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> What's undeniable _in practice_, is that legal prostitution leads to less criminal behaviour and exploitation. Uh, that's totally deniable. Ten years ago, G
by Nitramp 7y ago
> What's undeniable _in practice_, is that legal prostitution leads to less criminal behaviour and exploitation.
Uh, that's totally deniable.
Ten years ago, Germany legalized prostitution in an attempt to reduce crime and improve sex workers rights, standing, etc. Curiously at the same time, Sweden made prostitution illegal (incl. soliciting), for the exact same reasons.
Ten years later, the outcome is pretty clear. Germany is seeing exploitation and trafficking on a much larger scale, mostly because the criminals can more easily hide behind a screen of legality. Sweden sees less trafficking and exploitation.
- ralusek 7y agoI would see Germany as a failure of the state to take an active role in ensuring consent.
- mensetmanusman 7y agoThey tried as hard as a strong state can try.
- kelnos 7y agoJust declaring something legal or illegal is not sufficient to solve any kind of societal issue. The right laws need to be in place to be effective. I have no idea what Germany did, but if all they did was one day say "hey, it's legal to be a sex worker now, go nuts!" ... then the outcome they got is not surprising at all. Even if they did more than that, it's a complex issue, and you need a comprehensive legal framework in place in order to ensure that exploited sex workers have a path to justice. If the response from exploiters is "well, sex work is legal", and the law buys that and looks the other way, then the law was not made particularly well.