Prostitution

[StonyArabia]

Unfortunately, no prostitute is a virgin before she enters her profession.

Neither the wive these days, virginity seems to be mocked and shamed in these days. Shows you how society has fallen sadly.

[Argyll]

Legal but regulated. Brothels could help a lot with that regulation.

There is a brothel in Australia that is quite high end. The johns there must take an STD test before they interact with the prostitutes and must even shower before doing so. I saw this brothel on an episode of Curiosity.

[Magtheridon]

Just curious, what are your opinions on prostitution? What are the laws in your country? Should it be legal? Have you ever used a prostitute (be honest)?

[Flintlocke]

merged

[Magtheridon]

it wouldn't exist within the country.

Yes it would. It would just go underground (not literally).

[Sally]

Just curious, what are your opinions on prostitution?

I think it's gravely disordered type of human behaviour, and the practice should be shunned. Most people who are trafficked (over 70 percent of them women) are done so for the purpose of sexual exploitation.

I don't think the prostitute herself should be criminalised in most cases, however. Worldwide, I don't think most willingly enter the profession. They might be forced, or it might be a last resort. There is a social stigma to being a prostitute in most places, too, and even after leaving the profession one could face a great deal of discrimination.

What are the laws in your country?

Prostitution is legal, but organised prostitution is not. Public solicitation is also illegal, and nearly 70 percent of prostitutes are foreigners.

Should it be legal?

No, but it would never disappear, not completely.

Have you ever used a prostitute (be honest)?

Nope.

[PetiteParisienne]

Prostitution has always existed, and always will. Therefore, I believe it should be legalised and regulated in order to keep it as safe as possible.

[safinator]

If prostitution is legalized it can be regulated, and if it’s regulated it can be taxed. Sex sells. Literally. And if it’s being sold it should be taxed just like everything else. People might be willing to get their porn for free online, but prostitutes can’t be downloaded. The countries that have legalized prostitution have discovered how profitable it can be to the tune of hundreds of millions per year. In Holland the government taxes, governs, and medically supervises the brothels, thus cutting down on the black market demand for prostitution, keeping people safer, and bringing in a lot of money. They also save a fortune on law enforcement since they don't have to spend their manpower and money hunting down and prosecuting prostitutes and those who solicit or use them. The tax revenue generated from legalized prostitution could be poured into the broken piggy banks that fund education. A better educated society leads to a more economically stable one, and when there are more desirable jobs available less people will resort to that particular profession.

Prostitution will most likely be in existence until the end of time, and society will probably always condemn those who enter into it and stamp a scarlet P on their reputation. So legalizing it won’t make little girls dream of becoming prostitutes when they grow up, or allure young men and women into streetwalking. It makes sense from a humane, logical and economical perspective to legalize it. If prostitution was legalized it could be regulated like the adult entertainment industry is for the protection of all involved.

[Jehan]

Legal but with regulation.

By the way it will exist so it's better to not give the possibility to mafia to win money by sex slave.