i want your views on prostitution as it is a curse to our society.share your views on what you fell about it and what can be done to eliminte it from our society!
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Prostitutes have been abused growing up at home.  It seems like they already don't like themselves very much.  They know they can be murdered any time and they seem to still do it.  It's an issue of being stuck in a rotten life for them.  The money they make pays for the drugs they use to blank out their minds as to what they are doing to themselves.  There are some who get out of it.
657063
No I don't think prostitution should be "banned" at all.  It has been around for a long long time and will be around for a long long time.  Criminalizing it is just plain senseless if both are consenting adults... leave them alone for goodness sake!
663724
NOTHING \nWHAT DO YOU THING THE COPS ARE DOING WITH THE HOOKERS BEFORE THEY DROP THEM OFF AGAIN !!\nGOD BLESS THE HOOKERS AND THE DANGEROUS JOB THEY DO
164717
Sure, if it has to do with capitalism, and entrepreneurs can make money off of it, it's more likely to be legal. Prosistution is illegal in many states because it's not easily taxed.\n\nSecond, I believe prostitution is illegal because of state legislation, not federal legislation.
109557
quite agree wif njbadboy. but in nevada it's a choice. whilst in Thailand i believe most girls are forced to. either by their parents, or the mobster. these girls are subject to little or none protection from the government. i belive this contribute to the massive amount of HIV carriers. life ain't always that fair. Sigh!
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it's one of those things where the conditions need to be just right for it to work, like socialism.  it will never happen in the US or canada, for instance, because conservative-minded people are the ones who turn out to vote.\n\nnow there are exceptions to every rule, but IN GENERAL:\n1) liberals are young people, women, or racial minorities, conservatives are rich white men, often religious, who regard prostitution as morally reprehensible (even if they are frequent clients... hypocrisy is alive and well)\n2) young people lack the level of maturity required to make this work, as you can see from some of these postings\n3) women wouldn't vote in favor of this on principle, because it is degrading to sell one's body (prostitution is rarely a first-choice profession; it's usually a last resort... people feel better about themselves if they try to provide other options and programs to help these women rather than just giving up on them)\n4) at this point, racial minorities are over-represented in the desperate, impoverished groups and they wouldn't vote in favor of legalizing prostitution either, because it is their sisters and daughters and whatnot who are turning to prostitution.  not a pleasant mental image, right?  i just can't wrap my head around the idea of a) being a prostitute myself, b) any of my female relatives or friends doing it.\n\nprostitutes are easy targets.  their services are nearly always carried out in 1:1 ratios, behind closed doors, with people who outweigh them and can easily overpower them.  it's a dangerous job, but would legalizing it fix the problem?  unless we eliminate the risky factors, for example by monitoring devices or bodyguards present in the room (kind of a turn off, no?), it's still very dangerous.  there really is no way to screen the clients for communicable diseases or psychotic tendencies (until it is too late).  condoms are not 100% reliable at preventing pregnancy or disease, so what's a life worth?  i get $150 and a lethal disease (at which point i'm out of a job), you get an orgasm, we're even?\n\nprostitution may be the oldest profession, but it has never been one that commanded respect.  women had to rely on men for everything, because they were sub-human slaves who weren't allowed to think for themselves or work or hold office or vote.  if all their male relatives were gone (husband, father, brothers-in-law, brothers, cousins, sons, etc) for some reason, they became prostitutes in order to have enough money to eat.  they became the slaves/property of strangers so that the strangers would take care of them for a short time.  they were pseudo-husbands in a time when men were generally misguided pigs but still had enough compassion to "help" those women.  i think/hope that things have changed since then.  there are some countries where women still have no rights, but the men seem to feel a responsibility toward their "subordinates."  are things better that way?  you are free to decide for yourself.  i mean, it is nice to be taken care of, but i'll take human dignity any day.  maybe it's stupid american pride.\n\nevery species has a sexual ideal.  we humans tend toward the ideal of one male and one female mating for life.  we tend to look down on those who choose a different lifestyle.  ever meet someone who was happily single, not dating, and they complain about their family constantly hounding them about getting married/settling down/raising a family?  gays, lesbians, catholic priests, prostitutes, single mothers.... all these deviate from what is perceived as "ideal."  the media loves to talk about these people because their sex lives are scandalous.  prostitution cannot ever be a respectable profession.\n\ni think even in places where it is legal, there are negative consequences that may not be immediately apparent.  we should ask ourselves: have those women freely chosen that profession, with a
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Prostitution is legal in Nevada.  Some argue that prostitution should be legalized everywhere because the way the laws stand now, it denies some men and women the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, in other words, it denies some a right to work in a job that is suited for them.  \n\nMost Americans believe that prostitution is morally wrong, but at the same time, the most prevalent users of prostitutes are middle-class, middle-aged American men.\n\nProstitues in Nevada have an obligation to get regular medical care in order to assure that they are disease free.  Legalized prostitution would eliminate 'pimps' that feed on 'working women' and also deny those women their right to pursue their occupation in freedom.  \n\nPolitically, prostitution will probably not be legalized in the near future because it's a political hot potato and any legislator proposing the legalization of prostitution outside of Nevada would be looked upon with scorn and be ridiculed.
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Absolutely.\n\nProstitution--just like drug use--has been around since the beginning of time and no amount of legislation is going to make it go away. History shows that criminalizing a certain individual choice is never a solution--it tends to only push the behavior underground, increase crime, and decrease the safety of those who participate (e.g. Prohibition and abortion pre-Roe v. Wade).\n\nLegalization, coupled with heavy regulation, will reduce the prevalence and spread of STDs, give the rights and protections that come with legitimacy to those who work in the sex industry, and all-but destroy the networks of crime that have sprung up around prostitution.\n\nSlap a sin tax on it, like they do for booze and cigarettes, and use the revenue to fund a licensing program implementing mandatory STD testing for sex workers every six months or so. Why not? Not to mention the huge amount of cash that would be saved/earned from the ensuing drop in crime, hike in property values, etc. \n\nAlso, in the long run, legalizing prostitution will greatly lighten the burden on our health care system, as regulating the industy would reduce rates of STDs, especially AIDS. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.\n\nThere's no arguing with data: regulating prostitution has been shown to reduce crime, levels of HIV infection, divorce rates, and incidence of rape and teenage prostitution.
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No, It's not. It definitely can be termed as a compromise but not prostitution.There might be more than one reasons to marry such a man/woman. As you raised a point about poor countries, some women would do it to help their families. It could be a sacrifice on their part as they feel by compromising on their own selfish qualms of marrying an"ideal" lover, they can, may be open doors of prosperity for their families and their generations to come. On the other hand it could be that they value money more than their own so called "self esteem". Or they prioritize monetary security over, more often failing, love marriages. I think its just a different way of thinking. Just because you can't come to terms with such an idea doesn't make all of 'em hos.
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i think prostitution is overrated, if people wanna have sex and get paid way not. a women can have sex with many men and get nothing is considered a whore, but if the men throw her a few dollars, she is a prostitute, why? why give it up for free. my take is if a guy friend of mine want's to have sex with me and my light bill is due, and i don't have it, hey, why not, get the bill paid and feel good while doing it
395442
Conservatives hate women. Women are more often made the victim in illegal prostitution. Law makers who like women would help to make legalized, regulated prostitution a reality. It would even help stimulate the economy, among other things.
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I certainly don't fear "the competition"...Besides the fact that my husband gets it good at home, most of the prostitutes I've seen are FAR from "very hot chick"...Most of them are drug addicted skanks who stopped trying to have any other skills when they realized they could make money off their own twat.\n\nPersonally, I believe that it should be legalized, as this removes much of the mystique and sordidness from the whole situation.  Also, in most places where it's legal, they're tested for diseases on a regular basis, which obviously solves a major problem.
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(First off, I would like to appologize in advance for my horrible spelling :( )\nI sort of walk the line on this question.\n\nIf it were legalized - people wouldn't care if they got cought or not. This could cause people to go driving around high and going to work high. I know some already do that, but it would cause more of it to happen. At least people try to do it at home so they don't get cought, and they stay away from people they could hurt.\n\nIf it stays illegal - people are going to do it either way... people will still complain... not much to say here :p\n\nEven if it was legalized, people that don't like it would have to just deal. I hate when people get so angery about things that they don't like. For example, those that say relgious people or christians are dumb and basically harass them. If you don't like it, stay away from it.\n\nAre we bringing down society? In my opinion, no. There will always be things to bring down society: prostitution, porno, alcohol (#1 killer in america is drunk driving), murder, fighting, ect. You can't stop people from doing what they want - it all comes down to choice. There will always be a good and bad side to society because people don't agree on whats right or wrong....\n\nDo I care? Meh... I use to be a major "pot head"... I don't care if they do it... it's their life, who am to decide what they should and shouldn't do?\n\nWould it matter if the penalties were harsher/softer? People still murder and do really bad things that just send them straight down death row... That just goes back to the fact that people will do what they want weather you like it or not...\n\nIs it possible that your doctor is a pot head? Why not? What about your priest? :p I'm sure 90% of the world has, or is going to try or be exposed to it eventually...\n\nA limmit? I'm guessing if you mean it was leagalized... Well of course they would put limitations, just like alcohol. You can't drive if you are like .08 over the intoxication level or something... They would probably have something like that for pot too... Well, people will still go over the limmit regardless......\n\nMeh, guess I'm tryin to say that people are going to do it no matter what lol... Will it actually change anything if it was legalized? Most likely not....... besides a possible rise in car crashes....\n\n(edit: what if they did legalize it and had huge fields of it growing? What if it caught on fire... lol everyone in the state would get high from the fumes.....)
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We in Scotland already have Tolerance areas/saunas for prostitutes, and it seems to be working well, not only can the authorities monitor what is going on, and put a stop to Pimping, but the girls also get regular health checks to help prevent the spread of diseases, and the girls work in a safe enviroment. Whether you agree with what they do or not, is it not better to monitor what goes on than have a bunch of Eastern European, Aids ridden prostitutes who are being pimped by criminal gangs or to feed drug habbits, and causing a nuisance to the public in certain areas they use? They're going to do it anyway, why not make it safer for everyone.
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The biggest disadvantages of legalization of sex workers\n\nit would lead to increase in number of "forced" sex-workers. Even now, girls are forced into it but it will increase. It will become legally possible for "dalals" (pimps) to exploit girls.\n More and more girls from poor families will be lured to enter. Young girls will be exploited further.\n\nThere won't be much change in AIDS status, because people lack basic knowledge of it.\n\nGood thing about legalization of sex workers is that it will life of sex workers easier in a sense that they won't be exploited by police and government officials. And it is kind of good in a way that it would provide a outlet for sexually surpressed indian society.\n\nJust one more thing, there is no relationalship between rape and legal prostitution.
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exploitive.... although I wouldn't use that word myself. I guess the problem is that it makes it purely about sex in that way. We like to be pampered. We all want to be that princess. Not the whore who you paid to give you a BJ in the back seat.
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I used to own a "Stripper-Gram" company a while back (we'd send out nude girls and guys to bachelor and bachelorette parties), we didn't allow any form of prostitution to go on or anything like that but, we would hear about it and ended up firing girls and guys for it.\n\nWhat I found out about it, is that most of the time it's not about simply not having the choices of earning a decent wage; it's more about being around that type of community.  Most of the people that I caught doing that could have easily went out and made good money with a good job, and some of them even had Master's degrees.  If they're around that type of situation all the time, where they can just give it up, easily, and make alot of money, the temptation usually gets the best of them.\n\nWhat it's more about is the temptation of being able to make quick money (I don't like to use the word lazy, because that usually puts people on the defense, but that is the best word to describe it).  For others, it's simply the fact of liking it, the taboo of it, some people get turned on with that, and like that type of attention given to them, especially the girls.  \n\nAnother factor is drugs too, when they're all messed up on drugs, and they need money quick so they can go out and buy more, instead of having to go out and wait for a paycheck, they'd rather spend an hour, make a good amount of money, and get what they need.\n\nThat reason can be put into rent too... If they're not budgeting their money right, and spending more than they take in, like say on driving a mercedes instead of a honda, so they can have a better car than their friends, they'll do this too.  Some of them will have a great job, but they want a luxury lifestyle, and can't keep up with their bills, so when bill paying time comes around, they want to make "quick" cash.\n\nI'm not sure if this helps out, but, I hope it did.\n\nP.S. I just woke up, so I hope that made sense.