Should prostitution be legalized

[Devious]

I'm serious. We had this debate today after school for practice, and it seems like an interesting topic. It is one of the oldest professions known to "man." Give your thoughts, but try to keep it relevant.

[Reapz]

It already is here in New Zealand

[-Solid_Rain-]

same in nevada

[WhoamI]

same in California backstreet :P

[Zezlar]

I don't see why it shouldn't be legal. I mean some people don't want relationships and they just want to get some. I see nothing wrong with that, So I think if people want to pay for that type of thing then let them. Doesn't affect my life so who cares.

[Allen Walker]

I don't really have an opinion on it, but I can see why people would argue over it being legal or not. AIDZ, STDZ :aldo:

[Unknown Kaze]

I don't see why it shouldn't be legal. I mean some people don't want relationships and they just want to get some. I see nothing wrong with that, So I think if people want to pay for that type of thing then let them. Doesn't affect my life so who cares.

Thats what clubs are for nowadays. Or the internet. Or Palmela O.o

Apparently its quite popular here in Liverpool lol. All the ones Ive seen hanging on the road when Im going home all seem to be quite ugly though <_<
Personally I couldnt care less if they legalised it or not, though I wouldnt sleep with any of them I dont see why anyone would WANT pay for sex :blink:

[Fenristh]

I dont see why anyone would WANT pay for sex :blink:
I doubt anyone wants to, they only do it cos no one else will bang them.

[Luriana]

I dont see why anyone would WANT pay for sex :blink:

It's arguably the fastest and easiest way to get some sweatin'.

[Devious]

Well in most of the developed countries it's still illegal. There is a problem with STDs and stuff, but the chances of contracting a STD could be decreased by having all prostitutes register with the government beforehand and having them put out of work if they contract an STD until they get treated for it. Also, what better way to control such a massive underground business than to legalize and therefore control it? I mean it's not like prostitutes hurt anyone, no more than bouncers or soldiers.

[olorin818]

it should be, there is no way to stop it,so why fighting with this? is the same as drugs actually

[Nox]

I find prostitution wrong, in many ways, but people shouldn't be told the can't because it doesn't really bring harm to people, unless there are STD's and jealous wives that divorce you that come with it. It should just be illegal in some areas, such as where little children live and play. Trust me, nothing is weirder than driving with your dad and having a prostitute start making moves saying he should pull over for some fun. It still weirds me out today when that happens.

[Dream Machine]

Prostitution should be legalized in order to protect the people in question. When its all out in the open you can provide support, allow them to report violence without fear of being arrested, give sexual health advice, help them to get out of the life, etc.

Making it illegal just drives it underground, where all manner of nasty charecters exploit and damage these people in places society can't help.

[Moklin]

There are many in my road.Most of them are fat an ugly.
I dont know if it should be legalized, if it was legalized do they have to pay taxs?
One day i saw one girl, she was only 14/15. It is horrible.

[Eufonius]

I like sex people like sex sex sells good tax money why not be legal :) just wear a condom ^_^

[Cathryn]

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[Luriana]

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[Eufonius]

luriana was that post necessary?

[Cathryn]

luriana was that post necessary?

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[Moklin]

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[Unknown Kaze]

it should be, there is no way to stop it,so why fighting with this? is the same as drugs actually

What kind of bullshit reason is that? I aint saying there should or shouldnt be legal prostitution but what youre saying is pure bullshit. If it can be applied to prostitution and drugs, surely it can be applied to murderers and paedophiles? Think before typing dude....

I like sex people like sex sex sells good tax money why not be legal :) just wear a condom ^_^

FYI you can still catch STI's with a condom on :rolleyes:

[Eufonius]

condoms are better than nothing

[Little Miss Scarlett]

I like sex people like sex sex sells good tax money why not be legal :) just wear a condom ^_^

It's not quite as happy happy as so many people seem to think. 9 times out of 10 you can gurantee that they've had a pretty shit life to get into that situation, or they're being forced to do it.

Yeah, I'd say legalise, but just for control purposes.

[Fenristh]

condoms are better than nothing
rofl yeah. Condoms don't make you instantly immune to 100% of STDs, but is that fact to say that you should never have sex again because you can get STDs by licking someone `

[Misschoco]

This subject is still probably taboo around some place-Or maybe thats just bull.We also had this discussion in school so whilst it's still fresh in my mind...

Legalized prostitution has worked well in the past (centuries back maybe).Prostition is associated with slavery thats why its been stigmatized.With prostitution often comes a slip in the social ladder.but then you would be valuing these womans bodies as a few grand and nothing more.Prohibition doesnt seem to stop it and legalizing it would probably be even worse (im not gona bother justifyin that statement so stfu for now )Even if you were to fine,or maybe jailed its inevitible that they will be back to their trade.Im not implying that thats the case for everyone.

If it were to legalized it would allow prostitution to be managed.Women would no longer be sold secretly through the black market or abused.And most likely they'd no longer me controlled by pimps or organized crime rings. When prostitutes operate in secret their very likely to get abused by customers.

I would offer more in-depth views but im really not bothered at the moment.]

I do realize that i'v contradited myself somewhere in my post between the two paragraphs but if you point this out and call me and idiot for it then please just jump of a building or something.

[AT23]

I actually agree and hold similar views to your thoughts Choco, so that saves me from jumping off the building, weeee! :D

Semi-irrelevant, but my friends and I were joking around one night telling everyone what each person would do if they were the president of the united states or could make the laws/rules of a country. I said I would legalize prostitution, and one of my friends got angry and said if he has a daughter he'll come assassinate me lol.

Anyway, moving on from the popcorn scene...

I do not know the history of the prostitution much, but based upon my research on human behaviors there are two major components to determining the chaotic nature and systematic government the effect of "legalizing prostitution" can have.

Simply speaking, the two major components would be "control" and "moral". In terms of sex and it's original function to reproduce, the act itself is not contained and limited to the human race, or human being as a living organism. Many people fail to see this, yes, including idiots who think you can't get STD/STIs if you wear a condom, in which I, with the most sincerest and greatest hope believe you deserve to contract one of the two since you didn't educate yourselves in an information-valuing world. And if that doesn't work, since hell is not a proven existing location, hope you get hit by a oil tanker and die, kthx.

Ahem... going off on a tangeant again, and yet again getting back on topic. Sex has pretty much developed a secondary function, which is entertainment. This is not really manipulable since that is the pleasurable sensation we get with the act, however we have what the psychologist call the "super ego", which in my words equate to "control of one's self". We as human beings have the ability to control our actions and make decisions on what to do, including whether or not to engage in the act of sex. This is huge, and the most significant difference between us and other organisms who propagate and keep our species alive and out of extinction's hand's reach. However, the same sex issue still ties and makes us the same living organisms campared to other mammalian species and other reproducing organisms on this planet that in order to reproduce and propagate, we need to have sex.

Human beings have a tendency to want to be in control, it gives us the feeling of having power and a god-like status, which, in terms of eliminating other living species if there were to be an all-out war, we would be on the upper hand by a magnificent margin of power of destruction. Yet we have knowledge and understand to a point that without these other species, the intricate web of life interwoven and connected to other species's world could crumble with potentially one decision if it came down to it. Thus, we needed reasoning for this power, this control to keep us in check, which would be where "moral" comes into play.

I can speak for a some portion of the male population when I say this. I do not have children yet. And yes, I'm a guy, but yeah, I'd like to have a family and children some day. Ultimately when my child, and in this example a girl, hits the age of 18, technically by our "control" and "moral" which is governed by laws in many countries, they are considered adults that are responsible for their own actions and can do anything under the allowance of the stated laws. But I can bet you that if people who hold similar feelings as me including myself of course was asked the question if you would allow your daughter to go to prostitution, we'd say fuck no, and also proceed to wring the potential theat or offender's neck if we can, despite the fact that we personally have absolutely no control over our daughter's actions. There's a lot more to the backbone of this reasoning, but that's moral that believe it or not, some men in today's world still hold. I loathe and hate Seth Rogan's guts, and wish he would die, I can also bet that if his daughter was subject to the very topic at hand, he'd think twice about it but that is another story.

In conclusion, I am still open-minded about prostitution being legalized if it was executed well. Forget the uneducated, naive, dipshits, ignorance, oblivious, and basically the majority of the human race that happens to be retarded idiots, who spew crap like if it was a government-backed or funded system it would work, because if it was, it would run the government to the ground and it'd be the beginning of the end of that civilization for all we know. These people obviously do not know how the government works and how much tax we'd all be paying out of our asses just to name one example, and not to mention other significantly problematic issues would surface with their shallow plans. It would be ok and I would support it being government-checked for business and health-related protocals, if it was run like a tattooing and body piercing parlors, with a more stricter and security-enforced operation. I am even crazy enough to suggest education or the necessity of a certificate from a specialized institute or something along similar lines as a federal guideline and policy for this specific business, but then you already have the other multi-gazillionaire entertainment industry already existing. There could be better solutions, but until those solutions are reinforced and put into action the world is going to have to do as it is, because let's face it: We go back to the origin of "control" and "moral" and somewhere along the line, human beings (and I highly can't stress enough that these people are idiots and low-lives) in our past have probably come to a point where people were unable to control their sexual desires and drives, and went out of control, so the people stepped in to make laws and "morals" to "control" the situation and that's why it is illegal in some countries now. If people were to actually sucumb and submit to their primal instincts, we would no longer be different than the other animals or living organisms and lose our "supriority", which is a fear factor for the human's superiority complex. Or should I just say, we would lose our 'power' for those of you who aren't critical thinkers and can't understand complicated concepts, always looking only at the smaller picture.

[Misschoco]

I actually agree and hold similar views to your thoughts Choco, so that saves me from jumping off the building, weeee! :D

Semi-irrelevant, but my friends and I were joking around one night telling everyone what each person would do if they were the president of the united states or could make the laws/rules of a country. I said I would legalize prostitution, and one of my friends got angry and said if he has a daughter he'll come assassinate me lol.

Anyway, moving on from the popcorn scene...

I do not know the history of the prostitution much, but based upon my research on human behaviors there are two major components to determining the chaotic nature and systematic government the effect of "legalizing prostitution" can have.

Simply speaking, the two major components would be "control" and "moral". In terms of sex and it's original function to reproduce, the act itself is not contained and limited to the human race, or human being as a living organism. Many people fail to see this, yes, including idiots who think you can't get STD/STIs if you wear a condom, in which I, with the most sincerest and greatest hope believe you deserve to contract one of the two since you didn't educate yourselves in an information-valuing world. And if that doesn't work, since hell is not a proven existing location, hope you get hit by a oil tanker and die, kthx.

Ahem... going off on a tangeant again, and yet again getting back on topic. Sex has pretty much developed a secondary function, which is entertainment. This is not really manipulable since that is the pleasurable sensation we get with the act, however we have what the psychologist call the "super ego", which in my words equate to "control of one's self". We as human beings have the ability to control our actions and make decisions on what to do, including whether or not to engage in the act of sex. This is huge, and the most significant difference between us and other organisms who propagate and keep our species alive and out of extinction's hand's reach. However, the same sex issue still ties and makes us the same living organisms campared to other mammalian species and other reproducing organisms on this planet that in order to reproduce and propagate, we need to have sex.

Human beings have a tendency to want to be in control, it gives us the feeling of having power and a god-like status, which, in terms of eliminating other living species if there were to be an all-out war, we would be on the upper hand by a magnificent margin of power of destruction. Yet we have knowledge and understand to a point that without these other species, the intricate web of life interwoven and connected to other species's world could crumble with potentially one decision if it came down to it. Thus, we needed reasoning for this power, this control to keep us in check, which would be where "moral" comes into play.

I can speak for a some portion of the male population when I say this. I do not have children yet. And yes, I'm a guy, but yeah, I'd like to have a family and children some day. Ultimately when my child, and in this example a girl, hits the age of 18, technically by our "control" and "moral" which is governed by laws in many countries, they are considered adults that are responsible for their own actions and can do anything under the allowance of the stated laws. But I can bet you that if people who hold similar feelings as me including myself of course was asked the question if you would allow your daughter to go to prostitution, we'd say fuck no, and also proceed to wring the potential theat or offender's neck if we can, despite the fact that we personally have absolutely no control over our daughter's actions. There's a lot more to the backbone of this reasoning, but that's moral that believe it or not, some men in today's world still hold. I loathe and hate Seth Rogan's guts, and wish he would die, I can also bet that if his daughter was subject to the very topic at hand, he'd think twice about it but that is another story.

In conclusion, I am still open-minded about prostitution being legalized if it was executed well. Forget the uneducated, naive, dipshits, ignorance, oblivious, and basically the majority of the human race that happens to be retarded idiots, who spew crap like if it was a government-backed or funded system it would work, because if it was, it would run the government to the ground and it'd be the beginning of the end of that civilization for all we know. These people obviously do not know how the government works and how much tax we'd all be paying out of our asses just to name one example, and not to mention other significantly problematic issues would surface with their shallow plans. It would be ok and I would support it being government-checked for business and health-related protocals, if it was run like a tattooing and body piercing parlors, with a more stricter and security-enforced operation. I am even crazy enough to suggest education or the necessity of a certificate from a specialized institute or something along similar lines as a federal guideline and policy for this specific business, but then you already have the other multi-gazillionaire entertainment industry already existing. There could be better solutions, but until those solutions are reinforced and put into action the world is going to have to do as it is, because let's face it: We go back to the origin of "control" and "moral" and somewhere along the line, human beings (and I highly can't stress enough that these people are idiots and low-lives) in our past have probably come to a point where people were unable to control their sexual desires and drives, and went out of control, so the people stepped in to make laws and "morals" to "control" the situation and that's why it is illegal in some countries now. If people were to actually sucumb and submit to their primal instincts, we would no longer be different than the other animals or living organisms and lose our "supriority", which is a fear factor for the human's superiority complex. Or should I just say, we would lose our 'power' for those of you who aren't critical thinkers and can't understand complicated concepts, always looking only at the smaller picture.
You pretty much summed up my views which previously i didnt state (due to a motivational problem :aldo:.But i still feel that i should add on a view things.

Some people feel that sexual relations are so important,personal and private that they feel that no on should sell such relations for a means of entertainment or profit.Again this is probably a view developed.I'v heard someone mention that it goes agaisnt gods wills.I *personally* think thats a load of bullshit i'll justify that another time.
Such arguments such as prostitution spreads crime and vice etc arent arguments that can be held very well as they are merely consequences for illegalizing prostitution(may not be 100% true).
Legalizing prostitutin could entirely change the way that the population view sex or how its percieved.i.e companies requiring sexual services.Even though i stated in my previous post the benifits of legalizing prositution.I still believe that sex should be treated with dignity for you simply cant just turn it into a large scale commerical thing.

Also take this example-Pornography movies.You could call it a animated version of sex behind doors or whatever.People are paid to have sex whilst being filmed and this in itself is a commercial product.This isnt viewed as a problem but once the issue of sex behind closed doors comes up theres not much to justify why it is any less different or problematic then pornography.

Im not sure im making much sense here.

Outlawing prostitution only allows underground prostitution to thrive where violence there escalates and the conditions dire.I still have an issue with how much legalizing prostitution would corrupt ones character.

I havent completely justified or backed up some of my views 10/10 but like i'v mentioned before dont start being a bitch about it since i realize my fault.

[BlankChocobo]

Such arguments such as prostitution spreads crime and vice etc arent arguments that can be held very well as they are merely consequences for illegalizing prostitution(may not be 100% true).

Just feel like adding that I believe the issue at hand with that argument is that legalized prostitution encourages a view of women as a sexual commodity, which encourages violent crime against them. I don't personally know any of the research regarding it, but I'm pretty sure the argument isn't that the total amount of crimes goes up because another activity is made illegal.

Also, pornography is a subject of great debate and protest all over the world. I personally don't have a particular problem with it, but it's not really correct to say it's not a problem to the majority of society. XD

[N O C T E]

I say no, for many reasons.

One, its stupid. Mainly because if you are so sad you have to go pay for a prostitute, then go kill yourself.

Two, I think that it gives women a bad rep. Thats about it. Although, with the way the world is going, pretty soon being a whore will not be so bad. :awesome:

And thats about all I can think of. And I know it being illegal drives it underground, but everything thats illegal goes underground. I think there would still be just as many problems associated with it if it were legal.

Plus, making something legal does not make the problems go away, or make someone not want to do it. People would still be shot or given random STD's if it was legalized, and I am sure that people would still be shot and such over the pimps "property."

[IBeatMyMeat]

Just a note is that if it was legalized there wouldn't be pimps any longer because it would become a governmentalized institution. Thus making it taxable revenue, which would help the economy in the long run, as well as all the perks for the actual women that made it their career choice, such as testing much like in the pornography industry, as well as all the benefits that come with any other full-time paying job. Over all legalizing prostitution would hurt nothing, and help the women/men that take part in it. It's all a matter of what people want to do with their lives and we should just stfu and let them do as they please.

[N O C T E]

Just a note is that if it was legalized there wouldn't be pimps any longer because it would become a governmentalized institution. Thus making it taxable revenue, which would help the economy in the long run, as well as all the perks for the actual women that made it their career choice, such as testing much like in the pornography industry, as well as all the benefits that come with any other full-time paying job. Over all legalizing prostitution would hurt nothing, and help the women/men that take part in it. It's all a matter of what people want to do with their lives and we should just stfu and let them do as they please.

I did not think of that. Figures I never wanted a job. :awesome:

Well then... I say let it be legalized. Even though I still think its a stupid career choice, but I think that for Porn too. So... who cares. :wtf:

[Purple]

Well it depends on the country your living in. If it's predominantly Catholic, like mine, then there's no way in hell it's ever gonna legalized. People find prostitution immoral here, saying there are better ways to earn money.

As for my personal opinion, I wouldn't mind living in a country where prostitution is legal, as long as it brings food to their table, then why the hell not? It's not like they're murderers or something.

[Esagan]

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