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In reply to the discussion: Why does Belle Knox consider herself a feminist? [View all]DemocratSinceBirth
(102,046 posts)If a woman or man of any age is coerced into prostitution the person or persons responsible for the coercion should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Nobody has the right to commandeer the use of another person's body against their will. And if that person is a minor the penalties should be much worse...
I just have a problem with putting a man or woman into jail and or prison for engaging in commercial sexual activities.
It's not so much that I favor legalization of prostitution and drugs for that matter. It's that I oppose criminalization. Jail and/or prison is a mighty unpleasant place to put those who if they are doing harm, the harm is mostly to themselves.
-Crack down on the pimps and traffickers. There are laws already on the book.
-For those men and women who are engaging in prostitution and want to get out of the profession there should be programs to help them get out.
-And for those men and women of sound mind and body who choose to work in prostitution and or pornography, after weighing all the risks and benefits, they should be left alone.