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> 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 lead

• 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.