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    I saw a debate on this subject on another forum, and found it interesting. I thought it would be interesting to see the thoughts of people who work a lot closer to prostitution than the students engaging in the debate.

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    I feel that prostitution should be legalized and regulated. In Nevada and in countries that have legalized prostituion there is less of a problem of prostitution related crime (underage and child prostitution, drug addiction, human trafficing). If prostituion were legalized then LE could concentrate on the child porn industry, the human trafficing industry, instead of spending money on trying to arrest consenting adults engaging in a victumless crime.

    I understand that our Judeo-Christain heritage is a major factor as to why prostitution is now illegal. But this really doesn't seem to be a good enough reason why the business of sex-for-sale is not permitted. Today in the US only 37% of the ENTIRE population attends church regularly, and just over 50% even consider themselves at all religious. For a country that touts a separation of church and state, it seems that this issue is strongly siding with a church influenced law. A totally victumless crime when conducted between two consenting adults.

    I say legalize prostitution, regulate prostitutes much like food handlers or cosmetologists are regulated by local agencies. That way the cops can concentrate on real crimes like child prostitution and the sex slave trade.


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    If you do that than strippers will loose out on money. Why pay for a dance when you can pay for women to have sex with you!
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    Well, some guys do like the "tease" better. They don't have to worry about getting a disease from some stranger. To me, it's the same as escort/stripper ideas. Many escorts are full service, and even that don't claim to be are (I worked for one of these). Full service escort is just a classier way to say prostitute in my opinion.
    But back OT, I say if someone wants to be a prostitute, then so be it. I'd just prefer they be as safe as possible to curb the spread of disease.

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    aussie and nz strippers don't lose out on money, and prostitution is legal over there for the most part.

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    Obviously they do it in Vegas, as in Nevada they have the bunny ranch and other establishments.

    Lets face it, most guys are cheap, even a call girl ( escort or whatever term you would like to use ) that charges 400.00 an hour is sometimes out of their price range - So if what your saying is the case, everybody that strips in the state of Nevada should not be making squat.

    Personally, I wish prostitution would be legalized. That way it would be safer, more regulated and not such a dark alley street corner type of thing.

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    It should be legal. It's safer and regulated. And yep...cheap guys won't pay for protitutes anyways. It doesn't affect Vegas at all. And you would still have custies trying to get in dancers pants because they like to play that game. I'm all for it being legal.

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    Yes, it should be legal - for so many reasons!!!!!
    It is here in Australia thank fucking goodness! It doesn't effect stripping except in Queensland when it shouldn't really. - When the legalised prostitution there they tightened up the strip club laws in a ridiculous manner. One of new laws being that strip clubs could no longer advertise but brothals could. Totally crazy!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paris
    I understand that our Judeo-Christain heritage is a major factor as to why prostitution is now illegal. But this really doesn't seem to be a good enough reason why the business of sex-for-sale is not permitted. Today in the US only 37% of the ENTIRE population attends church regularly, and just over 50% even consider themselves at all religious. For a country that touts a separation of church and state, it seems that this issue is strongly siding with a church influenced law. A totally victumless crime when conducted between two consenting adults.
    And don't forget about the fact that we can't buy booze on Sunday.

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    I think it should be legal, but unless there are extant and compelling reasons (and by extant I mean "extant" - like acutally existing) I don't think it should be regulated anymore than any other business. In fact there are compelling reasons to regulate it LESS - because these are people's BODIES we are regulating. I mean, it's regulated if we force them to pay taxes. That is acceptable. It is not acceptable to demand access to medical records if there is no evidence, compelling or otherwise, that links prostitution to the spread of AIDS.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crow
    Lets face it, most guys are cheap, even a call girl ( escort or whatever term you would like to use ) that charges 400.00 an hour is sometimes out of their price range - So if what your saying is the case, everybody that strips in the state of Nevada should not be making squat.
    A Mercedes is out of my price range too. Does that mean I'm cheap because I see no need to buy one?

    Men do not usually partake of a dancer's services for the same reasons that they would partake of an escort or brothel prostitute, (see the escorts vs. strippers thread in CC), and lets face it, the decision is not always about cost. While a booking at a legal NV brothel can run in the $1-2K range, a guy can easily run up that kind of tab in a SC as well.
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    Yes, i think it should be legalized. Regulated? Eh, maybe. You have to remember, prostitution has been and will be around forever. Any step that can be taken to educate sex workers on safety seems like a step in the right direction.

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    Being from Nevada, and a town with 3 brothels, I feel very strongly that prostitution should be legal AND regulated. Sex is never safe, but the measures taken by brothels make it far safer than girls on the street. I never once saw a prostitute on the street in the town I lived in. Why? Because they didn't have to stay on the street. Legal or not, it's going to continue to exist, why not make it as safe as possible? Outside another town in Nevada, there was a 'high class' brothel that brought alot of business. Businesses/religious groups/etc pushed to close it down. *Keep in mind, most NV brothels are not visible unless you know where to look* 6 months after it closed, the first rape was reported in that county.

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    I have to agree with the legalization and regulation ideas.

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    I honestly don't see why it shouldn't be legal.

    Some women for some reason, can't dance, but are more comfortable just having sex with a guy. I've never really understood it, but I've heard that before.

    Everybody needs to make a living, I have considered doing it a few times, but then realized that I couldn't go through with it, if a guy I was dating ever found out, chances are, even if a woman only did it for a while to support their family or whatever, chances are, the guy would leave.

    Hell, a lot of guys can't handle dating a stripper because they're too insecure!

    Anyways, as long as its regulated, I don't see why it shouldn't be legal.

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    I believe prostitution should be legalized and regulated too, as long as it's between consenting adults and not done on the streets.



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    Quote Originally Posted by leilanicandy
    If you do that than strippers will loose out on money. Why pay for a dance when you can pay for women to have sex with you!
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    Ah... all I know is that it hasn't really affected things here in Australia.

    Locally, when the brothels opened up for business (there is 6 or so with 3 being 10 min taxi from Surfers Paradise where all the strip clubs are located) I never really felt or saw a dip in my income.

    The patrons that frequent brothels (generally speaking) are not the same patrons that frequent strip clubs.

    I'm a little about your worry. I don't see it as 'real' esp. since brothels have been operating within Australia here (even locally on the Gold Coast) for AGES without affecting the strip clubs that much ... if at all.


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    Quote Originally Posted by leilanicandy
    If you do that than strippers will loose out on money. Why pay for a dance when you can pay for women to have sex with you!


    They pay for sex anyway!!! I think prostitution should be legal. Its their bodies and if they want money than thats there bussiness. People have sex and people also get money. So I dont see the problem!!! Prostitutes make more money than strippers. They dont have to pay fees. They make their own schedule and they charge what ever they want to. Prostitution is not really taken that serious anyway, because if it was there would not be any escort services(that are easily found in the PHONE BOOK!) or their would not be any (SO_CALLED) massage parlors.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paris
    I feel that prostitution should be legalized and regulated.
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    As for you Paris, I agree. It should be legal and regulated.
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    Prostitution, even legalized with health controls, is not going to be victimless. There are still customer family issues, as well as issues with the provider's lifestyle in society. That said, it would be easier to justify going then in the USA. In many other places it is not illegal, or if so, not enforced and accepted.
    I loved going to strip clubs; I actually made some friends there. Now things are different for the clubs and for me. As a result I am not as happy.

    Customers are not entitled to grope, disrespect, or rob strippers. This is their job, not their hobby, and they all need income. Clubs are not just some erotic show for guys to view while drinking.

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    I agree with the clear SW consensus for legalization and regulation. About all I can add at this point is that I have been a customer of prostitutes in many places in the world, including areas with just about all possible variations of illegal, criminal vs misdimeanor, regulated, unregulated etc, and there is no question in my mind that legal & (reasonably) regulated is the best situation for customers and most prostitutes. There might be a sense in which it is bad for upscale prostitutes because it brings in a lot of competition from women who would not risk being busted if it where it is illegal.

    I'd also note that quite a few escorts I've met in Australia and Canada (where it is legal) are also dancers, at least at some point in their careers.

    I disagree with GCG that brothels and SCs have a very different customer base; almost all guys I know of who see escorts also sometime go to SCs. (Of course the reverse might not be true.) This is in the US, maybe different in Oz.

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    how will you get wet for a customer? Not every single customer is going to be your type? What type of regulation will be done to proctect the women. How would you know if a custy has aids? would you have a bouncer or somebody wacthing in another room to protect the woman? How will the goverment regulate this profession. when tax season come around how can they put taxes on your pussy?
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    I'm going to work for the IRS's auditing department when Uncle Sam starts taxing pussy!


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    I continue to be amazed that selling sex and pot can put you in jail but owning lethal weapons is just fine and dandy. Decriminalize it!

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    And liquor damages more livers and causes more auto deaths than cocaine and meth combined. Yet it is legal.
    I loved going to strip clubs; I actually made some friends there. Now things are different for the clubs and for me. As a result I am not as happy.

    Customers are not entitled to grope, disrespect, or rob strippers. This is their job, not their hobby, and they all need income. Clubs are not just some erotic show for guys to view while drinking.

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