[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

You can't say that with any certainty, prostitution is a product of a myriad of societal issues, poverty, abuse, neglect, poor education, drug and alcohol use.
It's not something that can be neatly packaged, it could never be regulated in the traditional sense.

The best way id say would be to have it 'managed' from within, tolerance zones, confidential testing/advice/counselling.
There are more outreach for prostitutes now and that's great, many are ex prostitutes, that should be encouraged and supported more than anything.

The issue that needs urgent government intervention is trafficking and predatory rings.

In places where weed is legalised, people tend to opt to buy it through the official channels, thus eating into the profits of criminal elements. When you legalise and regulate something, when it becomes a legitimate business run by non-criminals, you do wonders for forcing the criminal elements out.

You'd get more prostitutes out of the game by legalising and legitimising prostitution then you would through most other methods. The quickest way to take control of something is to legalise it.

I'm not saying it's a neat little problem that can be solved and wrapped up with a neat little bow but you can't really deny that legalising it and regulating it would weaken pimps and smugglers in this country.