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Originally posted by jaycen420
Prostitution is pretty much legal. Havent you herd of an Escort Agency? lol. they just charge more, plus prostitition is the oldest profession out there lol.
Originally posted by unityemissions
There is tremendous moral reasoning why it should be kept illegal, and society should shun those who partake in the act. The more partners the average individual has over their lifetime, the weaker our species becomes, because the potential for spreading pathogens increases. I'm not even going to mention how prostitution breaks up a good many families. The line of reasoning you present is merely naive at best, and downright criminal at worst. Think it through. Peace.
Originally posted by oaf21
reply to post by hp1229
Good lord! What's with all of the assumptions on this thread?
Can you please point me to the evidence proving that drive-thru whore-houses are on the way and that no male is going to ever want to marry again should prostitution ever be made legal?
I'm interested to see why you're so convinced that this is indeed going to happen...
Originally posted by captaintyinknots
you are right. Legalize it and regulate it. Its that simple. Look at Vegas. They do just fine.
Originally posted by sepermeru
Originally posted by hp1229
What matters is the end result and success ratio of marriage and studies in a child under stricter house rules.
Oh, good. Then you understand that there is overwhelming scientific evidence that verbal and physical harshness in parenting leads to unfavorable results in child-rearing, including higher rates of imprisonment and death. Even short of that, it's very clear that punishment generally results in the opposite of the intended effect. Here's just one sample from one study's abstract:
The relationship between parenting practices and behavior problems in very young children was investigated via the Parent Behavior Checklist (PBC; Fox, 1994). Results indicated that parents' use of verbal and corporal punishment was the strongest predictor of reported behavior problems...heldref-publications.metapress.com...
So unfortunately, your theory that permissive parenting leads to crimes like prostitution is more than just prima facie ridiculous, it's verifiably erroneous.
Originally posted by unityemissions
reply to post by DrumsRfun
It's not legal, but you're correct that it can be easily had in the 21st century.
You don't think that weakening our species, and breaking up communities via increased divorce rates is wrong
Just bizarre, man.
Originally posted by paearmor
r u kidding???
It is perfectly legal and taxed..
its called marriage
Originally posted by captaintyinknots
Originally posted by hp1229
1)Not everything in life is factual, but why should YOUR emotions dictate rule of law for EVERYONE. And once it is law, it becomes a fact. So having a factual basis becomes fairly important.
You obviously have some emotional issues when it comes to this subject-perhaps you ought to gt a solid understanding of the subject, it may help calm your emotions.
2)You have no right to force ANYTHING on another adult, in any sense. Again, it is a sad statement that you think so. I pity your wife.
3)You advocate spanking and yelling at kids. That is not discipline, that is an emotional outburst.
Abuse.
Again, its becoming more and more clear that you have some emotional issues....
4)Good.edit on 28-3-2011 by captaintyinknots because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by 4nsicphd
Originally posted by captaintyinknots
you are right. Legalize it and regulate it. Its that simple. Look at Vegas. They do just fine.
Actually, prostitution is very illegal in Vegas. As it is in most of the most populated counties like Clark (Vegas), Washoe (Reno) and others. It is legal in some rural counties.
Originally posted by sayNOtoROBOTS
If we were to legalize prostitution we would have a huge rise in disease. More then we already have today. Then it would provoke young adults to just sell themselves especially in this economy...Basically the world would turn into a huge disease infested orgy! Gross.