even want to, which is sad.  Instead of legalizing prostitution they should be creating more jobs so that women who have no choices will be able to improve their lives.

Not only that, but then they would be protected under the law and the crime associated with prostitution would drop because of that fact.

Who would be protected by law?  People forcing others to be prostitutes?  It doesn't take much thinking to put clauses against forceful prostitution into the legislation.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: ancmetro on November 01, 2009, 10:05:14 pm
 :) Prostitution should be illegal for both sexes because it deteriorates the morals of society. However, unlicensed paid sex therapists should be available for both sexes to bring these people back to the normal society stream. These practices would reduce the number of sex crimes, homicides and even suicides!
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: dodgers16 on November 02, 2009, 12:12:04 am
 if your going to be a prostitute your goind to be a prostitue, so it might aswell be legal
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: lynnc35 on November 02, 2009, 01:27:31 am
[I don't have enough room to count all the reasons this is so obviously WRONG!! lets see just for a few, diseases, more diseases, adultery, goes against morals, ummm, selling sex, ummm, disgusting, leading to higher crime, higher drug crime, unwanted pregnancies, If we would follow the Lord like we are supposed to we wouldn't even have to have these discussions, we wouldn't
 have all these problems.God gives us laws for a reason, to protect us, when we go against God, and say these things are okay, it is only setting our country up for more disaster.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: mommadixon on November 02, 2009, 05:57:47 am
It is sad that people would even think about doing this. It is bad enough that it is legal in Vegas. This just lets you know that the end tiumes are here and bible prophesy is being fulfulled every single day.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: liljp617 on November 02, 2009, 10:53:55 am
if your going to be a prostitute your goind to be a prostitue, so it might aswell be legal

This line of logic has ridiculously obvious issues.  Hopefully you're just trying to be funny.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: liljp617 on November 02, 2009, 10:56:26 am
It is sad that people would even think about doing this. It is bad enough that it is legal in Vegas. This just lets you know that the end tiumes are here and bible prophesy is being fulfulled every single day.

I literally laughed out loud.  Do you know how long prostitution has been around?  Do you know how many times throughout history it has been accepted in societies?  Do you know countries today that have it legalized and haven't been smited off the face of the Earth?

The end times are not here.  I don't recall anything in the Bible talking about how discussing of legalizing prostitution is a sign of the end.

I am disappointed in humanity that people still have such narrow, silly, medieval fears.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: Barry34785 on August 03, 2010, 08:20:44 am
Might as well. They are going to turn tricks regardless. With our economy as it is we might as well tax it!

and the poll seems off from how the posts are going.  :o
 
Legal and taxed.  This could be done through the Fair Tax.  Brothels would be required to submit to the state government $23 out of every $100 of services rendered.  Even if they didn't do this, the $23 would still be collected on all supplies needed to run the brothel.  So everyone wins!

Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: albertnbub on August 03, 2010, 02:10:11 pm
I do feel in the land of the free people should be able to do what they want.  I am not necessary for prostitution but I do think if the legalized it in a controlled setting it could be a safer invironment for both the hookers and the jons as well as the ability to tax it could help the economy.  People aren't gonna stop doing it and like someone else said what is the difference between prostitution and making *bleep* either way people are getting paid to have sex the only difference is the presence of a camera
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: jneff0603 on August 03, 2010, 02:27:00 pm
I see no reason why it should stay illegal. I think having regulations could make it safer for the women in that profession- as others have said: STD screens on a regular basis, taxes being paid, union fees perhaps? As for people saying it demoralizes society- there is PLENTY of legal things that ruin society more, like alcohol, prescription drug abuse, obesity, divorce etc...and fidelity issues? There are more women out there who are not selling their wares that are very wlling to sleep with a married man so that is a ridiculous point to make. Prostitutes are less likely to target married men and start a romantic relationship then say, his coworker.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: Elizabethar on August 03, 2010, 05:21:28 pm
I don't think it should be legal. I don't understand how some one can do this.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: ktheodos on August 03, 2010, 06:03:02 pm
I don't think it should, but if you read books like Freakonomics, it kinda hints at the idea that legalizing it might be a good thing....so....
(ps...great book/series to read, regardless of what you think of this prostituion topic :P)
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: Falconer02 on August 03, 2010, 06:16:25 pm
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I don't think it should be legal. I don't understand how some one can do this.

Yes. Let's keep it illegal because you don't get it. Great logical basis.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: sigmapi1501 on August 03, 2010, 06:27:09 pm
Mega Man just got yo *bleep*!
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: Falconer02 on August 03, 2010, 06:44:22 pm
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Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: TVALLO on August 03, 2010, 07:25:39 pm
No.  I think its gross.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: monnee on November 05, 2010, 11:47:27 am
It should be because no matter what happens, people are going to do it anyway.  People have been doing it for years.  The way the economy is, they might as well tax it because we could us the $$$$$.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: PMZ908 on November 05, 2010, 12:07:26 pm
sure it should be legal. for a few things it would be a lot safer for the hookers and the johns and there would be no pimps
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: Brichmon on November 05, 2010, 01:08:25 pm
No thats so nasty beyond belife
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: Falconer02 on November 05, 2010, 03:27:51 pm
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No thats so nasty beyond belife

That's just your belife though, right? I mean I think pineapples on pizza is nasty. Would you tolerate it being legal?
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: trujillo33 on November 05, 2010, 04:56:39 pm
I am not sure this is a tough question. In some state there illegal but that does nothing to stop it. I just moved here in NV two yrs ago....they have places like that.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: jabkman on November 05, 2010, 05:18:58 pm
no, promotes sex addiction
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: syntheticbeauty on November 06, 2010, 06:57:55 am
Well there are various forms of prostitution...

No matter if it's illegal people will still do it.

I don't think street prostitution should be legal, because of risks of spread of diseases or viruses.
Unless there was some way of testing all the people on the streets which I doubt. It would take to much time and money to keep tab of everyone.

Now Brothel prostitution sounds more reasonable at least then they can test the woman or men and provide a safe setting for the acts to happen.




Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: bschumacher on November 06, 2010, 08:24:57 am
I think it should be legalized and regulated to prevent the abuse of these unfortunate women. Also, if the practice were confined to certain areas, local businesses and residents would not be annoyed as often.
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: yaayme on November 06, 2010, 08:35:02 am
Simple question...Ummm, NO...
Title: Re: Should prostitution be legal?
Post by: loulizlee on November 06, 2010, 09:47:35 am
I see no good reason to legalize prostitution or pornography.  I believe pornography and extreme violence in any media cannot but affect young people - and even older people.  But along with prostitution, I think the men involved should also be prosecuted.