Should Prostitution Be legalized?

There is really no logical reason to legalize prostitution. The legalization of prostitution will increase the availability of prostitutes and lower the cost of their services. This would then increase demand, drawing even more under aged girls and boys into prostitution. As a society we have an obligation to try and limit the amount of people involved in a job that is basically sexual assault for money.

My Sources:

What's Wrong with Legalizing Prostitution? http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/03/whats_wrong_with_legalizing_pr.html

Definition of sexual assault: http://www.commerce.wa.gov/site/261/default.aspx

Child Exploitation and Prostitution: http://www.justice.gov/criminal/ceos/prostitution.html

Myths & Facts about Legalized Prostitution: http://www.prostitutionresearch.com/laws/000234.html

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• Prostitution
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[Duchova]

You can't see beyond your cynical, pessimistic view of prostitution as it stands, you can't see how it'd improve if legalized. If legalized then it would be safer (mandatory health checks), in a controlled environment (a brothel, opposed to a woman having to go to a strange place), there would be no pimps, women could be independant and work for themselves. 

[sabot96]

@Duchova Lets start with your top point. How does mandatory health checks improve a prostitutes safety and make their lives better?

[KomradKlaus]

you lack a basic understanding of middle-school level economics and supply and demand

increasing availability doe snot increase demand so having more prostitutes available would NOT increase demand

also, cite your statistics for that 12 and 13 year olds

to deal with that issue, we need stronger enforcement and help centers for the kids, maybe even funded by taxes levied on legal brothels

as I have to say far too often: smegma could come up with better arguments than you

[sabot96]

@KomradKlaus It looks like you skipped basic reading and comprehension in school. Increasing the quantity of prostitutes lowers the prices of their services. This causes a greater demand at the lower price. This is basic economics. My sources for the average age of entry for prostitutes have been listed in the comments multiple times.

[KomradKlaus]

@sabot96

no, the demand remains constant

people still have the same threshold for willingness to pay for a service, the price is lowered below more people's thresholds ,so yes, more people will pay for prostitutes

also, child prostitution is not at all related to adult prostitution and would be more of a niche market, and an easily controlled one if enforcement was stepped up

[sabot96]

@KomradKlaus Demand does not remain constant. When the price is lowered there is greater demand. "The law of demand states that, in general, price and quantity demanded in a given market are inversely related. That is, the higher the price of a product, the less of it people would be prepared to buy of it" Stop wasting my time with your ignorance. I have addressed all your points in other discussions. Read the comments.

[Adroitism]

@sabot96 AIDS? AIDS! MOTHERFUCKING AIDS.

[13RC101]

How is prostitution sexual assault if both parties consent to it? Sounds like you have a problem with underage children being forced into prostitution. I agree that's where the crime is and that should never be legal. But if the prostitute is not forced into the profession by anyone, then there is no victim and how do you have a victimless crime?

[MellyEmmyxx]

I don't see how it could be legal to go home and have sex with a complete stranger, putting yourself in danger, here in England there were a series of prostitute murders, in Ipswich, about 6 young women were killed, and then of course there were the jack the ripper murders, prostitutes are killed or abused every day because they're easy prey. , i know everyone's allowed an opinion, but all i can think of is those women's safety . Great video, thanks for posting

[Xendinthian]

What is this I don't even

[WEH1123]

@booboonation How do you know what your arguing is not an ideal of its own. I see so much hypocrisy in both of your arguments. Men can feel degraded in many occupations. Were are some of you on human rights when a 18 YEAR OLD is forced into the military and forced to comet homicide. I can not think of anything more degrading than to having blood on your hands. Also solders have metals to compare each other. Also we should out law diamonds because of some blood in it industry

[knockoutmaniac]

YOU ARE SMART