Swedish PM wants tougher sentences for those who buy sex from prostitutes

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33. Well if you want me to break down my vision of it.

Weekly testing would be the gold standard, but I'd like to hear from experts on what they think is needed. Both prostitutes and the facilities they utilize would need to be licensed. The facilities would need to meet stringent health and safety standards (like working panic buttons, fire alarms and an armed guard required at all times the prostitutes are active to manage any unruly or aggressive johns). These facilities would be taxed and the money would go into a general fund meant to deal with any expenses incurred by the program. Part of the proceeds should be set aside to improve the well being of prostitutes. Condoms would be mandatory and anyone attempting to not use a condom would be ejected and given a life ban. Johns should need to get an STD test, afterwards they would be good for a month. I imagine these places would offer in-house testing (test today, come back in a week when we have your results on file).

The taxes need to be enough to provide for the program, but they can't be too heavy or you'll encourage a black market.

Unlicensed prostitutes and the Johns who buy from them should be warned, fined and after several violations they might get misdemeanor charges. Anyone caught involved with human trafficking should of course go to prison.

That is what I would like to see. Stringent regulation is of course required, because of the nature of the product. Regulations are good for everyone though, including Johns. Who on earth would go to a prostitute where you could be robbed by her pimp, when you could go to safe affordable option? Legal and safe options destroy the roles of the pimp and they discourage human trafficking.

So yeah, bring on Madame's house of pleasure. Keep it safe, keep it clean and it'll be better for everyone involved. Or we can keep throwing men and women in jail for engaging in the world's oldest profession.

Would this completely eliminate the black market? Realistically, not entirely. However, it would rip the floor out from under it. This would be a superior product acquired in safety. How does an illegal business compete with that?