Prostitution - your stance

Angilion

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Scuzi said:
Legalising it might go some way towards tackling the human trafficking problem which supports the industry. Bring it out from the underground and it can be better controlled.

It won't go away.
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That's my stance too. It also might go some way towards improving the social status of prostitutes, which would give them more protection. It would probably improve their access to legal protection too - as it stands, a prostitute is less likely to go to the police because a prostitute is probably breaking some laws.
 
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PianoBasher said:
It's the oldest trade going, and a few divorcee friends of mine are making use of the services of "professional" women now on a regular basis, and they talk about it as if it's no big deal. Obviously what they do is their business but still, it nags at me.
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A few of the lads at work talked about it when we were discussing visiting Amsterdam and I tend to agree with you, there's no way I would ever visit a prostitute.
I found it very disconcerting the manner in which they were talking about it.

As Scuzi points out I feel that it should be legalised, if only so it is more controlled and safer for the workers.
 

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Angilion said:
Prostitution is legal, but it's quite impractical to actually do it without breaking related laws (including but not limited to solicitation).
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Policing and Crime Act 2009 and the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are the two that really matter in this, although IANAL of course. :)

Really though, if you go by the two well recognised community sites for prostitutes in the UK (not going to name them here), check the reviews out first and are careful, there's really nothing wrong with it. It's all done on the web now rather than curb crawling.

The sites themselves have communities at least as large as this one, and it's quite easy to pick out the non-dodgy people from the dodgy ones just like it is in any community based upon reputation and word of mouth.
 

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Brothels are legal out here, lots of them scattered around. But there are also plenty of illegal street hookers.

I've never visited one, i am curious just to see what the quality of the women are like but don't think I could go through with it.
 

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It should be legalised,from official brothels, proper healthcare etc, that will make it safer for the girls.
But, it would need new laws, which hopefully would stop it ending up like Amsterdam.
 

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Ahleckz said:
Providing the person providing the services is there by their own accord then there is nothing wrong with it.

There isn't a single, reasonable, argument that counters this.
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Well, the first part is pretty key isn't it.

A women being in severe poverty should be protected from exploitation, drugs (regardless of the ill-informed opinion of a few in here) is a completely different scenario.

Prostitution is illegal is most cases in an attempt to reduce exploitation of girls from very poor families.

No perfect solution exists (As it will continue) but I don't think as a society we should give the green light for people to freely exploit poor girls.

I'm fully expecting the old "I know a middle class girl who works as a prostitute argument" - but that's not the point, I'm talking about statistical averages - in most cases the prostitute is a poor women, selling her body to a rich man.

Something about that exchange doesn't sit right & in my view is just another form of exploitation of the poor.

IF - now, this is pretty key - we had no relative poverty, everybody had an equal start in life, equal access to a high standard of education & an equally good upbringing then I'd support it (as the exploitation argument would disappear).

Those in favour, then I'd like to pose a counter argument.

Would it be acceptable just to go to poverty stricken Africa & offer food for sex from starving women? - as the exact same principle applies in the capitalist west.

The fact it will continue is meaningless, paedophilia will continue also - but that doesn't mean we should legalise it.

Children & women in poverty are two groups who are vulnerable to exploitation.
 

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Stance? Wouldn't that be stand and bang?



Society doesn't need prostitutes, make the providers legal and the users illegal. It's the people who provide the demand who are mainly in the wrong here.
 

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I wouldn't use one, few of my friends have in Amsterdam and they kept banging on about how I would never have sex with someone that hot.

I couldn't do it myself, but then I couldn't and have never had a one night stand, just not my sort of thing.
 

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I'm split on this. Part of me thinks if the woman is happy to do it, isn't controlled by a scumbag pimp or criminal fraternity, and it's something which she enjoys, and has a choice of clientèle - then it's her call, it's a little bit odd. It's better than pushing drugs, being a criminal and doing untold damage to society. I don't feel sex is a taboo subject, and I think as a nation we should be more open, but less explicit about it at times.

Part of me though does think it's awful that there are people paying for sex, and that women are selling their body. Certainly if women feel they are forced to do it (out of desperation), if it's used to support a habit, or if they women controlled by criminal members.

I think if a man is single, and feels comfortable doing it, then it's possible to be excited by buying sex from a prostitute. However, I cannot conceive a woman being married and still doing that job.

Then again, there are male escorts too - however I'm only really looking at it from the fact I'm interested in women.

Whether it be men or women selling their bodies, I can't help but feel a little uncomfortable with it... however, I can also see the appeal and the excitement of it.

However, if I had to choose a "side" of the fence, I'd go with, it's ok as long as it's safe and not run by criminality or for the wrong reasons.
 
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krooton said:
If you feel it abhorrent, then you should feel the same way about porn.
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Not always true, some adult material is the result of exhibitionists - it's not always people being exploited (but it is in most cases I agree)

But it's not that clear cut & simple.

krooton said:
I see no problem with it, provided it can be regulated and safe, just like I have no issues with strippers.
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I'd be surprised to see how many of the women would do it, if they didn't get paid.

On a side note, I don't think people should be put in jail for being prostitutes, but I do think it should be illegal to illicit the services of one (due to the exploitative nature of the transaction).

The key question is, does living in a society with poverty reduce the individuals capacity for informed consent in cases like this (resulting in women being exploited due to socio-economic factors outside of the individuals control), I believe it does.
 
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