----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 12:19 PM Subject: Re: More hypocrisy on display than skin
> Dan wrote: > > > BTW, I'm not arguing either against/for legalization here. I'm arguing > > that one should now be seeing marked differences between prostitutes in > > the US and Germany/Netherlands as a result of legalization if the source > > of the difficulties experienced by prostitutes is fundamentally the law > > against > > prostitution. > > I think that expecting an instantaneous difference once you have > decriminalized prostitution is unrealistic. I wasn't talking about an instantaneous step function. Indeed, there are a number of countries where prostitution has been legal/decriminalized for years. If the problems were associated with the legality of prostitution, then you would find problems quickly decreasing as the new workers, who only have worked under legal prostitution, become the overwhelming majority of those involved. >In order for a new solution > to be effective it must be given a considerable amount of time to work, it > must be given the resources it requires to be effective and it must be > given the societal support it needs. Laws can be changed overnight, but > attitudes can persist for generations. So, the idea that prostitution is not problematic is immune to falsification for 100 years or so? Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
