by minimus 68 Replies latest jw friends
Prostitution is legal in Queensland & New South Wales in Australia as well as in New Zealand, there is no proof that it has bought increased crime most likely to the contrary.
These are a couple of links to various sites & articles:
http://www.melaleucamedia.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=63
Queensland Adult Business Association Inc
As I see it, where is the victim in adult prostitution? I think it should only be illegal if you are dealing with people being forced or tricked away from their parents and sold or used as sex slaves--that should definitely be highly illegal (and treated as rape and kidnapping).
However, paying for sex is no one else's business except the customer and the worker. If the person doing the sex is the one making the profit, no one is forced against their will to do it (if this person is under a reasonable age of consent, or if the customer is underage, they might make any parents or guardians handle such cases). But, so long as both parties are in a position to consent, no offense has taken place.
And this goes for drugs. I do not agree in any wisdom for anyone to start using drugs. But, that should be up to them. It's their brain and their liver--which using drugs can and does ruin. If someone is selling drugs, as long as the product is properly disclosed, no offense has taken place (however, if someone sells something and misrepresents it as drugs, or if they sell something that unknown to the customer contains drugs, you have a fraud case).
balanced discussion
Scenario 1:
My wife says that she will give me a night of wild sex if I buy her a hot tub. Is this prostitution?
Scenario 2:
My girlfriend says that she will give me a night of wild sex if I buy her a hot tub. Is this prostitution?
Scenario 3:
A complete stranger says that she will give me a night of wild sex if I buy her a hot tub. Is this prostitution?
Scenario 4:
A complete stranger says that she will give me a night of wild sex if I give her $5,000. She uses it to buy a hot tub. Is this prostitution?
Sex is used as an incentive (or currency) all the time, even within marriage, and given in exchange for favours. It's also withheld in some occasions, and used for leverage. Want to get laid tonight? Try taking the wife out for dinner, buying her flowers, or mowing the lawn. Want to get cut off for a month? Buy her a compound mitre saw for mothers day.
I have to laugh at the hypocrisy of some of the women I've dated, who would condemn prostitution while at the same time trying to use sex as a way of gaining some advantage from me.
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Don't know if it's true or not, but I heard this aa long time ago concerning Winston Churchill to a woman at a party.
Sir Winston - "Young lady, would you be my mistress for 1000 pounds?"
Young lady - "Why yes Sir Winston -I would be your mistress for 1000 pounds.
Sir Winston - "Young lady, would you be my mistress for 100 pounds?"
Young Lady - "Sir Winston - what kind of a girl do you think I am?"
Sir Winston - "Young lady, we already know what kind of girl you are. Right now we're just determining a price."
Yes.
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I meant - NO.
Prostitution should be legal. Absolutely. Two consenting adults that chose to to pay for the transaction, should be able to do so. sammieswife.
Great points, finally free and freydo,
But now I'm wondering how my husband got seven kids out of me and I didn't even get running water??!!!!
I say decriminalize the prostitute at the state level. Make sure anyone acting as a pimp is criminal at State and at the Federal level.
It would similar to Alaska's privacy laws. Alaska's privacy laws allow for personal use weed. If you have a large amount you can be prosecuted at the Federal level. With small amounts it is and has been beat in our State courts.
I don't use either. But a ton of money is spent messing with people over things that don't really hurt the populace. As long as those that use said vice are responsible about when and where they partake.
I'd rather see the priest paying for sex from a prostitute than using an altar boy for the same purpose.
