To get it out of public bathrooms etc...
2007-08-29 14:33:12 · 20 answers · asked by Enigma 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Well, dear...it certainly seems to work in the Netherlands.
Ask anyone who's been there.
The country is cleaner and nicer looking than ours; their people take pride in it.
They just don't have the Puritanical hang-ups that many of us do.
The government tolerates possession and use of small amounts of cannabis. The prostitutes are licensed and their health checked regularly. Universal health care is a right of citizenship. Virtually everyone works/has a job.
And last but not least, their teen pregnancy rate is 1/9th that of the USA.
2007-08-29 14:48:04 · answer #1 · answered by John Doe 1st 4 · 7⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't support it in that light--I don't think this scandal would be a good reason to go and legalize this activity. The best arguments for legalizing it are the victimless crime argument, the better regulation argument, the it can be taxed argument, and the it's going to happen anyway argument. As far as these are concerned, I'm not convinced it's victimless crime, at least in 100 percent of the cases. As far as better regulation is concerned, this is true, however, any economist will tell you that regulation always creates a black market-those who will perform the service w/out regulation for a better price. The ability to tax an activity is never a good reason to legalize an activity. Finally, I don't really have an answer for the fact that it's going to happen anway. This or me is actually the most compelling argument, even though it seems the most specious. Since it's going to happen, then it should be decriminalized and regulated.
2007-08-29 22:26:05 · answer #2 · answered by Trav 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Calling a bathroom, "Public,"
does not mean it is open season
for deviant behaviors.
It has a specific definition
under Public Health laws
as to how it must be
maintained in order to allow
the public to use it.
Maybe we should require
perverts to take out hunting licenses
and wear red jackets.
The Craig scandal simply
underscores why we as a nation
need to discuss sexuality openly
and welcome people of all
persuasions into the discussion.
Then people like the Senator
wouldn't have to live a secretive
bisexual scam of an existence.
As one of the chief policy makers
in the United States
he is part of the problem,
not part of the solution --
in more ways than one.
2007-08-29 21:50:30 · answer #3 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Prostitution is a quasi victimless crime. The biggest problem with victimless crimes is the company they force one to keep. Being a crime causes the price to go up & no tax is maded on the transaction. Any medical bills created from it is frequently paid by the taxpayer.
The main item that it hurts is marriage. If prostitution was legal the people that call marriage nothing more than legal prostitution would loose that saying.
2007-08-29 21:45:39 · answer #4 · answered by viablerenewables 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I supported the legalization of prostitution long before this scandal. It's a much more pragmatic solution than being in denial about the issue. The Netherlands has it right.
2007-08-29 21:43:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
No with STD's and the crime that is common with it no.
It is in a few places such as Nevada and it is all over now. Why make things easier when self control is needed not less.
SEXX is great but it should be between two people committed and not like a gas pump to pull up and fill the tan at a quickie mart.
2007-08-30 06:41:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even without the scandal, it just makes sense to legalize it. Hey, if sex is athletic, can we expect to see it as an olympic sport some time in the future? That might get interesting.
2007-08-29 21:39:19 · answer #7 · answered by Nc Jay 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I always have. as long as its regulated it can be safe and very lucrative to the workers, owners of the business, and the gov because said people will pay taxes
[prostitution does not hurt marriage. I'm sorry so many people think marriage is about sex. its not. marriage is about a commitment to another person where in the eyes of the law you are one unit, not two people. prostitution is a short-lasting business interaction]
2007-08-29 22:09:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You know I agree with this, to get it out of the public bathrooms, and look at sweden and their culture about sex its so much more natual over there.
2007-08-30 00:44:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This might solve a long age problem that I've heard women frequently complain about. That men go after them just for their body.
People are always going to do just what they want to do. So if you give them a place to do it, they won't have to get them self's in trouble to fill the void..
2007-08-29 22:35:01 · answer #10 · answered by Arthur G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋