Schwarzenegger asked to close prostitute Website

[denverbill]

Source: Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) – A British government minister asked California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday to shut down a U.S. website that allows men to rate prostitutes, including many working in London.

Harriet Harman, minister for women and equality, told the ruling Labor Party's annual conference that "Punternet" fuels the demand for prostitution -- a vice she said degrades women and puts them at risk.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091001/od_nm/us_prostitutes_1

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From the headline, I assumed this article meant the RNC's website.

[daleo]

1. But he's the Gropeinator. n/t

[orpupilofnature57]

2. I'm not going to,,,nope.

[YOY]

3. Self delete.

[valerief]

4. LOL! RNC! nt

[Po_d Mainiac]

9. shit...u beat me to it!

:fistbump:

but u left out the faux bunch......bet they wouldn't get any rec's tho.....to contagious with STD's

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

5. Who gave London the idea ahat Schwarzenegger could shut down a web site?

"IF" he could shut it down, they will just go online somewhere else.

[Piewhacket]

6. WTF? punternet.com seems to be a UK site. What's CA got to do with it?

[slackmaster]

7. I don't believe he has any authority to do that, as long as they aren't breaking any laws

If they are in violation of an international treaty, that's a matter for the federal government to handle.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

8. Typical UK wanker...we actually have rights and freedoms here.

And state officials can not control website content.

[PaulaFarrell]

11. The right and freedom to 'rate' prostitutes on their services

you must be so proud. Go USA!

ps just so you know, the term wanker is not generally applied to women

[hugo_from_TN]

14. Yes, it's called "Free Speech"

[ProgressiveProfessor]

15. The limits on speech in the UK, Canada and elsewhere have no place in a free society

At times we may not like what is being said for any number of reasons, but it needs to be allowed so that the rest of us can speak as freely.


As for the term wanker, its a bit more broadly applied here.

[Flaneur]

17. Apparently Canada, the UK, and others disagree with you.

Or are you saying they're not free societies?

Even here, free speech is not unlimited.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

18. They are marked less free than the US, especially in terms of speech and publishing

[defendandprotect]

10. k i c k

[EFerrari]

12. What will the Grope do without his site?

[Gormy Cuss]

13. Oh. I thought it would be this website: www.gov. ca.gov. n/t

[rayofreason]

16. UK law permits paying for sex..

...with all kinds of restrictions of course (no brothels, etc.), but still legal.

And a government minister wants to ban the rating of a legally provided service? By shutting down a US website? Doesn't add up to me.

[TankLV]

19. Why would he close down the Republican National Committee's website?