why is prostitution agianst the law?

Question

i mean ther is speeding well duh you can kill some one but what about this is it just a christian thing or what i woulder why? and if its to contral hiv or something dont the guys know that already whats the propose?

hahaha cant tax it lol well i guess

Answer 1

IN a nutshell because they get paid in cash and you can't tax them. If two adults meet at a bar and want to have sex the law doesn't care, but if money is involved then it is considered illegal. So you can come to the conclusion from this it is about money not morality or harm to others.

That is why back room gambling is wrong, but not legal gambling, as they can tax it.

RMR

Answer 2

No. Prostitution is, in itself, a victimless crime. It is a commercial transaction between consenting . . . I was about to say adults, but that is a big part of the problem, isn't it? It's not always adults. When it is, it is nobody's business but the persons involved. When prostitution is connected to other crimes, kidnapping for example, then it is that other crime that is the problem. Children stolen to be prostitutes are children stolen: that's wrong no matter what. Prostitution which involves pimps enslaving women by the use of drugs is a different crime altogether. Again, consent is the key. If she could get the drug from a doctor, or even just at the pharmacy, she would not be a slave to the pimp. For many, if she could get help to quit the drug, she would do so.

Answer 3

Contrary to popular opinion, the government could EASILY tax and regulate prostitution so I don't think that's one of the reasons it's banned. Prostitution is legal and taxed in some places, and it's a system that works quite well in Nevada and Amsterdam, for instance. I believe it's banned in most of the U.S. mainly for various reasons such as:

1) Ignorant right-wing religious moralists who still not only think that sex only properly belongs in marriage, but also feel that it's proper for the government to enforce this idea using criminal laws.

2) Misguided left-wing feminist politicians who think it exploits women, when in fact anti-prostitution laws do nothing but try to control what women do with their bodies and end up hurting prostitutes by criminalizing them.

3) Health reasons, particularly STDs. Although, curiously, we don't see the government trying to ban restaurants just because people can die from spoiled food - they issue licenses and inspect them. Same can be done with brothels.

4) Public nuisance. Local residents and business owners simply don't want prostitutes and johns doing their thing right in front of their homes or their clients, and when it comes down to it, they're the ones who always call the cops and complain. All we need to fix this problem is sensible zoning laws. Brothels can be properly zoned so that they can only be allowed to operate in industrial areas or outside city limits, away from residential neighborhoods or cultural centers.

Personally, I think it should be legalized in certain circumstances because ultimately, the government has no right to punish consenting adults for engaging in private behavior when they're not bothering anybody else. They can be taxed, regulated, and inspected for health code or safety violations just like any other business. Prostitutes would have a safe and clean place to work where they have the same rights and legal protections as other kinds of workers, and wouldn't have to risk their safety or their lives by working out in the street.

Answer 4

It's not really because you can't tax or regulate it - you could easily do that.

It's simple - some people think they can stick their nose in other people's business. Look at the answers about "immoral and trashy." Hey, if I want to be immoral and trashy that's my business. And the ones who whine about STDs. Hey, that's a good reason for banning pretty much all sex. (Oops, gave them another idea). And demeaning women? As if that doesn't happen on television every night (or to most people when they get to the office and have to talk to their jerk boss). Let women decide whether they are being demeaned or not.

Unless it involves children or lack of consent, it's none of your business who has sex with who, or why. That includes money.

Answer 5

Creating a profession that's demoralizing to women. That would be the effect of legalized prostitution. Vegas is a city that promotes bad behavior, like the TV ads that say you can come, get laid, catch a disease and lose all your money, but they won't tell on you.

Answer 6

Actually prostitution was illegal long before HIV was a word. I think women got it illegalized, because they had this thing for a long time about "Why buy the cow when you get the milk for free?" Then they realized there were all these rent-a-cows out on the street screwing up their whole business model.

Or it may have had something to do with all the syphilous that was going around, but I think the rent-a-cows are funnier.

Answer 7

If you do your home work that is the oldest proff that has been around before christ.The gov cant get their hands on the taxes like they did with beer/wine/cigs/.And the state of Nevada is the only place here where it is legal.If guess when they figure it out they will up their money 2 fold,including reffer also.

Answer 8

because prostitution is usually associated with other crimes, like drugs etc.

it has become epidemic in the child prostitution and sex slave trade preying on innocent victims around the globe.

it has been and will always be with the human race and i think it should be regulated, not for taxes, but for the protection for those who practice it.

the aids epidemic in third world countries are highly the results of this trade. families and lives are destroyed so yes this is a dangerous trade for all.

Answer 9

Why do Americans invariably imagine the world works The American Way? Prostitution is NOT against the law everywhere, not in most civilized nations, anyway, which pretty much excludes the U.S. See Prostitution under Legality at wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution.

Answer 10

Smarty Pants hit it on the head. Impossible to tax.

Many countries allow prostitution. It's usually handled through parlors so taxes are collected in most cases. Probably don't get everything they should but then what tax man does.

I can't imagine this country ever legalizing it. To many uptight folks on this issue. You can lie,cheat and steal but you are not allowed to buy love.