Legalizing prostitution in the U.S

[Jagger69]

Re: should prostitution be legal in the u.s.

Besides the drug laws, anti-prostitution laws are the most ridiculous and unenforceable laws we have. Quit wasting taxpayer money trying to eradicate it (it's no coincidence they call it the "world's oldest profession), legalize it, regulate it and tax it like any other enterprise.

 

[lovejoy]

Re: should prostitution be legal in the u.s.

Absolutely NO !

It should NOT allow girls like Kristen to live in a $3,500.00 upscale apartment, pay no tax, and get away with drugs. Actually "Kristen" may pay more than $5,000.00 including management fee for a 2 bed-room.

There are federal, state and local laws to "outlaw" prostitution and prostitution is illegal in majority of the states.

Let's look at Clarke County, Nevada, sure there are prostitutes in Las Vegas and it is illegal and also legal brothels outside Clarke County.

Do they really think if prostituion become legal, the "happy hookers" are going to pay 100% of the tax ? Hell No. ( Just go down to the strip club and ask the boss does he pay 100% of the tax. The answer is less than 10%-25% of total income are declared. Most girls stay in the brothels and are still controlled by the brothel owners and have to pay for room and board.

Some smaller legal brothels are more like "homes" in which 6-8 girls live together and they cook, share washing, living quarters together. But their lives become a "parasite" to the society and few men actually go to those brothels because they knew those girls might have sex with 10-20 men just before you. The girls also have to stay there most of the day, weekends and holidays to wait for customers to come. Most girls do receive medical inspection but also there are "part-time" illegal run-away girls who are friends of those who stay there.

America would and should never legalize prostitution and the local police just bust a Russian mob, confiscate the condominion, hundreds of thousands dollars of cash and deport the girls back to Russia.

It is not a waste of police power. The FBI will continue to target high profile politicans whether they are out there for call girls, gay men or young boys. This also point to young women who explore young boys for sex !

It is NOT acceptable to dehumanize another human being. Also how are you going to tell the street walker, crack addicts to go into a legal brothels. When they need a "fix" and then go get the crack. You are so naive !

It is NOT about sex but power to dehumanize a woman ! :fight:

 

[Friday on my mind]

Re: should prostitution be legal in the u.s.

Yeah women paid for sex,what a terrible thing to allow! Oh wait I'm on a porn forum that revolves around an industry built on women performing sex for pay.:1orglaugh:wtf:

 

[marquis2]

Re: should prostitution be legal in the u.s.

Prostitution itself may well be legal anyway (it certainly is in the UK) but the soliciting for trade isn't.I'm pretty sure that just paying for sex isn't against the law.

 

[mysticmushroom]

Re: should prostitution be legal in the u.s.

calpoon nailed it imho!!! only thing is there's nothing new about it lol.

 

[gmaxman1212]

Re: should prostitution be legal in the u.s.

nice fomm i agree if people are on this forum why would they be opposed to blatently paid for sex.

 

[D-rock]

Re: should prostitution be legal in the u.s.

Do they really think if prostituion become legal, the "happy hookers" are going to pay 100% of the tax ? Hell No. ( Just go down to the strip club and ask the boss does he pay 100% of the tax. The answer is less than 10%-25% of total income are declared. Most girls stay in the brothels and are still controlled by the brothel owners and have to pay for room and board.

I think this reasoning is flawed. We already have situations like this now. I wonder how many waiters at restaurants, for example, highly understate what they make in tips when tax times comes around. I bet it's a huge number. By your way of thinking we should now eliminate all restaurants around the country because some portion of the people might not do what they are supposed to do.



I also don't buy the secondary affects argument a lot of people try to make about it when they don't want to eliminate prostitution as with other things they try to use that excuse for. Most of the time is sounds more like they don't have a valid excuse for their thoughts other than either trying to enforce their morality on other people or trying to protect other people from themselves. Even the people against if they were truly honest about it would have to admit that is what it's really about for most of them. Of course they will hide it behind their wanting to protect the community from some bogyman, or my personal favorite, the ever-present "think of the children" excuse. Even with the parts that might be somewhat true, people always forget with things like gambling, drugs, and prostitution among other things that it draws in some bad people because it's been shunted off from society and forced underground for so long not because it's something that's inherent with those things. Making it illegal or taboo was what brought in most of the bad stuff about it in the first place. It's just like if we legalized drugs, would there still be a lot of unsavory characters in the business? Sure, because the ones that are already there wouldn't just go away overnight. (In fact I think there are so many scumbags in porn for similar reasons now, even if it has gotten a lot more mainstream in the last 10-20 years.)

 

[jewelcity]

Should Prostitution be Legalized in the US?

Well...should it? Vote and discuss.

 

[ChefChiTown]

Re: Should Prostitution be Legalized in the US?

I don't think it should be legalized. We have enough trashy sluts running around as it is. We don't need them to be doing it professionally.

 

[Friday on my mind]

Re: Should Prostitution be Legalized in the US?

Anyone on this site who watches people perform sex acts for pay and then says prostitution (sex for pay) should not be legal is being VERY hypocritical and inconsistent IMO.

Think we had this question before BTW.

 

[ChefChiTown]

Re: Should Prostitution be Legalized in the US?

Anyone on this site who watches people perform sex acts for pay and then says prostitution (sex for pay) should not be legal is being VERY hypocritical and inconsistent IMO.

Really? How is that hypocritical? :dunno:

That's like saying people who pay to go see Saw V (which is a movie full of human torture) would be hypocrites if they wouldn't go pay money to watch actual, real live people getting tortured and murdered.

IMO, there's a HUUUUUUGE difference between the two.

 

[Will E Worm]

Re: Should Prostitution be Legalized in the US?

Might as well. Why is it illegal to sell, what you can give away for free?

 

[Spleen]

Re: Should Prostitution be Legalized in the US?

Yes, with it legalised there would be no more need for pimps, better help for the women (medical, etc), it would be taxable (something for the government to enjoy). Heck, maybe even get themselves a union.

I'm thinking more of the women than the Regular Johns with my answer.

 

[Facetious]

Re: Should Prostitution be Legalized in the US?

S. Frisco is working on the decriminalization of prostitution as we speak

San Francisco Measure Seeks to Decriminalize Prostitution
If passed San Francisco would be the first US city to do so

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski

SAN FRANCISCO, October 22, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Voters in this west coast city that celebrates sadomasochism, homosexuality and pornography are being asked to decide whether they would like to become the first major U.S. city to decriminalize prostitution.

Approval of ballot measure Proposition K would effectively decriminalize prostitution in the city by preventing the Police Department from arresting and prosecuting prostitutes; the measure, however, does not go so far as to actually legalize the sex trade because state law still prohibits it.

The San Francisco Chronicle said the measure is being alternately hailed as a human rights landmark or a misguided venture that will turn San Francisco into a playground for sex tourists and pimps.

http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/oct/08102206.html


Legalization, as I see it, is simply a playground in the enhancement of the further socialization of our society. Personally, I don't have an issue with "decriminalization" of prostitution, OTOH, you just know that that's merely the "gateway" to further the sexual liberation culture to a mainstream culture. In that spirit, it becomes entirely decadent that the government would eventually be the moderator / regulator of a sex trade. :nono:
I can see the cattle cars coming now . . ..

It's sorta like welfare - I'm not against it for those who REALLY need it as a safety net, but don't advertise and abuse the program 'cuz eventually everybody will become a ward of the state.

 

[BlueBalls]

Re: Should Prostitution be Legalized in the US?

Yes, with it legalised there would be no more need for pimps, better help for the women (medical, etc), it would be taxable (something for the government to enjoy). Heck, maybe even get themselves a union.

I'm thinking more of the women than the Regular Johns with my answer.

I wrote something similar to Spleens post, but you dont need to read things twice in a row, so I will just agree :thumbsup:


FYI, my post was better

 

[Marlo Manson]

Re: Should Prostitution be Legalized in the US?

I voted yes, I think if it were run like sin city it would be a good thing.. have all the states that make it legal have designated regions or area's of the cities that are away from neighborhoods, schools, and churches and nobody would have a reason too complain unless they were just TIGHT ASS BIBLE THUMPER WHO CAN'T LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE!!

I also think the states that legalize it should allow escort services too run without police interference and intimidation.. that way all the girls who wanted to trick could work for an escort service and stay off the fuckin streets! and the people who wanted (girl company) can do it without cruising the strip so too speak in every city where the streetwalkers stroll! :nanner:

And finally I think it would be allot SAFER both for the girl and the guy, the girls would have too be tested bi-weekly or monthly too make sure she is clean and that would almost garuntee that guys can't KILL OR RAPE the girls and it would also cut any abusive numb nuts pimps out the game!! :hatsoff:

I think anybody that votes NO can't visulize or grasp the concept of the guidelines I've just suggested has some kind of problem IMO.. :dunno:

Theres absolutely NO reason why prostitution couldn't be safe, regulated and @ the same time cut the whole street equation out of the prostitution industry all together, the streets would be completely out of the game!! :thumbsup:

p.s. I see allot has been posted since I started my post after I read CCT post, so my post kind of elaborates on spleens post which I didn't even see until I posted this message, so I apologize spleen and everybody else.

 

[Facetious]

Re: Should Prostitution be Legalized in the US?

Heck, maybe even get themselves a union.

With whom would they bargain ? :tongue:

 

[Will E Worm]

Re: Should Prostitution be Legalized in the US?

Legalization, as I see it, is simply a playground in the enhancement of the further socialization of our society. Personally, I don't have an issue with "decriminalization" of prostitution, OTOH, you just know that that's merely the "gateway" to further the sexual liberation culture to a mainstream culture. In that spirit, it becomes entirely decadent that the government would eventually be the moderator / regulator of a sex trade. :nono:
I can see the cattle cars coming now . . ..

It's sorta like welfare - I'm not against it for those who REALLY need it as a safety net, but don't advertise and abuse the program 'cuz eventually everybody will become a ward of the state.

Interesting. I just rather the government not stick their nose into everything.
If anyone can legally have sex for free, why can't someone sell what they can give away for free?

The government wants to tax everything. That is the only reason.

 

[Fresno]

Re: Should Prostitution be Legalized in the US?

I don't like it that women sell herself, but I said yes because of the PIMPS. They treat them like shit, and we might get rid of them this way!

 

[Facetious]

Re: Should Prostitution be Legalized in the US?

Interesting. I just rather the government not stick their nose into everything.

me too

If anyone can legally have sex for free, why can't someone sell what they can give away for free?

This, IMO would be representative of the decriminalization of the trade, which I'm for, BTW.
My point is that the government(s), be they local or whatever, need not, even so much as announce a change to the decriminalization of the trade. . . but . .as we know, mere decriminalization falls short of the govts ability to regulate (tax) it.

The government wants to tax everything. That is the only reason.

Uggs Zactly ! I think that we're on the same page. :thumbsup: