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These guys were undoubtedly sleazeballs but I find it shocking to see this sudden wave of legistlation and enforcement against prostitution and its fa cilitatio
by mattsfrey 9y ago
These guys were undoubtedly sleazeballs but I find it shocking to see this sudden wave of legistlation and enforcement against prostitution and its fa cilitation regardless. Craigslist, backpages, et al have been around for decades practically and everyone knows what the deal is. I thought we'd be on the edge of legalization, not doing a 180 in 2018.
EDIT: To clarify, I don't think any of this has anything to do with the declared intent, and commentary from those in a position to actually know about the issue are virtually universally against shutting down these mediums.
- warent 9y agoLegalization of exploiting women and children? I hope I'm misinterpreting what you're saying
- jschwartzi 9y agoI think they mean legalization of consenting adults selling sex to each other.
- lighthazard 9y agoLegalization of sex work where consenting adult individual(s) gets paid to do things with other consenting adult individual(s).
- azinman2 9y agoThe motivation was those held against their will, not some small percentage of victimless women with healthy psychies and great childhoods and no drug addiction who consciously chose sex work because they think it empowers them.
- hackinthebochs 9y agoHell of a false dichotomy you constructed there.
- odessacubbage 9y agofrankly i think turning sex work into a profession that requires a license to operate with the requirement of being verified to be of age by the state would do far more to cull child exploitation than making a grey market greyer, more underground & dangerous for the workers involved. make it taxable, zoneable and most importantly, give those involved the ability to find recourse and protection under the law.