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Human trafficking is it's own problem, it's a constant. It would be rendered a moot point if laws were permissive enough to allow sex workers to organize in suc

Human trafficking is it's own problem, it's a constant. It would be rendered a moot point if laws were permissive enough to allow sex workers to organize in such a way that they could operate under high quality conditions, e.g. reputable brothels. The foreign mob who traffics would then have to compete with institutions that have a reputation among the populace for good working conditions. The issues surrounding drugs are similar. Narco states and mob control don't disappear overnight from legalization, but the increase in legitimate avenues takes over their market share over time. Even in countries were laws are relatively more permissive, operations are relegated to the streets, and the Nordic Model has resulted in terrible working conditions.

throwaway0a5e 5y ago
>The foreign mob who traffics would then have to compete with institutions that have a reputation among the populace for good working conditions. If the brothel organization or the .gov adds too much overhead cost there will be ample room for the criminals' overhead. Weed is an example of this. The .gov couldn't resist taxing the crap out of it so there's still a black market.
- slothtrop 5y ago
  Of course there's still a black market for marijuana. There's a black market for tobacco and liquor too. But it will be reduced to a specter of what it was.
bart_spoon 5y ago
> Human trafficking is it's own problem, it's a constant. This isn't necessarily true though. Research has shown that increasing legalization for sex work leads to both more "reputable" sex work and more sex trafficking.
- slothtrop 5y ago
  The research doesn't show that it "scales" with legalization, it shows that quasi-legalization results in more increases in traffic than full prohibition. That's not surprising.
  - GPerson 5y ago
    If it’s not surprising why do you seem so confident that legalizing prostitution is the best idea? It sounds like in the less than ideal world we live in it’s likely to lead to more human trafficking, and more negative situations for women generally.
    - slothtrop 5y ago
      Because full legalization would allow for stronger regulation and protections that would disincentivize patronizing of trafficked prostitution. We can plainly see the advantage with drugs, it's the same thing. At the outset, decriminalization of marijuana increases trafficking from the underworld in the short-run. Legalization eventually leads to a regulated market that circumvents illegal channels, and decimates their market share. This is beginning to be the case with marijuana. There's no reason to believe it would be any different for sex work. Germany unveiled new regulations just a few years ago, stay tuned for new statistics this decade.

throwaway0a5e 5y ago

>The foreign mob who traffics would then have to compete with institutions that have a reputation among the populace for good working conditions. If the brothel organization or the .gov adds too much overhead cost there will be ample room for the criminals' overhead. Weed is an example of this. The .gov couldn't resist taxing the crap out of it so there's still a black market.

slothtrop 5y ago
Of course there's still a black market for marijuana. There's a black market for tobacco and liquor too. But it will be reduced to a specter of what it was.

bart_spoon 5y ago

> Human trafficking is it's own problem, it's a constant. This isn't necessarily true though. Research has shown that increasing legalization for sex work leads to both more "reputable" sex work and more sex trafficking.

slothtrop 5y ago
The research doesn't show that it "scales" with legalization, it shows that quasi-legalization results in more increases in traffic than full prohibition. That's not surprising.
- GPerson 5y ago
  If it’s not surprising why do you seem so confident that legalizing prostitution is the best idea? It sounds like in the less than ideal world we live in it’s likely to lead to more human trafficking, and more negative situations for women generally.
  - slothtrop 5y ago
    Because full legalization would allow for stronger regulation and protections that would disincentivize patronizing of trafficked prostitution. We can plainly see the advantage with drugs, it's the same thing. At the outset, decriminalization of marijuana increases trafficking from the underworld in the short-run. Legalization eventually leads to a regulated market that circumvents illegal channels, and decimates their market share. This is beginning to be the case with marijuana. There's no reason to believe it would be any different for sex work. Germany unveiled new regulations just a few years ago, stay tuned for new statistics this decade.