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I prefer Germany, Austria and Switzerland's model. Its not a panacea in preventing trafficking but for the workers that want to be there it doesn't criminalize
by rolltiide 7y ago
I prefer Germany, Austria and Switzerland's model.
Its not a panacea in preventing trafficking but for the workers that want to be there it doesn't criminalize them, and the market for establishments are pretty competitive and great for patrons. Game of Thrones can't even compare, while many tourists corral themselves over to one street in Amsterdam due to its marketing campaign even though there are whole countries that are way more awesome.
The std testing is the most attractive part of these systems. "Tolerant" and "Decriminalized" places do not have the capability of offering that. Let alone everywhere that outrights criminalizes workers and/or Johns.
I think the population health should be a prong that is weighed heavier. Regulated systems do that. If there is any coercion of the sex workers then spend resources enforcing that and providing avenues just like anybody else in a domestic abuse relationship.
- k__ 7y agoAs far as I know the problem here in Germany is legalization. They could simply have decriminalized prostitution and leave procuration illegal, but no, they had to throw around with laws to make the live of sex-workers harder.
- 3131s 7y agoWhy is that making sex workers lives harder?
- k__ 7y agoIf they have to follow more laws, their work gets harder. If prostitution was just decriminalized, their work would just have been easier, it would have been a normal job like every other job.
- rolltiide 7y ago"Just decriminalized" means there is no confidence or way to assume that the sex workers are routinely tested. Pass. As a sidenote, this reminds me of another reason why criminalization is a waste of time as it only ensnares the poor or impatient, while an even distribution of the more privileged ones of us engage in the exact same behaviors but where it is legal, remaining upstanding citizens by every metric.
- 3131s 7y agoI can't understand what you are trying to say. I think you're confused about what these terms mean.
- rolltiide 7y agoI feel like this is the opposite of what I just described as great