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Originally Posted by Nedusa
The problem with prostitution is that its not as simple as a transaction between two parties carried out in safe business like way. It often involves violence, control, drugs, human trafficking, blackmail, coercement , underage sex etc...
So it would be difficult to legalise as these elements could not be legalised and as such you would still have illegal prostitution which would then have to be cheaper to compete with the legalised equivalent and as such would make conditions for these women even worse.
It's a difficult topic to just try and bring in one law and hey presto everything's fixed.I imagine the Govt would love the new revenue stream it would generate but any party that crossed this line( similar to legalising Drugs) may find itself facing a voter backlash at the next general election.
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But it think it would cut down on a lot of the problems you mentioned because the Johns would prefer to go to a professional establishment, where he knows the girls are clean, and also knows that he's safe. A lot of Johns are also victims, they approach a prostitute, goes back to a hotel room, then when he gets there her boyfriend is there and beats him up and robs him, then he feels he can't go to the police cause he'd be admitting to a crime himself. So i think most Johns would prefer to use the legal prostitutes, even if it is more expensive.
21-04-2013, 09:07 AM
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