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Now apply that same kind of thinking to legalized prostitution and human trafficking.
by tomcam 2y ago
Now apply that same kind of thinking to legalized prostitution and human trafficking.
- BobaFloutist 2y agoI'm far from an expert in the issue, but I think that most people that support the legalization of prostitution don't support the legalization of human trafficking.
- dvngnt_ 2y agoi think in both cases regulation is the key. for gambling there could be max $ per bet/month/year and for SW more testing and background checks to blacklist bad actors
- singleshot_ 2y agoOkay! > worst aspect is the large amount of marketing and advertising these platforms receive Virtually no one is advertising prostitution or human trafficking — certainly not to the degree that gambling is being advertised. By extension, it seems we can agree prostitution and human trafficking are not nearly as severe a problem as gambling.
- some_random 2y agoThat's a really bad example because prostitution by itself is victimless crime. In fact, it's perfectly legal when money doesn't change hands! With gambling you have a winner and a loser, so all the other issues end up downstream necessarily whereas human trafficking (and other issues with sex work) is an enabling tool for criminals running prostitution operations.
- BobaFloutist 2y agoThe weirdest thing is that (paid) prostitution is completely legal as long as there's a camera involved and you distribute the recording.