Anybody who says no is simply retarded.

As long as there's some sort of protection/regulation to avoid trafficking and abuse/exploitation, yes.

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Quote from: PSU on October 17, 2014, 07:06:14 PM

No

Care to elaborate?

Don't get yourself involved in a flame war with a troll.  By doing that he wins. 

No, however I don't think prostitutes should be charged with a crime, rather they should be given help. Rehabilitative justice is something that is desperately necessary and lacking in modern society. Currently, prostitution laws evoke a cycle of abuse, stemming from sex workers' inability to leave their profession because of arrest records and psychological trauma.

Legal prostitution removes that barrier, which I wholeheartedly support. But it's also true that legal prostitution does nothing to protect women from abuse. I'm not sure how you can see a study that demonstrates nearly 70% of legal sex workers have PTSD, or more than half are victims of abuse by their customers and still support any form of prostitution. Pimps and johns are the criminals, and the prostitutes (men or women) are the victims, and legal prostitution institutionalizes abuse, rape, and violence against men and women alike.

If I remember enough from those big Army powerpoints that I kind of pay attention to halfheatedly, legal brothels are still ripe centers of attraction for human trafficking and sexual/regular physical abuse.

People should have the choice to do what they want with their lives as long as it is not harming or affecting others.

But how do we decide on where the line falls for causing harm to others or their property? Does mental anguish count? Are certain preventative measures to ensure that someone cannot be in a position to cause that harm not justifiable?