Should PROSTITUTION be legalized?

Submitted by realitycheck on January 15, 2006 - 9:16am.

Should prostitution be legal?
This is a question that our nation has been debating heavily since 1992. Liberal feminists at the United Nations insist that the legalization of prostitution is a solution. They argue that it would empower women and that it is unfair to tell a person what field they are allowed to work in. Other parties claim that legalizing prostitution will have serious effects on the economy; spread of disease and ruined marriages, not to mention the fact that prostitution conflicts with many religious beliefs.

Outraged parents protest fearing that their children will fall victim to prostitution. Wendy Wright, representing Concerned Women for America states "Anyone who considers legalizing prostitution as a solution to sexual trafficking or poverty should be required to learn what prostitutes endure," said "No one wants their daughter to grow up to be sexually abused, so we shouldn't legitimize the abuse of other people's daughters."

Meanwhile a third party argument exists; “how is it fair?" Howard Stimson asks the question, “Why should I have to go to work every day and have the government take a quarter of my check for taxes when somebody else is living totally tax free?"

A woman from Ohio states, “I am a mother of four. I can’t imagine raising my children in an environment where prostitution is legal. There is all ready enough sex on television as it is." She continues to add, “I want my sons to respect women and treat them with dignity."

Taking an opposing point of view, Paul Armentano writes, “Prostitution may be the world's oldest profession, and laws prohibiting prostitution may well be the oldest example of government regulation and government (sex) discrimination. In a free society, however, all such laws are inappropriate because they violate the basic rights and liberties of the individuals involved."
Edward Tabash from Freedom USA: agrees;
If we, as a society, really care about women, we will not only provide them with equal rights and opportunity, but we will stop turning some of them into criminals merely because they have chosen to exchange sex for money. Women, who, for whatever reason, choose to engage in prostitution, do not need to be incarcerated for their own good. The old argument of whether I would want my wife, daughter or sister to become a prostitute has nothing to do with the fact that women who do become prostitutes should not be thrown in jail.
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Tons of American women....

#294 On January 15, 2006 10:19am drlolipop2 said,

...marry entirely for money as an alternative to prostitution and end up having to endure infinitely more abuse from this arrangement than they would from prostitution. But nobody wants to talk about that, they just want to talk about the alleged evils of prostitution. Until prostitution is legalized, we can't seriously call ourselves "the land of the free".

The age old problem

#299 On January 15, 2006 11:36am Persephone1 said,

I think prostitution should be legalized simply because it's not the government's business whether or not someone wants to sell their body for money. I'm sure the primary reason for it staying illegal, although very far from taboo, is because of religious influences in Washington. We talk about what a free country we are, but the honest truth always seems to come out that many things would be possible if we actually acted like the free religious society we are supposed to be. It's not so easy to do as your please when you have Jesus running things up in the white house, making you obey bible laws even if you don't believe in them. The government is in pure denial. Thinking that if you will make it illegal means it won't happen is pure ignorance. Prostitutes continue to work and be uselessly abused and busted by police. If prostitution was legalized, the business wouldn't suddenly take over the world with vile satanic powers, as I'm sure the government assumes. It would simply continue as it is now. And the prostitutes themselves would most likely be treated far better and less shamefully under "legal" protection.

States

#926 On February 2, 2006 1:54pm I was framed said,

States control prostitution laws....not Washington.
See: legal in Nevada (but not Vegas, by city ordinance).

It's like gambling...states decide.

How on earth is this a religion thing? What other laws are you talking about?...Im not mocking, I seriously want to know. Even a free country needs some rules. For instance, I can't go out, shoot a Bald Eagle and then have my buddies over for an Eagle fry, but this IS a free country. I have freedom of speach, but lible is illegal, etc etc etc

Should prostitution be legalized? I have heard good arguments both ways, but I dont think this is a bible or chuch in washington issue. There are some, I just dont think this is one.

Later

It's just my theory

#2005 On February 18, 2006 2:40pm Persephone1 said,

I just personally believe that if prostitution wasn't condemned in the bible, most American's wouldn't have a problem with it, as most Americans are christians. It's just a theory, I'm not trying to offend anyone.

Here's my story and I'm stickin' to it~

#925 On February 2, 2006 12:06pm IamTammy© said,
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Bling bling~
Prostitution 'is' legal~

it's just masked in another form, with other words associating itself~ ie: sugar daddy, robbing the cradle, etc....parallels. Intention is the key word here~ what are those intentions, anyway? I guarantee you that if you ask every man applicable in this nation if he's been given sex in exchange for a goody like a fur, a diamond, 5 long island teas and some coconut shrimp at Outback, a house, a car, the 50 bucks left in his checking, then the woman bails after she's gotten what she needs, or he finds another toy, 99.999% of the guys are gonna agree and so are the girlies .......and this 'prostitution' knows no boundaries when it comes to rich or poor, smart or stupid. It's all a game, both teams know it, they don't say anything (unless the prenup gets contested), and they both play along.....

now follow me here.....

Example: Some guy makes a connection with a chick, and asks her out to dinner. He intends on her grabbing his manly gear shift and humming '100 Bottle of Beer on the Wall', (they usually only make it to 98, IF ya know what I mean~ hohoho).... so he's going stark-ravin' banchee mad with the Aqua Velva on his zipper.

Meanwhile, miss chick is talking to her girlfriend on the phone, saying "Ya know, I haven't been to a restaurant in so long, I'm so broke, and my 5 kids need a new daddy. I gotta go, I think he just pulled up in a lime green Yugo!" So she sprays one final cement coating of Aqua Net, and takes pride in her larger-than-life camel toe on the way out the door. He fakes having a good time at Joe's BBQ Shack, watching her enjoy her Bud Light and peanuts~ she fakes a good time on his 15 year old no-sheet covered futon while watching him enjoy his pea nuts.

haha~ I love it when I make myself laugh.....

It's all about your intentions, and how to accomplish them, no matter how many Chicklets are inserted into one's head, or platinum fillings in place of teeth. The poor do it, the rich do it, and middle class hope no one at church finds out.

One step deeper~

Cavemen did whatever to the cavewomen with no repercussion. The thing that stopped them down through time was........YES, laws, because men figured out that women could kill them in a pre-knowing PMS rage and get by with one gorgeous insanity plea, which wouldn't have worked because??

Men wouldn't have had dinner waiting when he got home from work because all the crazy women would've been in mental institutions.....therefore, the newly constructed homosapien had to learn a new way of getting his prehistoric rocks off.

Women in turn, figured out that since laws were in place, they could.........work it~ 'literally'. Before such laws, they were dragged by the hair of their heads through piles of t-rex puke. After laws, it's ahaaaaaaa~ the playing field has been leveled a bit~ that was the woman's only way of making ends meet, getting her kids fed, getting ahead, because the man was always the bread winner, king of the hill, the dominant sex of society, and those 747 wing span flaps were the key to her........success.

Though both sexes dance to the beat off of a different drum, it's still the same song that's sung all over the world every .00002 seconds............ and the moral to this story is:

Give the woman a Hummer; get your reward.
Give the man a hummer; get your reward.

*DISCLAIMER* Any similarities to those reading are purely coincidental and totally unintentional. And hair pulling isn't so bad...........sometimes, IF ya know what I mean~

A Belated Comment To Mr. IamTammy

#56637 On April 27, 2006 2:40pm Evil_Bob said,
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I have just now started back-tracking here and saw this postingof yours and after-soaking up everything you said and the manner in which you related your little spiel I am pretty sure you are indeed the proud owner of your very own penis...Moo-Ha-Ha-Haaa!

Evil_Bob

My penis is bigger than yours......

#57063 On May 5, 2006 7:10pm I am Tammy© said,
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And I don't even have one. Therefore, I take that post and hold it high above my big hair with the proud pride of ANY man, along with all women who are also half way intelligent and opinionated, that have the testicles to speak their minds, and make sense of those with the insatiable urge to down-play the views of others who have one hand on the keyboard and the other down their pants, looking for something that isn't.............there.

I "Pitch", I am Tammy...

#57064 On May 5, 2006 7:18pm Evil_Bob said,
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Do you "catch"?
I don't doubt that you are proud of the battery generated model you hold high over your head, but it is meant for someplace else I believe. And you can use it with one hand too.

Evil_Bob

Do you speak of vibrators or Braun Hand Mixers?

#57065 On May 5, 2006 7:24pm I am Tammy© said,
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I've always said that if I was to get pregnant again, my left hand would be the father, so I guess in a roundabout way, you're correct in that regard, oh evil one~ carry on.

The Braun Hand-held Unit of course

#57066 On May 5, 2006 7:32pm Evil_Bob said,
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That is My personal preference; although I unfortunately did not remove the small yet incrediably razor sharp whirly blades prior to some role-playing experimentation...rehab/recovery was painful but I regained full use of all "package" hardware sans for the single wayward testicle lost in the misadventure; the resident kitty found it where it had rolled under the divan and made quick order of it as a snack. I carry on to this day!

Evil_Bob

I figured as much~

#57067 On May 5, 2006 7:36pm I am Tammy© said,
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.....being so eager to make it known that you 'pitch'.....yet, you're playing with faulty equipment. Foul ball, man.

Foul yes...but a wonderfully EVIL foul ball

#57068 On May 5, 2006 7:44pm Evil_Bob said,
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It continues to serve me well. The Ladies of the Glossmer Nites refer to me as "The Blinder". You look soooo familar to me....Are any of your videos available?

Evil_Bob

Sorry; I'm not in your personal video library~

#57070 On May 5, 2006 7:48pm I am Tammy© said,
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I've never done porn.

lol

Well, at least not on tape.

I Love You Tammy!

#57075 On May 5, 2006 11:27pm bugsey said,
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I miss that reckless expression of passionate feelings!!!! Maybe I should go to Helium Knowledge and say MY PENIS IS BIGGER THAN YOURS and get kicked out.. LOLOLOLOL... I miss this place!!!

Prostitution...

#929 On February 2, 2006 4:05pm Miss Lissa said,

Tammy, that was great, thank you for the laugh!

The simple objection that i have to the legalization of prostitution, and this pretty much goes for non-medicinal marijuana as well, is that there are still a handful of people for whom the law serves as a deterrent for doing certain things. Legalize prostitution, and I think that it will remove the stigma for a certain amount of people... that's what I feel is objectionable about legalization. That's only my opinion,though, and in the long run I really don't care much. What should the age be though? Can a woman legally work as a prostitute at 18? 21? If the age is 18, should she then be able to purchase alcohol? I mean, if we are going to attribute women of 18 with the wherewithall to make the decision to sell their bodies, then we might as well let them drink as well!

haha~ "In the long run, I don't really care much..."

#951 On February 3, 2006 2:58am IamTammy© said,
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This made me laugh right the hell out loud~ it was so serious, I was so into it, then that line.

Ya know though, I have stretch marks older than you people, and any woman who can whore herself out at 80 and not mop the floor with her nips, I say go for it, but be sure and leave me in your will~

....but in the long run, I don't really care much.

hahaha~

Free sex (speech).

#932 On February 2, 2006 5:47pm COMCAPCO said,

Prostitution in Mexico is different from prostitution in Scandinavia. The reason is that in Scandinavia, prostitutes are protected by the state from exploitation and abusive business partners. Much of our genuine concerns about repealing prohibition is based on ignorance. But we don't have to invent the wheel here.

Part Two. Romance. Our puritanical culture has produced some interesting stuff around sex. Probably most of it we could do without, but think of all the drama we'd have to give up, and all the humor that wouldn't be funny anymore if we were rational and adult about it. Tammy's wonderfully breathless expressions would fall flat without the slang and innuendo.

Part Three. Personally, I've had it up to here with the Orwellian police state we've made for our selves, in general, and I've just come to the conclusion that anyone who wants to give the state power to look into their or anyone else's personal sexual practices has got to be a lunatic, a moron, a sadist or a masochist. Please, don't go south now--we do have mores, rules and laws to protect people from predation--that's a different matter.

But what I want to point out to y'all here in this lovely blog thing is that the idea that you think you have to hide behind a screen name in order to tell it like it is, is far more disconcerting than the subject in hand.

Michael Winn
http://thedelmarnew.blogspot.com

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..........

#952 On February 3, 2006 3:03am IamTammy© said,
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What I think the real question here is, how do you know so much about prostitution, anyway? weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~

NO!

#940 On February 2, 2006 11:00pm shellsand said,

Happy Lil Hooker

#2010 On February 18, 2006 3:44pm Ivy Alexander said,

I am a legally working prostitute! Very proud of the work I do and all states legalized it, all you need is to apply for a marriage license. And if I am a good girl and don't use my teeth I get a bonus. Just this week my husband the day after gave me 1/2 his paycheck and told me I was getting a new computer for the hell of it, as he dropped off my lunch! Yes, sex was so good he bought me a double Whopper!

On a more serious note; there are good points and down falls to legalize prostitution. The goverment will have something else to tax so they can go blow up some more third world countries. However, what a woman wants to do with her "own" body is her business. Thats the one thing that she came into the world totally owning. So she can treat it as a temple or abuse it in any form she feels fit. But as women, no matter the circumstances we know we hold the power of the ~P~ and we use it when we see fit, we all use it to get what we want. And with the power of the ~P~ we will most likely with hold it until we get our way too! We will cut off the supply and not think twice of it.

There are states besides Nevada that legalize it. All you do is go down to your local city hall and purchase an adult entertainment license. I have known women who have applied for these. So, I am not sure if it really is a debate anymore, as long as you have the money to purchase a license and pay your quarterly taxes they require, then you can sell your body as you wish. These are the women who are "Escorts" Whether it is legal or not we will always have it, we will never stop it.

hahaha~

#2275 On February 20, 2006 7:33am I am Tammy© said,
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"And if I am a good girl and don't use my teeth I get a bonus."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~HAHAHAHAHAHA this made me laugh right the hell out loud.

Funny Me!

#50979 On March 7, 2006 12:01am Ivy Alexander said,

I see I make you laugh too.... But hell, it's the truth! I so forgot about writing this... I should read back more often... I kill myself..heeheehee!!!

This is so hard to read

#50987 On March 7, 2006 12:46am jasmiles said,

This is so hard to read

whatever is illegal people will do it more

#56464 On April 24, 2006 6:12am MizzQueen said,
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since when did something being illegal stop people from doing or getting something? Never. So why not? Both parties agree to it so its not violating any ones rights is it? Maybe it should be llegal. But hey it wouldnt do any thing for me so I really dont have any strong opinions about this one..

-iF nOt Me thEn wHo?

I say why not? If you

#56472 On April 24, 2006 6:49am Drake Bobby said,

I say why not?

If you legalize it, you cut down on the petty crimes you charge people with and more importantly you can regulate/tax it and have more control over it.

Also if a woman decides it's easier for her to do this rather then another job, whatever at least she's not on welfare on my tax money.

And if dudes want to throw away money, then hell the saying goes " a fool and his money are soon parted."

Everybdoy wins. As for those people who have issues with their children..grow up. Move to utah.

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