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Originally Posted by Danzig
i used to think prostitution should be legal, that it was no big deal..until i watched a show that detailed things like what's in the article.
there's far more involved then a woman providing a service for money. it's not as simple as i thought. pimps are many things...abusers, traffickers, pedophiles, murderers. they are a type of sexual abuser, very good at finding the right girls to use for their 'trade'.
and good luck if a prostitute ever calls for help, as the stigma makes them seem less than human, and unworthy of sympathy or help from the police. and rape? that never happens to a prostitute...
they have a very, very hard time breaking out of that way of life.
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But are these very real abuses against prostitutes a result of selling sex for money or a result of selling sex for money being illegal?
A look at one of the legal brothels in Nevada- the women there are independent contractors. The brothel takes 50 percent of the earnings.
http://www.businessinsider.com/insid...rothel-2013-10
A big step forward in protecting women, even if states are unwilling to legalize the sex trade, would be at least not charging those who attempt to report rape or assault with solicitation. Certainly what most states are doing now isn't working.