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10-28-2008, 07:09 PM
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but this is sending out the wrong message about sex workers. It's NOT OK.  |
What message is being sent out? I mean abortion is considered to be much more morally reprehensible than prostitution by many, yet we've legalized it. In fact, many of the justifications for legalized abortion are the same as for legalizing prostitution, among them, the safety of the participants, the government being able to help stop the spread of infections/disease, that the practice would go on with or without government intervention.
As liberal as your town tends to be in this area, prostitution seems to be an odd place to draw the line.
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10-28-2008, 07:42 PM
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What message is being sent out?
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That it's ok to be a prostitute and that it's ok to be a prostitute without consequence.
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10-29-2008, 12:34 PM
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That it's ok to be a prostitute and that it's ok to be a prostitute without consequence.
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You can't legislate morality. I mean, you can try, but it will never succeed.
It is going to happen whether or not it is legal, why not make it safer?
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10-29-2008, 12:36 PM
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You can't legislate morality. I mean, you can try, but it will never succeed.
It is going to happen whether or not it is legal, why not make it safer?
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Sure, make it safer, just not in my city.
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10-29-2008, 12:45 PM
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Sure, make it safer, just not in my city.
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You'd rather for it to be dangerous in your city?
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10-29-2008, 06:11 PM
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You'd rather for it to be dangerous in your city?
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It's already dangerous to be a prostitute.
The bottom line is I don't want prostitution to be legal in my city.
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10-29-2008, 06:33 PM
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It's already dangerous to be a prostitute.
The bottom line is I don't want prostitution to be legal in my city.
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It wouldn't already be dangerous if it was already controlled, so why don't you want it to be controlled?
Also, why do you not want it in your city? I mean, it isn't like people would be forcing you to purchase or sell. It doesn't affect you and it makes it safer for the people who do purchase those services and those that sell them.
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10-29-2008, 01:18 PM
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Sure, make it safer, just not in my city.
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Ah, NIMBY! You've done me so good for so long!
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10-29-2008, 05:40 PM
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You can't legislate morality. I mean, you can try, but it will never succeed.
It is going to happen whether or not it is legal, why not make it safer?
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All laws are legislating morality. On what foundation do you think they stand if not morality?
Couldn't we say that any crime is going to happen anyway, so why not make it safer?
Ideally, I think there has to be a compelling reason why the state is granted the right to restrict individual liberty when we make laws, but to pretend that most criminal law is based on something other than morality seems goofy.
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