08-22-2011, 10:11 AM
I think the prostitute should be of age, and then the client should be of age to avail of the service.
There are clear advantage of legalizing prostitution. For one, it protects and legitimizes the girls; they can also have cooperatives and decently run (even self-run) brothels instead of being forced to put up with abusive pimps. They won't be raped and killed in back-alleys (and hopefully, a prostitute who cries rape will no longer be laughed out of the police station), and its pimps/slavers who get stuck with the danger and stigma borne from their illegal activities. Legalizing it would be a great protection to public health as well; the red light industry could closely coordinate with public health institutions to minimize STD outbreaks in the populace.
There are clear advantage of legalizing prostitution. For one, it protects and legitimizes the girls; they can also have cooperatives and decently run (even self-run) brothels instead of being forced to put up with abusive pimps. They won't be raped and killed in back-alleys (and hopefully, a prostitute who cries rape will no longer be laughed out of the police station), and its pimps/slavers who get stuck with the danger and stigma borne from their illegal activities. Legalizing it would be a great protection to public health as well; the red light industry could closely coordinate with public health institutions to minimize STD outbreaks in the populace.
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?