As a counsellor, I have been approached by a woman working as a prostitute who seeks counselling, which I am more than happy to provide. But I would like to clarify: as I know for a fact that her money has been earned illegally, am I in turn breaking the law by accepting that money?
2007-09-08 06:47:57 · 26 answers · asked by Geoff G 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, unless you are acting as their pimp, although you may feel it is unethical to accept money that comes from illegal activities. If you feel this way, your best option is to provide counselling at no charge to these people.
2007-09-08 06:54:18 · answer #1 · answered by shroomigator 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, it is probably immoral but not illegal. In the perfect world you would offer her counselling free of charge, to show her that people can be moral and caring but I don't think this would stop her from earning her living whilst she sorts her life out, so nor do I think you should. The bigger question is where do you draw the line? When you know someone has earned money illegally e.g. Armed robbery, murder etc. In my opinion it would be wrong to accept money from a client in this position, so I suppose the answer is that it depends on what you personally consider as too immoral a subject to accept as a client.
2007-09-08 07:27:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO NO YOU ARE NOT:
English Common Law is Not in the act but in the Intent
In the United Kingdom Prostitution is NOT illegal
Importuning IS
Soliciting IS
Living off (with FULL Knowledge) immoral earnings IS
as you are doing NONE of the above
You are within the Law
2007-09-08 11:42:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no question of illegality here. For example, a criminal pays you with stolen goods. If you accept them as payment, knowing they were stolen, you could be convicted of handling stolen goods.
Your dilemma is purely moral, as there can be no link established between your accepting of the money and the fact it was earned from prostitution. You had no hand, act or part in the prositution, in any form. It is the same as her landlord accepting the rent from her in cash from prositution as it is not stolen money, it is not the property of another. You or her landlord, for example, have not commited a crime against another or the state in accepting the money.
You must decide whether it is against the ethics of your profession and most importantly against your personal ethics and conscience to accept the money
2007-09-08 07:24:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Appreciate you may be uncomfortable with the situation, but that's your call to make and only you can decide. An ethical/moral/legal judgment call that only you can determine.
Although soliciting prostitution is unlawful and morally debatable, bear in mind that there's alot more money out there earned in far more horrific ways, some of which may possibly at some stage have passed through your hands, albeit unknown to you.
Good luck with your choice.
2007-09-08 08:33:53 · answer #5 · answered by . 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take it out of the sexual realm, and consider this. If a numbers runner was looking to have a session, and you knew his money came from gambling, would you refuse him?
Do you ordinarily look at the source of money when you are paid? Is hers somehow tainted?
A $20 bill doesn't have any markings telling anyone where it came from. Do you per chance have a moral problem with her choice of profession? If so, I don't think you should take her for a client, it wouldn't be fair to her.
2007-09-08 06:59:22 · answer #6 · answered by oklatom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, you have no connection to how she earned her money. She provided an illegal service to make her money. You on the other hand, are providing a legal service and it matters not where the clients money came from. That is of no concern to you.
2007-09-08 06:57:45 · answer #7 · answered by booman17 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
PROSTITUTION IS NOT ILLEGAL AND NEVER AS BEEN
LOITERING FOR THE PURPOSE OF IS THE CRIME
LIVE IN HOUSE AND WORK FROM HOME NO CRIME
SO the answer is no because you are not living of an illegal job
PIMPS get charged with living off prostitution because that is there only form of income
2007-09-08 07:07:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one can answer this definitively without knowing what state/country you're in.
As a matter of common sense, I'd say you're in the clear...otherwise everyone from whom she made a purchase (groceries, etc) who knew she was a prostitute would be in legal jeopardy.
Even Tony Soprano got to have counseling :)
2007-09-08 06:55:57 · answer #9 · answered by Bill 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily, because you can't say that every last penny has been earned solely by that.
It would be like asking the same question of a drug dealer who is asking for counseling, assuming that every bit of money he has and gives is from that drug dealing. I mean, you have to get paid somehow, right?
2007-09-08 06:56:42 · answer #10 · answered by perfectlybaked 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋