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It's outlawed because, while it may be a victimless crime, it's not a victimless industry.
by sliverstorm 12y ago
It's outlawed because, while it may be a victimless crime, it's not a victimless industry.
- heylefty 12y agoIf each instance of the supposed crime is victimless, where do the supposed victims come from?
- sliverstorm 12y agoCollateral damage? If an 18 year old girl consents to prostitute herself, she isn't a victim of a "crime of prostitution". But if she was kidnapped as a child from her home country and traffiked to become a prostitute, she is considered a victim of the "industry of prostitution". None of the crimes against her were prostitution. But the crimes against her were committed in the name of prostitution.
- heylefty 12y agoA victim of human trafficking is not a victim of prostitution. Nor is such victimization any sort of collateral damage, it is direct. Furthermore, the legalization of prostitution will reduce human trafficking (and therefore victimization by it) by providing a safer and higher quality alternative in any and all cases.
- icebraining 12y agoWell, criminalizing the victims surely helps /s
- yxhuvud 12y agoOther industries that have had a lot of victims have been made safe with workplace safety standards and unions. Why would that be a worse solution?
- sliverstorm 12y agoMaybe it can be done that way. My interpretation is that the outlawing of prostitution is an old law from long ago when we didn't have the precision for regulation and safety, and it hasn't been revisited yet. Perhaps due to people's personal ethical beliefs.