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We can't solve the "psychological problems" of prostitutes, so that makes both pimping and using prostitutes morally ok? Why not make using prostitutes illegal?
by bayesianhorse 13y ago
We can't solve the "psychological problems" of prostitutes, so that makes both pimping and using prostitutes morally ok? Why not make using prostitutes illegal? Seems to work like a charm in Sweden.
In Germany we have legalized prostitution. Turns out, that pimps and illegal prostitution benefited a lot more than "regular" prostitutes, however you define that. For that matter all of these girls would be able to earn more money and live a better life (even illegal immigrants in some cases) if they would just go to the authorities and claim unemployment benefits.
How do you explain that they "prefer" sex work over easier jobs with more money or no job with more money. Easiest explanation: It's not so much about the prostitutes' "preferences".
In many countries around the world, especially the more developed ones there just is no economic need for women to go into low-rate prostitution. More expensive "engagements", maybe, but that's more of an exception than the rule. Even begging is preferable to being kept in a brothel and get raped multiple times a day (no, they don't have "fun", and without "fun" it will feel and hurt like rape).