de-criminalization of the sex trade ?

PJ_Soul

Godfather. said:

PJ_Soul said:

Last-12-Exit said:

Pro choice doesn't just include abortion. If a woman chooses to bang for money, more power to her. It's her choice.

This issue I do find much more complicated than that (as discussed in the other thread).

what ever a person does is a personal choice, if a woman/man wants to be paid for sex that's thier peronal choice and is none of my business.

Godfather.

Fine. But prostitution doesn't only involve that. There are complicated issues of human trafficking, manipulation, abuse, drug addiction, blackmail, etc etc etc. Not to mention diseases and violence.

rgambs

PJ_Soul said:

Godfather. said:

PJ_Soul said:

Last-12-Exit said:

Pro choice doesn't just include abortion. If a woman chooses to bang for money, more power to her. It's her choice.

This issue I do find much more complicated than that (as discussed in the other thread).

what ever a person does is a personal choice, if a woman/man wants to be paid for sex that's thier peronal choice and is none of my business.

Godfather.

Fine. But prostitution doesn't only involve that. There are complicated issues of human trafficking, manipulation, abuse, drug addiction, blackmail, etc etc etc. Not to mention diseases and violence.

All of those issues and problems would see improvement under a well regulated system of legality.

Godfather.

rgambs said:

PJ_Soul said:

Godfather. said:

PJ_Soul said:

Last-12-Exit said:

Pro choice doesn't just include abortion. If a woman chooses to bang for money, more power to her. It's her choice.

This issue I do find much more complicated than that (as discussed in the other thread).

what ever a person does is a personal choice, if a woman/man wants to be paid for sex that's thier peronal choice and is none of my business.

Godfather.

Fine. But prostitution doesn't only involve that. There are complicated issues of human trafficking, manipulation, abuse, drug addiction, blackmail, etc etc etc. Not to mention diseases and violence.

All of those issues and problems would see improvement under a well regulated system of legality.

agreed or at least an improvement.

Godfather

callen

Criminalizing drugs and sex work is like hitting your children as discipline. You think it works but hurts in long run.

Godfather.

callen said:

Criminalizing drugs and sex work is like hitting your children as discipline. You think it works but hurts in long run.

I'm not sure I follow, how would it hurt in the long run ? we have been on the long run.

Godfather.

Annafalk

I heard many members has left Amnesty because of this and it's understandable I think.

brianlux

Annafalk said:

I heard many members has left Amnesty because of this and it's understandable I think.

Wasn't sure what you meant here so looked around and found this. The article is worth checking out. It points out some of the problems involved in legalizing prostitution. Not the final argument, but points worth considering.

http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/jul/28/amnesty-international-prostitution-sex-work-human-trafficking

oftenreading

brianlux said:

Annafalk said:

I heard many members has left Amnesty because of this and it's understandable I think.

Wasn't sure what you meant here so looked around and found this. The article is worth checking out. It points out some of the problems involved in legalizing prostitution. Not the final argument, but points worth considering.

http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/jul/28/amnesty-international-prostitution-sex-work-human-trafficking

Thanks for posting, Brian. I didn't understand what Annafalk meant, either.

PJ_Soul

I'd say most of my main points are outlined in that article. Thanks for posting.

brianlux

PJ_Soul said:

I'd say most of my main points are outlined in that article. Thanks for posting.

You bet. It's one of those subjects that's not as simple as it may seem on the surface. And the victims of the sex trade abuse are many, especially in poor countries.

Annafalk

oftenreading said:

brianlux said:

Annafalk said:

I heard many members has left Amnesty because of this and it's understandable I think.

Wasn't sure what you meant here so looked around and found this. The article is worth checking out. It points out some of the problems involved in legalizing prostitution. Not the final argument, but points worth considering.

http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/jul/28/amnesty-international-prostitution-sex-work-human-trafficking

Thanks for posting, Brian. I didn't understand what Annafalk meant, either.

I'm sorry that you two didn't understand what I meant. I should have expressed myself better. Just wanted to say that I heard that Amnesty lost members because of this statement about legalizing prostitution.
Thanks for the article Brianlux.

mikepegg44

For me it boils down to one thing. A contract between two mentally competent, consenting adults should be honored. Why can I sell my time, my manufacturing ability, my car, any of my skills outside of the bedroom, but not sell my skills inside of it?

A legal, regulated environment is much safer in the long run for everyone involved. Shit, a required rapid HIV test (takes 21 minutes to get a rapid HIV 1/2 test) would probably capture many new positives that may have otherwise gone un-diagnosed. The practice can be safeguarded against disease transmission.

I hate inconsistency within the legal framework of our country, mainly because it stinks of regulating morals, and I hate that even more...