Emperor_Uriel
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With the movement to legalize marijuana finally making some headway over the last decade, you'd think that legalizing prostitution would be gaining traction as well.
Just off the top of my head, pro-legalization logic seems pretty strong. Anti-prostitution law:
-Is almost entirely based around largely outdated morals rather than facts or science.
-Forces the practice to remain unregulated, increasing the spread of STDs between prostitutes and johns.
-Prolongs the suffering of sex workers at the hands of the pimps who manage them.
-Infringes on the basic right to do as one pleases with one's own body.
-Discourages prostitutes from pursuing police protection and/or reporting their own victimization.
-(As with drugs) Is an issue where the poor face the brunt of the punishment from law enforcement.
-*May* increase the likelihood of a person utilizing underhanded/non-consensual means to obtain sexual gratification.
-*May* increase the prevalence and profitability of truly immoral and reprehensible sex trafficking.
I'm sure there are dozens of other positives that could be listed. All of the reasons against legalization amount to the same sort of nonsense people levied during the war on drugs.
The sad thing is, certain parts of the world seem to be moving in the opposite direction. The French National Assembly voted in April 2016 to begin fining johns €1500 for accepting the services of a prostitute, with France joining Sweden, Canada, Norway, Iceland, and Northern Ireland before it. There are very few developed nations where prostitution is 100% legal (the UK, Germany and Australia are among them).
Why is this not a bigger issue? It seems like common sense that more consensual sex is good for everyone, especially in this antisocial era of every thirsty idiot sending/requesting nudes over social media.
Just off the top of my head, pro-legalization logic seems pretty strong. Anti-prostitution law:
-Is almost entirely based around largely outdated morals rather than facts or science.
-Forces the practice to remain unregulated, increasing the spread of STDs between prostitutes and johns.
-Prolongs the suffering of sex workers at the hands of the pimps who manage them.
-Infringes on the basic right to do as one pleases with one's own body.
-Discourages prostitutes from pursuing police protection and/or reporting their own victimization.
-(As with drugs) Is an issue where the poor face the brunt of the punishment from law enforcement.
-*May* increase the likelihood of a person utilizing underhanded/non-consensual means to obtain sexual gratification.
-*May* increase the prevalence and profitability of truly immoral and reprehensible sex trafficking.
I'm sure there are dozens of other positives that could be listed. All of the reasons against legalization amount to the same sort of nonsense people levied during the war on drugs.
The sad thing is, certain parts of the world seem to be moving in the opposite direction. The French National Assembly voted in April 2016 to begin fining johns €1500 for accepting the services of a prostitute, with France joining Sweden, Canada, Norway, Iceland, and Northern Ireland before it. There are very few developed nations where prostitution is 100% legal (the UK, Germany and Australia are among them).
Why is this not a bigger issue? It seems like common sense that more consensual sex is good for everyone, especially in this antisocial era of every thirsty idiot sending/requesting nudes over social media.