Peter: ...child prostitution thrives in capitalistWM: Child prostitution thrives in countries where capitalism does not. "Suppliers" are not being turned down by either wholesalers or retailers.
countries where poverty is rampant. It's not so much that the market
wants children, but the suppliers (i.e., parents of these children) are
desperate for revenue.
Peter: Legalizing, regulating and destigmatizing prostitution would endWM: That's utterly naive. The blackmail was that the woman had been, fifteen years or better previously, a prostitute. Legalizing prostitution does not change that equation. BTW: She's still in her position, I'm not sure the board members are there any longer.
this kind of reprehensible blackmail.
WM: It is one sorry cop, in the age of rampant STDs who will blackmail a street prostitute.But given the status quo that Wizard supports (for the most part, that is), rogue cops and other unsavory men have the power to blackmail sex workers, whether or not prostitution is their profession of choice.
BTW, not all prostitutes,WM: 94% of prostituted women (and you can get the citation from the Prostitution Task Force) enter prostitution through childhood rape, most often by a family member. The out call women are more often college women and suburban housewives, but they only comprise 6% of the whole, at most.
whether they're men or women, enter prostitution because they were
sexually abused. Many times they choose the profession out of dire
economic circumstances.
Peter: Wizard,if you continue to stick to your guns on this issue,WM: I doubt it. The emphasis has to be on johns and pimps, but it does take two to tango. If the women are picked up in flagrante delicto, then they go to court. Once there in court, the judge can offer ways out for a guilty plea. However, though it's hard, a year in prison can help many a prostituted woman. First, they get enough uninterrupted rest and regular food that's healthier than what they have been eating. When Bulldog was at her worst, after she gave birth to and had her fifth child taken away, I asked the cops to arrest her so she'd get out of the life for respite care.
you'll only be adding to the legal, medical and psychological abuse of
prostitutes.
WM: Legislating it away is only part of the picture. It's the attitudinal change on the preponderance of people which will change the equation. If we make the abuse of women and children legal, and that's all legalizing prostitution can do, we will never even get a toe-hold on change. But passing the ERA will get a foot up on the possibility of change.Trying to legislate it away will do more harm than good for the people we want to help.
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