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Much has been made about the strength of South Africa’s infrastructure to host a successful World Cup. To that end, South Africa is considering beefing up their capabilities in providing the best World Cup possible by legalizing prostitution.
It was South African police commissioner Jackie Selebi who first proposed the idea, arguing that if prostitution is legalized, it would free up police to deal with more pressing security issues, but last Wednesday, at an Arts and Culture Department meeting on its plans for social cohesion for 2010, the proposal was presented again, this time from ANC MP George Lekgetho. “It is one of the things that would make it [the tournament] a success because we hear of many rapes, because people don’t have access to them [women],” Lekgetho stated during a meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture in Parliament.
Theoretically so long as it’s legal, it will be easy to license, regulate, and tax. It would provide money for the country, establish some guidelines and safety precautions for the workers and their patrons, and generally allow the prostitutes more organizational capabilities, providing more safety and empowerment.
There is also the issue of HIV. Legalizing prostitution could pave the way for regulations on mandatory testing for HIV and other STD’s, making it safer for both the prostitutes and their patrons. Read more: soccerlens.com...
“If sex working is legalised people would not do things in the dark. That would bring us tax and would improve the lives of those who are not working.” Read more: soccerlens.com...
Get real ... we have crime in South Africa. We have corrupt politicians and police. But it is nowhere as bad as the picture you want to paint.
In Newark, New Jersey, the estimate is that close to 60% of all prostitutes carry the AIDS virus. Yet, in the relatively "free market" of Nevada, where prostitution is legal, not one (as of 1989) of the state-licensed prostitutes has ever tested positive for AIDS.
Let's look at the price tag for a moment. It is estimated that one in every ten police officers works on vice-related activities. Currently, it is assumed that as much as one-half of a typical urban city's prison female population are prostitutes. In fact, the city of Los Angeles alone spends close to 100 million dollars annually dealing with illegal prostitution. The real cost, of course, is that these public resources could have been used to protect law-abiding citizens from real criminals.
Originally posted by deltaalphanovember
reply to post by jinx880101
Julius Malema is a clever man -
Originally posted by V1g0r0u5
Originally posted by deltaalphanovember
reply to post by jinx880101
Julius Malema is a clever man -
With that little sentence you have just lost all credibility in my eyes.
However, if we're talking adults as viewed legally by the law, of conscious mind and will - then fine. There's no problem with it. It certainly doesn't mean a country is falling into chaos.