posted on Feb, 22 2008 @ 07:32 PM
For a long while i wondered why prostitution is illegal and the recent killing of 5 prostitutes in the UK has just made me really wonder more. A link
to the case below.
news.bbc.co.uk...
I wouldn't use prostitution myself (yes honestly) but i think it should be legal and an option for society. I'm sure some normal men when unable to
find a willing partner may even get aggressive. That isn't to say that the serial kiler in the above story would have been helped by it but maybe if
prostitution was legal these women may not have died as they would have been in a protected work enviroment.
The pro side to prostitution is very high. Firstly you lay down a series of laws and regulations that must be followed. Brothels and licenses would be
needed, streetwalking would still be illegal and setences for it increased massively.
The brothels could be safely regulated with doctors visiting each week to check for STD's, security could be employed to remove trouble makers, the
brothel would be a business and so taxable, which lets face it governments love. The woman could be checked for drug use to help prevent pimps
trapping them with it, condoms would be the only way you get to have sex in the establishment, thus reducing the spread of disease.
So more money for the country in taxes, a safe working enviroment, and a greatly reduced spread of disease, for me these positive points outweigh the
negative ones. Hopefully it would also mean the elimination of illegal brothels with enslaved illegal workers.
Theres an old quote and i can't remember who said it but it goes like this, "Why is it illegal to sell something that you can give away for
free". For me this perfectly says it all, what good reason is there to keep prostitution illegal?
I'm happy to hear responses against it, i really would like to hear a good arguement against prostitution being legal.
[edit on 22-2-2008 by ImaginaryReality1984]