Sex work should be legal as long as it is done willingly.Let them pay tax and work out of buildings. That would keep the women much safer than working on the streets and get into cars with people.
It turned out really well in NZ when we legalised it.
There's even a sex workers union.
We still have our share of christofacists and prosperity grifters though, they're just relatively politically impotent.
And in this specific case, none of the workers were street-level, getting into randos cars. That doesn't necessarily mean that all of the workers were willing participants, but I would bet that with the level of clientele involved, almost all were.
I'm curious why you assume almost all were willing participants. I'm also concerned with the use of the word "coerced".
The promise of good money doesn't ensure willingness, and just because workers are "street level" doesn't mean they aren't being exploited.
Just because the exploiters are rich that doesn't mean the exploited are well paid at all.
Federal minimum wage is $7.25, your point is?
That's exactly what amsterdam did. Same with drugs. You make it legal, and you'll make it easier to regulate.
Fun fact: Red light district is an alcohol free zone. As alcohol tends to increase aggression. People aren't allowed to walk there while under influence.
And with some degree of oversight, for the safety and health of the workers and their clients.
You don't have to look to other countries for this, prostitution is legal in many counties in NV.
Yeah, but the law was written in a way to keep it out of all major cities in Nevada.
For sure. I'm just saying that you can examine the social effects of legalizing prostitution in a US context already.
You're right in that the trade is legalized, but it is really hard to analyze the social effects as the only state to legalize it has purposefully kept the trade away from most civilization. You have to go out of your way to go to a Nevada brothel in a way you don't have to in other countries.
Hell, it is probably a reason why Vegas has a prostitution problem in the city.
Where is the accountability and harsh consequences for the
politicians, corporate executives, lawyers and military officers
They're gonna be held accountable right?
Guys...?
Best I can do is another Epstein
Promise?
I mean not me personally but it's a good bet.
Are you being deliberately naive?
We would create jobs, increase tax revenue, and people like Han Lee wouldn’t need to launder money, if we simply legalized prostitution.
Agreed. We should come down like a ton of bricks on anyone who coerces anybody to enter into prostitution, and leave everyone else alone.
Abusive pimps get the bullet, everyone else gets a 1040
Are any of the high end clientele facing charges?
Well, her new business is a subscription service to keep the pictures she has of them off the internet.
Lol.
Good one.
Surprisingly it looks like at least 40 clients have been referred to state courts for charges. We'll see.
Sex work should be legal, regulated, unionized.
Why is this a crime? I’d suck dick for enough money and I’m a cis male. People getting paid for their effort shouldn’t be a crime.
$20 is $20...
I’ll do it for nineteen.
You're getting paid?
If I can find him he is.
Not with that nickname, thank you!
It's not in some counties in Nevada.
But everywhere else in the US, this is a no-no.
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