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Yes, but how does making prostitution illegal help against trafficking? It just makes the scene go (further) underground, and the actual victims can't even go t
by apk17 12y ago
Yes, but how does making prostitution illegal help against trafficking? It just makes the scene go (further) underground, and the actual victims can't even go to the police now because they get arrested themselves (albeit probably just instead of being deported immediately).
Also, I'd like to see a reference on the 'most' and 'frequently'.
- eru 12y agoIn some countries in Scandinavia, buying sex is illegal, but selling is legal. That combats this exact problem somewhat.
- runeks 12y agoThis does not combat anything. The prostitute is trying to sell something to someone. Making it illegal for the customer to buy something from the prostitute does not solve anything. In fact, it discourages the customer from entering into the exchange. There is a reason that a person chooses to be a prostitute. You may not agree with that person's decision, but criminalizing one party of the exchange doesn't change the prostitute's available choices. In many cases, prostitution is the only way to finance drug addiction, because of drug prohibition. You can criminalize any party -- the prostituted or the customer -- and it doesn't address the root issue, it only suppresses it.
- tertius 12y ago"Making it illegal for the customer to buy something from the prostitute does not solve anything. In fact, it discourages the customer from entering into the exchange." What it does is destroy the market for those exploiting prostitutes. I.e. traffickers. It changes very little for those who want to engage in sex with prostitutes.