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28. It is completely insane to make it a crime to get paid for doing what it is legal to do for free...

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Wed Jun 5, 2013, 08:26 AM

Jun 2013

what kind of whack job society thinks this is makes sense.

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Why Do We Throw Prostitutes in Prison? [View all] xchrom Jun 2013 OP

k/r marmar Jun 2013 #1

public health??? Niceguy1 Jun 2013 #2

you could throw every other person in prison for that 'crime'. nt xchrom Jun 2013 #4

maybe they could get rehab in prison... Niceguy1 Jun 2013 #6

Your optimism about our penal system theaocp Jun 2013 #14

not morals.... public health Niceguy1 Jun 2013 #15

I'll assume you're on the side of public health theaocp Jun 2013 #17

regulation Niceguy1 Jun 2013 #19

Criminalization... TommyCelt Jun 2013 #22

decriminization Niceguy1 Jun 2013 #25

Explain Nevada then. It has a well regulated prostitution business, the girls are safe from pimps Katashi_itto Jun 2013 #45

{crickets} Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2013 #69

Thanks! Katashi_itto Jun 2013 #70

Nevada is one huge Government bombing range happyslug Jun 2013 #73

I would prefer this regulation fall under Health and Humane services.... midnight Jun 2013 #78

We could create a Happiness Services Dept Katashi_itto Jun 2013 #101

I think that could work.... midnight Jun 2013 #113

Nice handle Fumesucker Jun 2013 #57

LOL! Spot on blueamy66 Jun 2013 #63

what makes you assume someone needs rehab because they are a prostitute? arely staircase Jun 2013 #67

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! backscatter712 Jun 2013 #120

So are you going to toss diesel bus engine manufacturers in jail too? marmar Jun 2013 #5

Bingo!!!!! orpupilofnature57 Jun 2013 #9

the diesel bus engine Niceguy1 Jun 2013 #11

How many moons are on your planet ? orpupilofnature57 Jun 2013 #13

all diesel engines Niceguy1 Jun 2013 #18

"All" is kinda the opposite of "case by case". Just sayin'. ret5hd Jun 2013 #27

ot, Niceguy1 Jun 2013 #31

What a coincidence! So are the legal prostitutes in Nevada! LadyHawkAZ Jun 2013 #80

The walking Pestles are rarely tested, or punished . orpupilofnature57 Jun 2013 #12

I think your priorities are slightly peculiar. sibelian Jun 2013 #21

indeed. nt xchrom Jun 2013 #23

prostitution happens anyway, it would be better for public health if it was regulated and legal. bowens43 Jun 2013 #30

Actually - it's more of a health risk being illegal. ehrnst Jun 2013 #34

Other 1st world countries do this. dotymed Jun 2013 #46

It would also be easier to catch those exploiting minors in to this business too... cascadiance Jun 2013 #65

Ah and the people hanging out in meet markets aren't? pipoman Jun 2013 #47

then promiscuity is the problem, not prostitution. unblock Jun 2013 #48

Ah yes, that strategy works so well in the War on Drugs. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #50

So you favor locking up anyone who's sexually promiscuous or geek tragedy Jun 2013 #55

So you just completely ignored the first paragraph of the post:? Hissyspit Jun 2013 #76

Public health would be served by regulating the trade, not criminalizing it. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #77

god. people like you really make me vomity. nt La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2013 #114

A rare coalescing of common sense. Nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #3

taxes newmember Jun 2013 #7

It's easy orpupilofnature57 Jun 2013 #8

Generally it is a great way to generate cash revenue to supplement police income. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #10

What are you talking about? Police are paid for by TRAFFIC Tickets and taxes NOT other fines happyslug Jun 2013 #71

The vice squad in most cities has a long and sordid history of abject corruption. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #74

So most Vice Squads are "Captured Regulatory Agencies" what else is new? happyslug Jun 2013 #97

Huh? Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #104

If you understood REALITY is not legal technicalities you would understood what I said. happyslug Jun 2013 #105

Ok. Obviously our realities are fairly different. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #109

Look at the bigger picture. LadyHawkAZ Jun 2013 #83

But busting prositutes is NOT high on anyone's willingness to pay taxes for. happyslug Jun 2013 #93

You think not? LadyHawkAZ Jun 2013 #99

Or I just talk to actual POLICE OFFICERS about this. happyslug Jun 2013 #107

What city, please? And what streets? LadyHawkAZ Jun 2013 #112

as useless as the war on drugs. KG Jun 2013 #16

Pretty much. I would legalize both. Jennicut Jun 2013 #54

George Carlin asks a valid question... TommyCelt Jun 2013 #20

Why is blackmail illegal MattBaggins Jun 2013 #24

Selling is legal. Donating organs is legal. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #26

Seriously? You equate organ donation with having sex? LOL!!! bowens43 Jun 2013 #29

You equate what prostitutes endure on a daily geek tragedy Jun 2013 #33

Prostitution leads to drug addiction? Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2013 #36

Sucking the dicks of 25 low lives per day geek tragedy Jun 2013 #43

Your username is apt. sibelian Jun 2013 #49

And you know this....how? (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2013 #87

My wife works with women who have been trafficked. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #88

I can imagine a lot... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2013 #89

When you've had women sobbing in your office for hours, maybe then geek tragedy Jun 2013 #90

He's talking about trafficking LadyHawkAZ Jun 2013 #91

ONLY prostitution...? TommyCelt Jun 2013 #41

your claim that bad sex can lead to PTSD geek tragedy Jun 2013 #53

Credibility? TommyCelt Jun 2013 #56

It is completely insane to make it a crime to get paid for doing what it is legal to do for free... bowens43 Jun 2013 #28

Legalizig gambling caused a similar stir and now it's legal almost everywhere. xtraxritical Jun 2013 #59

"It is completely insane..." panader0 Jun 2013 #61

I'd say madokie Jun 2013 #32

It appears you are already full of truth, bother. MindPilot Jun 2013 #75

Because that would put the power and money in the hands of the 'sluts' ehrnst Jun 2013 #35

To keep them quiet ? eppur_se_muova Jun 2013 #37

Why?.,. Puritans.. Upton Jun 2013 #38

The problem is how do you regulate prositution? happyslug Jun 2013 #62

Several flaws in this jeff47 Jun 2013 #66

As I mentioned in an Earlier post, UK and Europe did not go crazy over freedom of Contract happyslug Jun 2013 #92

You went through a very long post to continue to ignore current reality. jeff47 Jun 2013 #100

I did address those points, you just did not like my responses happyslug Jun 2013 #106

No, you just like wandering off. jeff47 Jun 2013 #115

happyslug, thanks. Laelth Jun 2013 #118

I did simplify the history happyslug Jun 2013 #121

Bottom Line Scalded Nun Jun 2013 #39

You "guarantee" whatever you want to feel good about yourself. sibelian Jun 2013 #52

But if you hire an "actress" tomtharp Jun 2013 #40

There you go... Thor_MN Jun 2013 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Inkfreak Jun 2013 #103

so society can continue to believe that it's morally self righteous. nt Javaman Jun 2013 #42

Because police don't want blow-offs from Johns Capt. Obvious Jun 2013 #51

Capt. Obvious once again demonstrates a firm grasp of the obvious Fumesucker Jun 2013 #58

We shouldn't ismnotwasm Jun 2013 #60

Why? sibelian Jun 2013 #68

To reduce the frequency of prostitution. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #94

There is no "exploitation" in a situation in which both parties consent. nt. sibelian Jun 2013 #116

Yeah, just ask the garment workers of Bangladesh, nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #117

Because that is the answer in certain feminist circles Major Nikon Jun 2013 #110

To perpetuate the idea that sex is weird and creepy and wrong, sibelian Jun 2013 #64

Yes, thank you. PDJane Jun 2013 #79

Also LadyHawkAZ Jun 2013 #81

Yes, that too. nt sibelian Jun 2013 #82

Most congressmen are prostitutes too. They fuck us for money. n/t L0oniX Jun 2013 #72

Agreed. Make it a fine if you want it outlawed LittleBlue Jun 2013 #84

To get them off the streets, obviously. Flying Squirrel Jun 2013 #85

I thought prostitution was a misdemeanor if not around schools or churches. craigmatic Jun 2013 #86

That's what I thought too LeftInTX Jun 2013 #98

so they can get some rest? yurbud Jun 2013 #95

so the prison guards won't have to drive so far after their shifts? yurbud Jun 2013 #96

It's not the question that should be asked Scootaloo Jun 2013 #102

A mix of being a nation of puritanical assholes, being a nation of greedy fucks who like TheKentuckian Jun 2013 #108

It wasn't always so! sfpcjock Jun 2013 #111

A frightfully bad idea. caseymoz Jun 2013 #119