and people still want to legalize prostitution.... (minimum wage, lawyers, suspect)

[58robbo]

Originally Posted by Thaskateguy

It's caled s a r c a s m

really? obviously you were trying to get a point across using sarcasm? what is that point then?

[Braunwyn]

Originally Posted by jtur88

I thought this thread was about the criminalization (and consequent arrest) that you defend for reasons of public health ramifications.

I was responding to 58robbo's statement that it should not be regulated. To quote him..."imho, prostitution should be legal and unregulated" post#123

[58robbo]

Originally Posted by Braunwyn

It's not about banning. People that are obese, who smoke, who engage in risky behavior, etc pay higher premiums. Do you take issue with this? Of course not.

so what do you propose then?

[Thaskateguy]

Originally Posted by 58robbo

really? obviously you were trying to get a point across using sarcasm? what is that point then?

Sorry---the point is that Laws do not now, and have never in the past, in fact, prevent crimes.

[58robbo]

Originally Posted by Braunwyn

I was responding to 58robbo's statement that it should not be regulated. To quote him..."imho, prostitution should be legal and unregulated" post#123

we seem to be making progress here jtur. i could be wrong but braunwyn's earlier posts seemed to suggest that she was in favor of the current system. she now seems to have changed her stance in favor of regulated prostitution.

[jtur88]

Originally Posted by Braunwyn

I was responding to 58robbo's statement that it should not be regulated. To quote him..."imho, prostitution should be legal and unregulated" post#123

My apologies for misreading your intent.

I would tend to agree, though that even regulation would be unnecessary, as long as there are plenty of other laws on the books that already regulate commerce. If the consenting adults involved in prostitution do not break any other existing laws against things like fraud, physical violence, kidnapping, coercion, etc., I don't see anything about it that needs to be regulated.

There is no regulatory law in any jurisdiction that I know of that requires employees to wash their hands before returning to work. Voluntary commerce takes place with the understanding that such measures are the procedural norm, with no statutory regulation necessary. The policing is done by the perceptions of a clientele free to take its business elsewhere.

Regulatory edicts have a strong tendency to gravitate rapidly to the absurd. In the county I live in, the sale of alcoholic beverages is regulated, such that beer cannot be sold at a supermarket on Sunday morning. I am hard pressed to justify that regulatory restriction on the grounds of any public order or safety. I can only presume that regulated prostitution would make it an offense to engage a hooker on Sunday morning. The so-called "Ilya's Law", from the Melina Mercouri film.

[John McKay]

I think it should be legal in all states. It's one of the oldest jobs on earth

[Minnesota Driver]

Better to keep it on the down low. I don't need that kind of thing on my expense reports.

[58robbo]

Originally Posted by jtur88

My apologies for misreading your intent.

I would tend to agree, though that even regulation would be unnecessary, as long as there are plenty of other laws on the books that already regulate commerce. If the consenting adults involved in prostitution do not break any other existing laws against things like fraud, physical violence, kidnapping, coercion, etc., I don't see anything about it that needs to be regulated.

There is no regulatory law in any jurisdiction that I know of that requires employees to wash their hands before returning to work. Voluntary commerce takes place with the understanding that such measures are the procedural norm, with no statutory regulation necessary. The policing is done by the perceptions of the clientele.

we have become institutionalized through our education and the media to believe that regulation is the answer to everything. whilst regulation has many stats which it can hold up as proof of its effectiveness, it's the unintended consequences of this action which go unnoticed. the worst of these unitended consequences is apathy! john's believe the girls are safe because they get tested and this leads to carelessness. investors believe their funds are safe because the sec is watching over them(maddoff). etc etc. i guess this should be the topic for another thread though.

[58robbo]

Originally Posted by Minnesota Driver

Better to keep it on the down low. I don't need that kind of thing on my expense reports.

funny you should mention that. just remembering this story about this member of parliament here in england called jacqui smith. she has been a leading opponent of legalizing prostitution and launched legislation stating that there will no longer be any excuses for people who pay for sex. funny then that this excuse for a human being claimed on her expense report for two pornos at a hotel she and her husband were staying at.