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Should prostitution be legalised?
Mar 1^st, 2007 at 1:40pm

A report from the SMH points to significantly better conditions for women working in legal borthels compared to private or steet prostitutes. Another advantage is that the government can raise revenue by taxing it, rather than creating a black market (the same as the argument against abolition of alcohol).

http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Brothelbased-pros-enjoy-their-jobs/2007/03/01/1172338771078.html

Legal prostitutes are just as happy as women with regular day jobs, according to a survey reporting high job satisfaction in parts of the sex industry.

One in four of the women surveyed had a Bachelor degree or higher, which is contrary to the popular stereotype that sex workers came from socially disadvantaged backgrounds.

More than 60 per cent were employed before joining the industry.

Legal workers were mentally on par with other women but street workers were far less psychologically stable.

Ms Seib said the reasons for this were complex but probably stemmed from higher rates of child abuse, illicit drug use and violence on the job.

About half said they had been raped or bashed by a client in the past year compared with 12 per cent of private workers and just three per cent of brothel workers.

This proved that legalisation of the industry had been effective for those working within legal boundaries but street workers were still at risk, Ms Seib said.

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Reply #1 - Mar 1^st, 2007 at 2:15pm

I think if women make it theyre choice to work as a prostitute then it should be legalised.

They know what they want and how to run theyre own lives so whats the big deal? Prostition has been around since the year dot..

There will always be explotations of course of young and vulnrebale girls but this happens in all areas of working life in most industries.

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Aussie Nationalist Ex Member Gender:	Re: Should prostitution be legalised? Reply #2 - Mar 1^st, 2007 at 2:47pm If prostitution was outlawed completely, rape would skyrocket. Prostitution is dangerous on the street, whores are unchecked for VD's and aids, street prostitution must be illegal. In a brothel, they can be screened and tested regularly. So i voted for brothels only.
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ex-member DonaldTrump Gold Member Offline Oh mere mortals, open your eyes! Posts: 1995 Overseas Gender:	Re: Should prostitution be legalised? Reply #3 - Mar 2^nd, 2007 at 12:32pm I think it's necessary to keep prostitution legal to a certain extent (In brothels)... for the real desperate fellows of our society. And like Ausnat said, if it were outlawed, rapes would skyrocket.
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47366 At my desk.	Re: Should prostitution be legalised? Reply #4 - Mar 2^nd, 2007 at 12:36pm I thought rape was all about power, not sex. Masturbation might go up (slightly), but not rape.
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ex-member DonaldTrump Gold Member Offline Oh mere mortals, open your eyes! Posts: 1995 Overseas Gender:	Re: Should prostitution be legalised? Reply #5 - Mar 2^nd, 2007 at 11:56pm Quote: I thought rape was all about power, not sex. Masturbation might go up (slightly), but not rape. Gasp! We can't let the masturbation levels go up. That'd be chaos.
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aloof boof Full Member Offline the roving ear Posts: 134 outback Gender:	Re: Should prostitution be legalised? Reply #6 - Mar 2^nd, 2007 at 11:58pm Would you mind using larger text please i cant see the screen
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Reply #7 - Aug 13^th, 2007 at 10:22am

http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking-news/police-welcome-legal-brothel-legislation/2007/08/12/1186857328925.html

Police have welcomed proposals to decriminalise and regulate West Australian brothels, in a move due to be debated in the state parliament in the next month.

Prostitution is not prohibited in Western Australia but it is illegal to manage a brothel and live off the earnings of prostitution.

The laws are archaic and need to be changed, Mr McGinty said.

"The new laws which we will be introducing to parliament in the next month will see brothels regularised, to the extent that we accept the reality that they are there and what we want to do is give local government the power to regulate where they are located and how they operate.

"We want to give the police the power to properly control activities that might be crime-related but most importantly we don't want the absurd situation of the police being required to turn a blind eye to any illegal activity.

A Police Royal Commission in WA recommended the laws be changed to avoid the possibility of police corruption in terms of turning a blind eye to something illegal but unenforceable, Mr McGinty said.

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Reply #8 - Aug 14^th, 2007 at 6:20pm

Should we really make prostitution a career choice option for young girls? I know a few youngsters in a town where prostitution is legal and they have it as the height of their career ambitions. Seems wrogn for me for fifteen year olds to chat about the massive amounts fo moeny they can make selling their bodies and how dumb any other career choice is.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47366 At my desk.	Italian town pitches prostitute plan Reply #9 - Jun 23^rd, 2007 at 1:18pm http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Italian-town-pitches-prostitute-plan/2007/06/22/1182019372685.html An Italian town's mayor hopes to shame men into not using prostitutes by photographing cars that pick them up and publishing the details in local newspapers.
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Classic Liberal Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 769 sydney Gender:	Re: Italian town pitches prostitute plan Reply #10 - Jun 23^rd, 2007 at 9:21pm good
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Reply #11 - Jun 23^rd, 2007 at 9:34pm

I fail to see the "victim" in prostitution.
The industry should be legalised and regulated as in many other countries.
People that I know that use them are very happy with them.
A commonish phrase is they re more psychologists than sex workers.

What are they trying to do by naming and shaming ?
It is just the moral ones wanting control.

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Classic Liberal Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 769 sydney Gender:	Re: Italian town pitches prostitute plan Reply #12 - Jun 23^rd, 2007 at 10:18pm its demeaning to humanity. and disgusting.
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39511 Gender:	Re: Italian town pitches prostitute plan Reply #13 - Jun 23^rd, 2007 at 10:28pm Perhaps so. Who is the victim ? Prostitutes emotionally help some men.
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AusNat 14/88 Ex Member Gender:	Re: Italian town pitches prostitute plan Reply #14 - Jun 23^rd, 2007 at 10:31pm Well its up to the man if he is foolish enough to go waste his money on a WH0RE, me i'll NEVER go to one as i have self respect and Honour. Id rather wait for a new girlfriend. (2 years so far)
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Question: Should prostitution be legalised?
yes 9 (39.1%) no 4 (17.4%) yes, but in 'licensed' brothels only 10 (43.5%) Total votes: 23 « Created by: freediver on: Mar 1^st, 2007 at 1:40pm »