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How legal should prostitution be?

How legal should prostitution be?

  • Sex should be legal to sell, but illegal to buy

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I think like in Europe it should be legal. But you would want that regulated to ensure a "safe" experience.
ahem
 
Other. Consent must be limited to adults and in writing.
 
The standard is you take a woman out 3 times and expect sex. How much have you paid to get to the end of the 3rd date? Kind of reminds me of paying for sex on a payment plan....And it's all legal;

"At some point, someone decided that guys are supposed to expect sex on the third date. And while this seems to be somewhat common, it might also be an example of self-fulfilling prophecy"
 
The standard is you take a woman out 3 times and expect sex. How much have you paid to get to the end of the 3rd date? Kind of reminds me of paying for sex on a payment plan....And it's all legal;

"At some point, someone decided that guys are supposed to expect sex on the third date. And while this seems to be somewhat common, it might also be an example of self-fulfilling prophecy"
What if like (many moons ago) myself she insists to go Dutch? Standard no longer applies?
 
The only thing that stopped prostitution in nz was covid. And that was because prostitution is legal in nz.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/416803/covid-19-green-light-for-sex-industry-to-restart
While prostitution is legal in nz. Covid has had an effect.
Sex workers are allowed back on the job after alert level 2 guidelines were agreed to by officials and the Prostitutes' Collective to keep workers and their clients safe.

National coordinator Dame Catherine Healy said she had spoken to many sex workers around the country and all of them had been lobbied by clients about returning to work during alert levels 3 and 4.
"There was an impatience there coming in from the clients or a stupidity - I'm not sure which."

In addition, the Prostitutes Collective has issued other guidelines, including no kissing of clients and avoiding other people's breath.
Some sex workers would also wear masks and they were being encouraged to adopt other methods, such as fantasy sessions, that did not involve physical contact.
In brothels each sex worker will have their own room, they will work fewer hours and be careful about social distancing.

During the lockdown, some sex workers applied for assistance under the wage subsidy scheme but there is a wariness about declaring being a sex worker inside a government system, in cases of issues arising such as custody of children and tax.
"Others were not worried about those matters at all and were pleased to receive the assistance."
Healy is expecting a busy time for sex workers. A common concern in many countries, including New Zealand, is that they are not working with enough enough clients. The recent shutdown may change this, she said.
"The number one thing they all say is it's not busy enough ...it's the universal complaint."
 
Please. You stay in any good hotel slip the concierge a bill and he'll give you the number of a safe, clean escort service.
 
Who am I writing to when I want a ****?

Documented consent can be very important in a #metoo (alleged victims must be believed) world. In a what could otherwise become a purely he said/she said situation (with physical evidence of sexual relations) it’s often best to be able to prove consent.
 
Documented consent can be very important in a #metoo (alleged victims must be believed) world. In a what could otherwise become a purely he said/she said situation (with physical evidence of sexual relations) it’s often best to be able to prove consent.
If the trade is legal then no more proof of consent is needed than it is to buy a can of coke.
You can hardly have a metoo claim in prostitution when the prostitute has to pay taxes.
 
It definitely should be legal. It would be safer. A lot of the abuse faced by female prostittues is the black market aspect. if it was legal, they could be properly protected and it could be done to ensure it done safely

There is no reason why it should be legal for someone to sell sex for money. It's kind of what dating is on a round about way anyway and plenty example of women getting bought things by rich people for sex
 
Documented consent can be very important in a #metoo (alleged victims must be believed) world. In a what could otherwise become a purely he said/she said situation (with physical evidence of sexual relations) it’s often best to be able to prove consent.
Should that not be up to the worker and the John to decide to take the precaution themselves?
 
I tend to agree with others in that this should be decriminalized and lightly regulated (if that.)
 
If the trade is legal then no more proof of consent is needed than it is to buy a can of coke.
You can hardly have a metoo claim in prostitution when the prostitute has to pay taxes.

A can of coke can’t allege rape. No taxes would be paid on an alleged rape. Simply have sex with a (known to be wealthy) ‘client’, refuse to accept payment (maybe even claiming that it was offered as hush money?) and claim rape.
 
Talking about the sex trade like its a good thing if it werent for those dumb laws making it illegal is...well...tragic.

Prostitution is devastating to most of the people that engage in it. The legal entanglements of arrest are really the least of the concerns. Decriminalizing prostitution is the least harmful measure. It doesnt endorse, but it removes the legal enhancement of damage. The end result will more likely be the most vulnerable will just be completely invisible. As bad as arrest is for a low end prostitute, it often opens the door for social worker/case management interventions.
 
Talking about the sex trade like its a good thing if it werent for those dumb laws making it illegal is...well...tragic.

Prostitution is devastating to most of the people that engage in it. The legal entanglements of arrest are really the least of the concerns. Decriminalizing prostitution is the least harmful measure. It doesnt endorse, but it removes the legal enhancement of damage. The end result will more likely be the most vulnerable will just be completely invisible. As bad as arrest is for a low end prostitute, it often opens the door for social worker/case management interventions.

Sex work is a risky career that many engage in for survival, not because they genuinely want to. However, decriminalization can make it safer for those involved and help catch criminals.

If prostitution is legal, a prostitute can go to the police and report a rape, sexual assault, assault, theft of services, etc. This will deter scumbags who, under the current system in America, target prostitutes for abuse because they know a prostitute cannot go to the police for help.

If prostitution is legal, a prostitute can vet clients without fear of getting arrested. Instead of getting into some strange person's car in the middle of the night in a sketchy part of town, a prostitute can talk to the potential client in a public place, surrounded by people in the light of day.

If prostitution is legal, a prostitute can work in a government-regulated brothel that has to hold up to health standards. A prostitute has rights as an employee, and a right to severance pay.

In a society where sex work is decriminalized, a prostitute is more empowered than ever and is given a real voice and a better standard of living.
 
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He makes good points because the moment you have a camcorder running it's not prostitution anymore, it's adult filmmaking.
That's the hypocrisy writ large.

The point is, whether or not money is changing hands is irrelevant because what SHOULD be relevant are consent and safety.
Everything else falls by the wayside.
Safety is both parties feeling like this is what they are intent on doing and both parties agree not to harm each other or other closely connected parties who
may not be indirectly involved in the act itself. That doesn't include strangers who don't know the parties involved.

Consent consists of both parties openly agreeing that they both want to be where they are, doing what they are doing.
Money changing hands is incidental and in the end, money always changes hands anyway because money is how the world works.
Money changes hands for literally EVERYTHING in the world.

I don't have to want it or approve of it but it still needs to be legal and measures to ensure consent and safety must be in place.

PS: Yes of COURSE all parties MUST BE of legal age and not deemed hardened criminals or psychopaths.
 
Government should never outlaw or regulate or tax sex between two (or more) consenting adults.
How do you know they are "consenting adults" and not hostages in a sex ring of some kind?

I am for it being legal, but there should be some sort of a license or something that the woman (or man) applies for so it can be established that she is of her own free will and has had a medical checkup every so often etc.
What do you think of that idea?
It is actually this way in some places.
 
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