Prostitution Should Be Legalized

[Waterbearer]

Prostitution is wrongfully banned in most countries in the world. Prostitution would not only provide extra business in these countries, but also extra jobs. If prostitution were legalized, there needs to be some serious rules laid down. Prostitution should only be conducted in brothels, and prostitutes should be encouraged to use protection and should obtain a permit.

The only reason why prostitution is not legal in most countries is because the rulers of said countries want to control our every move, including our sexuality. They do not want us to think for ourselves and be total zombies, bowing down to them and doing their every wish. There is nothing wrong with prostitution, and if it were legalized it would benefit society and allow people to make their own decisions.

 

[Revoltingest]

Put me down as pro-rent-a-boink.

 

[Noa]

Yes, it should be legalized. It is one of the few clear-cut issues as far as the research is concerned. It is safer, cleaner, and brings in revenue. There is no downside.

 

[Skwim]

Interesting remarks about prostitution in Nevada

Despite there being a legal option, the vast majority of prostitution in Nevada takes place illegally in Reno and Las Vegas.[2][3][4] About 66 times more money is spent by customers on illegal prostitution in Nevada than in the regulated brothels.[5]

Nineteen legal brothels exist in the state as of August 2013, employing about 200 women at any given time.[21] In some locales, there exist multi-unit complexes of several separate brothels run by the same owner. Examples of this include "The Line" in Winnemucca, Wild Horse Adult Resort & Spa in Storey County, and the Mustang Ranch.

All but the smallest brothels operate as follows: as the customer is buzzed in and sits down in the parlor, the available women appear in a line-up and introduce themselves. If the customer chooses a woman, the price negotiations take place in the woman's room, which are often overheard by management. The house normally gets half of the negotiated amount. If the customer arrives by cab, the driver will receive some 30% of whatever the customer spends; this is subtracted from the woman's earnings. Typical prices start at US$200 for 15 minutes. Some may charge up to $10,000 an hour for "parties" with well-known or novelty women, or more for parties with multiple women. While it used to be the norm for legal prostitutes to never kiss on the mouth,[6] the popularity of the "GFE" has changed the business with brothels like Dennis Hof's Love Ranch South advertising themselves as "GFE" Establishments.[27]

Illegal prostitution is the most common form of prostitution in Nevada; the crime is a misdemeanor. The cities of Las Vegas and Reno have worked to expand their tourism base by attracting families to the hotels and casinos. Accordingly, the state legislature has made prostitution illegal in Clark County, and law enforcement agencies have tried to eliminate the once-rampant street prostitution, enacting legislation against it in 1971. Nevertheless, prostitutes continue to work in casinos, where they wait in bars and attempt to make contact with potential clients.[30] Of all the prostitution business in Nevada, only about 10% is legal, and 90% occurs in Las Vegas.[31] Legal prostitution in Nevada grosses about $75 million per year while illegal prostitution in the Las Vegas area grosses about $5 billion per year.[5] Some 300–400 prostitutes are arrested each month by the Las Vegas police.[32]

Source: Wikipedia​

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

It should at least be decriminalized and legalized for humanitarian reasons alone. I was watching COPS and it pissed me off that they arrested the hooker (who was also on drugs) and let the john go.

 

[Revoltingest]

It should at least be decriminalized and legalized for humanitarian reasons alone. I was watching COPS and it pissed me off that they arrested the hooker (who was also on drugs) and let the john go.

I'd rather have neither arrested.

 

[BSM1]

Put me down as pro-rent-a-boink.

I can just see it now: HO BOGO Wednesdays.

 

[Quintessence]

There is nothing wrong with prostitution...

There are strengths and weaknesses to all things. It seems from this that you have not given enough consideration to the weaknesses.

 

[freethinker44]

Legalize it. Fully though, not force them to use brothels. As long as they get the proper permits they should be able to do business how they please, just like any other profession.

 

[Smart_Guy]

I don't know guys, but how would you (generic "you", no one specific) feel knowing that your mother, sister, wife or daughter have no choice, or even choose to, but to work as a prostitute and find this option available and they easily and do get it? I believe the government's attempts to reduce it is because they care for strange women just like they care for their own relatives.

Please first answer my question if you quote me.

 

[Skwim]

I don't know guys, but how would you (generic "you", no one specific) feel knowing that your mother, sister, wife or daughter have no choice, or even choose to, but to work as a prostitute and find this option available and they easily and do get it?

Aside from your run-on compound question, I would feel guilty knowing that I failed one of my family members to the point they were driven to do anything they really didn't want to do in order to survive.

 

[Smart_Guy]

Aside from your run-on compound question, I would feel guilty knowing that I failed one of my family members to the point they were driven to do anything they really didn't want to do in order to survive.

That's natural, yet what kind of guilt would it be in comparison? I want to know your answer to that specific question, tho.

Also, you called for another question. How would you feel if that family member took a teacher job they didn't want to do vs. taking a prostitute job they didn't want to do, thinking of what's happening in these two jobs?

I'm not judging, by the way. I know different cultures/people have different receptions for it. I just want to know how they feel about it?

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Prostitution is wrongfully banned in most countries in the world. Prostitution would not only provide extra business in these countries, but also extra jobs. If prostitution were legalized, there needs to be some serious rules laid down. Prostitution should only be conducted in brothels, and prostitutes should be encouraged to use protection and should obtain a permit.

I agree, and legalising prostitution would remove much of the criminal element and the abuse of sex-workers. A licencing system would work, it could be funded by tax revenue from the sex-workers.

 

[Skwim]

That's natural, yet what kind of guilt would it be in comparison? I want to know your answer to that specific question, tho.

I thought my answer would be kind of obvious. I would feel guilty knowing that I failed one of my family members to the point they were driven to do anything they really didn't want to do in order to survive, including prostitution..

Also, you called for another question. How would you feel if that family member took a teacher job they didn't want to do vs. taking a prostitute job they didn't want to do, thinking of what's happening in these two jobs?

Considering all the downsides I've heard about being a prostitute, I'd prefer that they took the teaching job.

 

[Smart_Guy]

I thought my answer would be kind of obvious. I would feel guilty knowing that I failed one of my family members to the point they were driven to do anything they really didn't want to do in order to survive, including prostitution..

Ah, the question includes even if they chose to. So, what would your answer be if your family member; e.g. mother, sister, wife or daughter, chose to specifically become a prostitute? How would you feel about it?

Considering all the downsides I've heard about being a prostitute, I'd prefer that they took the teaching job.

Thank you for the straight forward answer.

Do you know of any other jobs with downsides worse than that of prostitution? Would you prefer prostitution over them?

Please know that I'm not judging, nor I mean any disrespect asking such questions. I want to know how other cultures/people feel about it. Please bear with me in this if you're okay with it.

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

From the point of view of the sex worker,
Prostitution would never be a preferred lifestyle choice,
nor is it one you would want for your family or friends.
Most sex workers have no choice, they are the "property" of their pimps.

The point of view of their customers must be secondary.
No customers ... no prostitution.
Castration would effectively moderate their urges...

 

[4consideration]

I don't know guys, but how would you (generic "you", no one specific) feel knowing that your mother, sister, wife or daughter have no choice, or even choose to, but to work as a prostitute and find this option available and they easily and do get it?

(I hope you don't mind my answering, even though I'm a gal and not a guy. )

I would feel terrible knowing that a family member, male or female, was a prostitute. I would likely try my best to dissuade them from that lifestyle choice, and if unable to do that, would at least want to make sure they understood the many risks involved, and try to make sure they were as well protected as possible.

That said, I think prostitution should be legalized.

I believe the government's attempts to reduce it is because they care for strange women just like they care for their own relatives.

Please first answer my question if you quote me.

The reason I think it should be legalized is that prostitution already occurs a lot. Along with all the risks of sexually transmitted diseases, many people (both prostitutes and their customers) face risks of robbery and brutality, including murder -- and are not in a position to call on the police for protection, because they are engaging in illegal activities.

If I had a family member that was actually going to participate in prostitution, that option is already available. Legalizing it, IMO, would at least provide those people that are participating in it, and their customers, a structured means of regularly checking health status, and having some availability for working/purchasing the service within a safer environment, like an established and regulated brothel.

 

[Smart_Guy]

(I hope you don't mind my answering, even though I'm a gal and not a guy. )

I would feel terrible knowing that a family member, male or female, was a prostitute. I would likely try my best to dissuade them from that lifestyle choice, and if unable to do that, would at least want to make sure they understood the many risks involved, and try to make sure they were as well protected as possible.

That said, I think prostitution should be legalized.


The reason I think it should be legalized is that prostitution already occurs a lot. Along with all the risks of sexually transmitted diseases, many people (both prostitutes and their customers) face risks of robbery and brutality, including murder -- and are not in a position to call on the police for protection, because they are engaging in illegal activities.

If I had a family member that was actually going to participate in prostitution, that option is already available. Legalizing it, IMO, would at least provide those people that are participating in it, and their customers, a structured means of regularly checking health status, and having some availability for working/purchasing the service within a safer environment, like an established and regulated brothel.

Thanks ma'am. And the view of women are of equal value to me, if not of more value in such subject.

My main fear is what happens to a prostitute doing her job, including treating her inhumanely while she has no choice but to wait for it to finish. It gives me nightmares. Especially if the prostitute took the job not wanting it. It is the only job I can think of that makes one welcome predators to violate their dignity and honor.

Sorry for that ranting. It just scares me.

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

Prostitution has always gone on.
however so has murder, robbery and theft
Are you saying it is better to regulate crime rather than fight it.

At one time it was argued that prositution kept honest men's wives and daughters safe, because it gave evil men an outlet.
However they gave no thought to the wives and daughters corrupted and enslaved.
no prostitute gets out scott free, all are ravaged and permanently harmed.

By defending prostitution you are condemning another person to a degraded and enslaved life. May be the child next door, or a child in your own family...you can not know.

 

[columbus]

I believe the government's attempts to reduce it is because they care for strange women just like they care for their own relatives.

I feel it important to repeat something here.
Advocating legalization of something is not at all the same as supporting the indulgence in it. Often it is just the opposite.
While vices are illegal there is no effective way to regulate and reduce them. They stay underground and out of the reach of better methods of reducing them. They also stay very profitable, rewarding the ruthless people who will supply them, no matter how much damage is done.

So, please do not confuse legalization with endorsement.
Tom

 

[Underhill]

Interesting remarks about prostitution in Nevada

Despite there being a legal option, the vast majority of prostitution in Nevada takes place illegally in Reno and Las Vegas.[2][3][4] About 66 times more money is spent by customers on illegal prostitution in Nevada than in the regulated brothels.[5]

Nineteen legal brothels exist in the state as of August 2013, employing about 200 women at any given time.[21] In some locales, there exist multi-unit complexes of several separate brothels run by the same owner. Examples of this include "The Line" in Winnemucca, Wild Horse Adult Resort & Spa in Storey County, and the Mustang Ranch.

All but the smallest brothels operate as follows: as the customer is buzzed in and sits down in the parlor, the available women appear in a line-up and introduce themselves. If the customer chooses a woman, the price negotiations take place in the woman's room, which are often overheard by management. The house normally gets half of the negotiated amount. If the customer arrives by cab, the driver will receive some 30% of whatever the customer spends; this is subtracted from the woman's earnings. Typical prices start at US$200 for 15 minutes. Some may charge up to $10,000 an hour for "parties" with well-known or novelty women, or more for parties with multiple women. While it used to be the norm for legal prostitutes to never kiss on the mouth,[6] the popularity of the "GFE" has changed the business with brothels like Dennis Hof's Love Ranch South advertising themselves as "GFE" Establishments.[27]

Illegal prostitution is the most common form of prostitution in Nevada; the crime is a misdemeanor. The cities of Las Vegas and Reno have worked to expand their tourism base by attracting families to the hotels and casinos. Accordingly, the state legislature has made prostitution illegal in Clark County, and law enforcement agencies have tried to eliminate the once-rampant street prostitution, enacting legislation against it in 1971. Nevertheless, prostitutes continue to work in casinos, where they wait in bars and attempt to make contact with potential clients.[30] Of all the prostitution business in Nevada, only about 10% is legal, and 90% occurs in Las Vegas.[31] Legal prostitution in Nevada grosses about $75 million per year while illegal prostitution in the Las Vegas area grosses about $5 billion per year.[5] Some 300–400 prostitutes are arrested each month by the Las Vegas police.[32]

Source: Wikipedia​

It's not exactly a women friendly business whether legal or not. But I would lean in favor of it being legal.

That math is pretty lousy. Typical bill must be what? $500? So the house gets $250, the driver (this one surprised me) gets $150 and the woman who actually does the deed gets $100?

No wonder illegal prostitution is still thriving in Nevada.