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people trade all kinds of things for all kinds of things. We need to leave people be. should prostitution be regulated at all? I think that should be left at
by stretchwithme 16y ago
people trade all kinds of things for all kinds of things. We need to leave people be.
should prostitution be regulated at all? I think that should be left at the local level. And I mean very local. It should be possibile for neighborhoods to ban it when most people don't want it and keep it legal where people are ok with it, right in the same city.
I believe many people try to control things like prostitution, drugs and gambling because they do not wish to be around it or have it devaluing their property, not because they wish to control what everyone else is doing. We need to find ways to let them do this and still preserve the freedom of others.
- pavel_lishin 16y agoI'm all for requiring sex workers to test themselves for STDs, and requiring them to disclose any that they do have. Kind of hard to dismiss that with "caveat emptor" - I know there are instant HIV tests, but what about everything else?
- stretchwithme 16y agoAnd I support the right of you and your neighbors to do exactly that in your neighborhood.
- flatline 16y agoWait - you're saying that a district could legalize prositution and claim to screen for STDs without centralized regulation and oversight? Caveat emptor indeed...
- mseebach 16y agoWait - you're saying that a man should be able to pick up a random street-walker and be right to expect that congress has made sure she's properly tested for STDs? /sarcasm Such schemes would likely come as "labels" that the district or individual sex workers buy into, provided that they comply with the regulations set up by the label. Some labels might gain a reputation for being stricter and cleaner then others, other might be cheaper and "good enough".
- stretchwithme 16y agowrong. The United Nations is even more centralized, so it will do a better job. At least until the United Federation of Planets is formed. :-) jk. You're right about labels or brands. It works for every other product.
- Psyonic 16y agoTrue, but its not that simple. Don't forget about knock-offs. It may be hard to fake an iPhone, but its not too hard to fake clothing, and I can't imagine it will be too hard for a prostitute to fake a "clean" badge to increase her hourly rate, if its worth her while.
- stretchwithme 16y agoI think people know that and wouldn't rely solely on a prostitute's word, especially when there are other legal certification services. Would you buy a electrical appliance that was not certified by Underwriter's Laboratories? Or buy a car that had no crash test rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety? Would you take the word of a car company that "oh, we don't need that stuff. we done tested it ourself." It seems humans do know how to solve safety problems without coercion, at least when allowed to. There is no reason to believe prostitution is any different.
- rjurney 16y agoSee: Public health. The federal government, and even 'world government' have been wildly successful in this area. As a result, the quality of human life has dramatically improved.
- stretchwithme 16y agothere are different ways of pursuing public health. and just saying public health efforts were successful is not the same as proving that coercion improves health more than cooperation and at a reasonable cost I can restrict everyone to their homes and stop all disease transmission. yeeaa, we found the correct approach. not
- stretchwithme 16y agono, I said its up to each district what they do. If they wish to avail themselves of some certifying authority they can certainly do that. And yes its buyer beware. As it always is when you decide to have sex. When things people want are illegal, they are LESS safe. There is no visibility, no legal liability, very little incentive to build and protect a brand name. Alcohol was a lot less safe during prohibition. And the crime was very dangerous as well. Legalization is much safer and its rare that people die from the manufacturing and distribution of alcohol today.
- philwelch 16y agoAlcohol is strictly regulated by all levels of government.
- stretchwithme 16y agocentralized decision making is less effective anyway. Human intelligence is distributed for a reason. No central authority has even half the facts you do about your own situation and a tiny fraction of the self interest at stake that you do.