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The other day I walk passed the free paper and I look I see the mugshots of 16 guys on there next to them I see in big bold letters "Sweep 16". So I figure hmm maybe sex offenders? But no when I picked up the paper and read the tiny little caption underneath "Sweep 16" it said they were arrested for picking up hookers.
Hookers? That's it? Their mugshot is on front of the newspaper because they wanted to pay for sex?
I just don't get what the hell the big deal is and to spend tax money on a sting to bust these guys who did nothing wrong in my opinion.
I don't think there is any thing wrong with prostitution. The ladies (or guys in some cases) are getting pay for providing a service. Where is the problem? Maybe if they would pay taxes on that income then the government wouldn't have such a problem with it.
For me, I don't see happy hookers with the heart of gold I see the women that don't look happy. Their lives are hard and revolve around drug abuse and physical abuse. I don't know......guys who pay for it imho are just feeding into a system of abuse. After all, how many of those women are actually teen runaways? Or even brought to this country as sex slaves? It happens.
I think that prostitution is wrong, but wrong or right there will always be people who will sell themselves and people who will pay for it. If they were to legalize prostitution, it would be a much safer business. Take Nevada for example, the girls that are working in legal establishments are generally well taken care of. They do not have pimps who beat them, they are protected from physical harm by their customers, they have regular health checkups, and safe sex practices are used to insure that niether the prositute or their customers catch STDs. Plus I believe that the Wh***houses in NV have to pay taxes on the income they generate.
Illegal prostituition, is not safe for anyone. The girls are treated poorly, they use all sorts of drugs, they could have God knows what as far as STDs, and the pimps don't protect them very well from abusers, as long as they get their money they don't care what happens to the prositute.
Some prostitutes are as good as a gun, as some have HIV or Aides and give it to their clients, who then in turn can give it to their spouses or other people they mess around with. Look at how lucky Magic Johnson was in not giving HIV to his wife after he messed around with a prostitute and got it. I didn't care that he got HIV from the prostitute, that was his own stupid fault for messing around, but his wife was innocent and came awfully close to being a victim of his stupidiness.
When it comes to illegal prostitution, I think that it's only fair that the mug shots of the "Johns and Janes" they pick up be front page news. Only so that people who sleep with these "Johns and Janes" can be aware of the possible risk of catching an STD. I think that is why so much tax money goes into these stings. It is to protect the generall public from serious health risks.
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When it comes to illegal prostitution, I think that it's only fair that the mug shots of the "Johns and Janes" they pick up be front page news. Only so that people who sleep with these "Johns and Janes" can be aware of the possible risk of catching an STD. I think that is why so much tax money goes into these stings. It is to protect the generall public from serious health risks.
Should we also start putting the sufferers of any dangerous contagious disease on the front page?
Tuberculosis for example?
And those who've contracted HIV thru transfusions? After all, though they may not be paying for it they may well be having sex.
I don't think there is any thing wrong with prostitution. The ladies (or guys in some cases) are getting pay for providing a service. Where is the problem? Maybe if they would pay taxes on that income then the government wouldn't have such a problem with it.
The problem with prostitution lies primarily in the fact that many (most?) prostitutes are not prostitutes by choice. Many are runaway girls who have been forced into it. Or drug abusers who are turning tricks to get some drug money.
The problem with prostitution lies primarily in the fact that many (most?) prostitutes are not prostitutes by choice. Many are runaway girls who have been forced into it. Or drug abusers who are turning tricks to get some drug money.
It's not just a free trade of money for goods.
They are still making money to make a living. Would you rather have them steal? Even if they are drug "abusers" (and that's something else I have no problem with), who cares? they are not selling the drugs to you and they are not forcing you to have sex with them.
Drug users are no different than those that buy alcohol or cigarettes. The only difference is that, once again, it is not regulated by the government, therefore, no taxes are collected. That's why both practices are illegal in the USA.
When it comes to illegal prostitution, I think that it's only fair that the mug shots of the "Johns and Janes" they pick up be front page news. Only so that people who sleep with these "Johns and Janes" can be aware of the possible risk of catching an STD. I think that is why so much tax money goes into these stings. It is to protect the generall public from serious health risks.
Um no, I have no interest in knowing about the private lives of individuals. It's not my business if someone chooses to go to a prostitute to get their fix. And if the guy catches something, that's his fault. If he chooses not to tell his wife/girlfriend/next sexual partner, that's his problem of course & ALSO the person he's having sex with for not using a condom. Sexual lives of people are nobody's business & to embarrass them by broadcasting that on the front page of a paper is completely ridiculous.
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Poor desperate losers! 
