Should Prostitution be Legal in The U. S.? Sex for Money-Vegas, Prostitution, and Morality
Posted: Monday, May 23, 2011
by Steve Kovacs
The Kovacs Perspective
In some parts of the world, prostitution is legal and regulated by the government. In many other countries, prostitution is legal but not regulated. Combined, more countries than not, allow prostitution as a legal activity. Many people believe that here in the United States, specifically in the State of Nevada, prostitution is legal. It is not. It is legal in certain areas of the State however; in most areas, it is illegal. Where it does happen to be legal in Vegas, it is strictly regulated—medically and legally. How about in the rest of the U.S., should prostitution be legal? What are the pros and cons, should the trade called the oldest profession in the world be legal or illegal in the “land of the free”.
It seems to me the countries that allow unregulated legal prostitution are doing their people an actual disservice. I am generally a government hands–off person if possible; however, unregulated legal prostitution seems to have a bundle of negatives.
Here are some negatives for unregulated legalized prostitution:
I'll also keep my head low for any lightening strike that the good Lord may be prepairing for me for stating this opinion!
Here are some negatives for unregulated legalized prostitution:
- Legalization of prostitution is a gift to pimps, traffickers and the sex industry.
- Decriminalization of prostitution does not control the sex industry. It expands it.
- Legalization of prostitution does not promote women's health or protect men’s health (sexually transmitted diseases).
- Many prostitutes are under age, foreigners entrapped and forced into brothels or physically coerced into this life and simply making the act legal does nothing to help these people being used by unscrupulous profiteers.
- Legal prostitutes can be regulated and health checks required cutting down on sexually transmitted diseases.
- Legalized prostitutes could be inspected to make sure they are of age and participating of their own free will.
- Pimps are symptoms of illegal prostitution. Legalization of prostitution makes illegal intermediaries unnecessary.
- Sex workers would pay taxes.
- It is immoral.
- It is a poor way for a woman or man to make a living.
- It leads to men cheating on their wives.
- Negative long term emotional effects for prostitutes. Depression, anxiety, self medication (alcohol and drug abuse) because it is an exploitative practice, which involves a woman who has sex and close physical contact regularly with customers to whom she is not attracted.
- Some say that since the dawn of time, men have been partaking in prostitution to relieve sexual tension.
- Men and women have sexual needs and those who do not have partners can have sexual satisfaction.
- Sex workers would have a legitimate source of income and would pay taxes.
- Those who do not have partners could partake in sexual relations and not fear disease or criminal sanctions.
- Prostitution is not going away and legal resources should be used elsewhere not fighting it.
I'll also keep my head low for any lightening strike that the good Lord may be prepairing for me for stating this opinion!
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Thorough job. Well thought out. The stage of "noncriminality" is the place where most jurisdictions lie. Thanks for your efforts.Thanks Chris,
Noncriminality....yes. Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it.
Steve
Steve,
That is a tough one, but I agree with you. It's going to happen whether we want it to or not.It is a tough one, one that is not going to change for a long time but it can't hurt to talk about it.
And yes as you say, it is going to happen--my thought was let us try to make it as "good" as possible then.
Thanks for the comment.
Steve
You are a brave man for encroaching into this subject in a country that is getting further and further away from allowing adults to make their own educated choices and succumbing to the wishes of the holier-than-thou crowd. This group is contrary to the original intent of liberty and freedom for all and running roughshod over the minority which is what the bill of rights was intended to prevent so as to keep the populace from having the ability to enforce their personal bigotries through law, creating confrontation, incarceration (removal of freedom), and creating many times the problems that were caused by the personal choice.
To allow one segment of the population to decide how another segment of the population is allowed to live their lives is both appalling and unacceptable in a free society and that is why the resistance to these laws against personal choice are largely ignored.
So build 'em plenty and build 'em high because the penal (no pun intended) :-) system is becoming America's best friend. Lock 'em up and throw away the key, because America has become about me, Me, ME!.Yeah Dave, there is a large group of people, holier than thou types and in my view, groups who are the opposite of them but both of which want to make their way the only way no matter what. And if you disagree, you are on the side of the devil or a Neanderthal. Most important decisions should be discussed, opinions respected, and quite often sides must bend to make things work. It is called civilization and humanity. Hey, we are all adults and we all matter and we should all be respected--it shouldn't be this hard. Thanks Dave....
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