what are the disadvantages of legalisation of sex workers?
927703
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.
321743
I would tend to agree with Lisa.  It is only as victimless as it occurs but, the possible transmission of STD could create an unexpected third party who becomes becomes the unaware victim, due to the commision of the victimless crime.  Whether it should be legal, I am opposed, because, there is no realistic means of regulation and do we really want the government REGULATING that kind of activity.
998407
unfortunately, cocaine is too destructive to really consider legalizing it...\n\nin Europe where they have experimented with distributing free heroin to addicts (they are also trying this now, here in Canada - the NAOMI project) it has been determined with a daily dose(s) the heroin addict can actually get by.... by giving them free drugs, they are able to break the cycle of street hustling and become functioning members of society. They can get real jobs, and popoff to the WC, shoot up and get back to work (more or less)\n\nCocaine, (esp. crack) on the other hand necessitates more ingestion, more frequently - and the results tend to be more disfunctional ranging from manic to paranoid, etc. They simply cannot function as hardcore addicts in regular society, hold down a job, etc. Chronic users often develop serious, psychological issues.   Speed's even worse, as it completely and irreperably ROTS the user's brain.\n\nAll that being said - cocaine should be decrimilazed.. ie addicts and users (but not pushers and traffikers) should not face jail and / or a criminal record....
759859
Yes. After all, cigarrettes and smoking is not any lesser killer than drugs. But still they are legal.\n\n   Prostitution is the oldest profession of humans. How is it so bad as to be banned compared to pornography (which is flourishing, especially with the internet) ?\n\n    I am pretty sure for people who know how to avoid drugs and prostitution, it really does not matter whether they are legal or not.\n\n      So, just like smoking, both drugs and prostitution should be "use at your own risk" and not prohibited by law.
441779
I don't see how celebrities are influencing prostitution, but what I do see is the rise in eating disorders, low self-esteem and young girls trying to be sexy.  As far as actual prostitution I have not heard of someone turning to prostitution because of a celebrity, but I definitly feel that young people are starting to have sex younger and younger because of the images of these young stars partying on t.v. and changing partners every few days or weeks also smoking, and drinking is very popular among young people because of seeing these people indulging in these things on t.v.
434935
to be brief\n1. social desintegration \n2. confines range of jobs which could be occupied by the person\n\nmore info at\nhivaidsclearinghouse.unesco.org/ev_en.phpID=1446_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC\n\nwww.iaen.org/files.cgi/14606_SocioeconomicEffectsHouseholdsCameroon.pdf\n\nwww.undp.org/hiv/publications/ issues/english/issue31e.htm \n\nwww.fao.org/sd/EXdirect/EXre0026.htm
645846
Disadvantages: Destruction of indigenous religious/ social/political/economic organizations and practices, widespread robbery of African land and resources, exploitation, oppression, rape, murder of millions of Africans.  The authoritarian government style used by the Brits have been inherited by post-independence African governments, which has supported the rise of dictators all over Africa.  African domestic agriculture and industry sectors were (and are) depressed by the export-oriented economic strategies of the colonial governments.  And so much more!\n\nAdvantages:  It has been argued that Western medicine and education has benefited Africans.  Also, Christianity imposed by the missionaries supposedly became a "unifier" of the many different tribes, ethnicities, and religions of indigenous Africans.  That's really crap however, because Christianity ripped apart families, kinship groups, etc.
404025
Soliciting a prostitute is different than incedent exposure.\n\nSomeone who needs to reveal socially-accepted-sexual body parts has a problem.  The whole "look at my penis in the library" fiasco that's been on the news (around where I live) is just disgusting.  It's an infringement upon the person who's being offended.  People have a right to be in public and not be subjected to that.  So yes - those people are wrong, they're breaking laws that are just, and they need to register.\n\nPrositution....that's a person's choice.  Granted, many prostitutes are "in the biz" b/c they "have to" and feel they have no way out, no other skills to utilize to make a living (sadly). However, it's not the government's job to babysit people and prevent them from making bad decisions which affect their lives.  So, if two adults want to have sex, free or otherwise, that's their business.  The laws governing that realm are absurd to me, and I dislike the fact that it's taken one step further to then label those people as sex offenders as if they somehow sought to hurt someone (obviously if they RAPE...yes you can rape a prostitute...then they ARE sex offenders)...\n\nit's a fine line.
288733
It would seem to me that it is no different than seeing a prostitute.  Would you be comfortable with that?  Anyone who works in the sex business is much more likely to carry a STD, there are so many life threatening risks out there today... why put yourself in that danger?!?!
440540
Drugs kill far fewer people than high fat diets and smoking. The traditional notion that everyone will become drug addicts if they are legalised is ridiculous and paranoid. The main barrier to legalisation is the fact that no-one wants to be the political party to take that step, as it is a sure fire way to lose the vote of the middle classes.\nUnfortunately whilst the issue remains entrenched in politics, there an be no serious debate only sloganeering and hyperbole.\nMeanwhile drugs are being scapegoated for the real issues of poverty and poor education that blight the areas where they   are most widely used
1156797
A great question that goes at the heart of government hypocrisy\n\nI've always felt that this was due to the 1st amendment, that pornography is protected by freedom of expression.  Paying a prostitute is not a form of expression.  However, technically, prostitution is coverd by our declaration of independence, which states that all citizens have the right to the pursuit of happiness (though not actually being happy!)\n\nI suppose it goes into our nationally conservative mindset and those damn Norman Rockwell paintings - you see people gathered around wholesome activities, not lighting up a bong or visiting a whore house.\n\nThe government will likely say that prostitution is a public health issue, that prostitutes carry diseases etc and risk spreading them to the public.  I agree that legalization and testing is a far better treatment of the problem than ignoring it and prosecuting these women.  After all, it's not like they want to be prostitutes.  Most girls when they grow up don't say they want to sell their soul for money.  Furthermore, what costs more, testing and regulating the prostitution industry, or prosecuting and incarcerating the offenders?
519859
Prostitution is older than the Bible. It will never go away. That being said, we need to regulate it and make sure it is safe for everyone, because people are still going to do it. If we regulate it, we can stop the spread of terrible diseases, and make the world safer for EVERYone. You can't enforce morality on people. And besides, if the sexual act is between two consenting adults, what problem can we really have with it? We aren't protecting any prostitutes by making their profession illegal and forcing them to find pimps who beat them and take their money. We've made it so that there is no legal recourse for the wrong-doings done against prostitutes.
956526
I don't know about the disadvantages. As far as advantages it would be a lot cheaper and more constructive if corrections was truly corrections. If we could get people off drugs and back into leading productive lives, we'd be a lot better off. Of course, the client has to want to be clean and sober enough to do things on their own after release..
777547
less people in jail (saves taxes, saves police work)\n\nbeing able to tax the sales like we do for alcohol and tobacco\n\nallowing farmers to grow it and get paid for it\n\nallowing stores to sell it and make a profit\n\ntake away revenue for street thugs and gangs\n\ntake away revenue for drug lords all over the world\n\nprevent people who use it from doing business with hard core bad people who will try to convince them to switch to more profitable, worse drugs like cocaine and crack\n\nreduce violence in the streets among gang members vieing for turf to sell it\n\nallow people who choose to use it to live a dignified, honest life and not be afraid of cops or against them
311688
Some idiots will tell you that it is because men want to control women.  Other idiots will tell you that it is because of religious nuts. \n\nTruth is, society has deemed prostitution to be harmful to society.  Personally, I don't think prostitution should be a criminal activity.  \n\nProstitution is legal in parts of Nevada.  It should be legal in every state.
457173
One could argue that the biggest physical disadvantage is to the baby.\n\nHowever, you can try this site for real information:\nhttp://www.optionline.org/abortion.html
241939
Unfortunately, no.  It could easily be regulated and taxed and the sex workers could have occupational health measures like STD testing every so often.  Plenty of money to be made.\n\nNot to mention decreased rape, sexual harrassment, unhappy marriages, etc.\n\nThank you, puritan forefathers!