Posted by MikeT23 on 6/21/2011 1:34:00 PM (view original):
Hmmmm....I don't see a single "Society needs legalized prostitition because..." in there.

IOW, you can't think of a single reason why it's a good idea.  

I think you're done here.   Go **** a moose.

Posted by MikeT23 on 6/21/2011 12:48:00 PM (view original):
None of this applies to me.   I'm old and married.  I don't have any daughters who'd think "Hey, I can get paid for this?"  

But, as a young, single man with no desire to procreate, legalized prostitution would have made me a lot less interested in the dating process.  The dinner, drinks, movies, conversation, etc, etc, would have cost a lot more with no guarantee of a happy ending.   That would have been replaced with "Here's your $50.  Turn around and bend over.  I'm meeting some buddies in a couple of hours."  And, once accustomed to that, there would be no need for marriage later.   We'd be a country of single dudes, hanging with the boys between visits to the sex shop.    And women would have to adapt and throw it out a lot quicker if they ever wanted to get married.  

Posted by swamphawk22 on 6/21/2011 3:02:00 PM (view original):
Society needs legalized prostitution because it is commerce between 2 consenting adults and the laws to fight it are costly and do nothing to stop the trade.

That's supports the trafficking of human flesh and may well include slavery.   The laws to stop murder are costly and do nothing to stop murders. 

Posted by jiml60 on 6/21/2011 3:33:00 PM (view original):

Posted by MikeT23 on 6/21/2011 12:48:00 PM (view original):
None of this applies to me.   I'm old and married.  I don't have any daughters who'd think "Hey, I can get paid for this?"  

But, as a young, single man with no desire to procreate, legalized prostitution would have made me a lot less interested in the dating process.  The dinner, drinks, movies, conversation, etc, etc, would have cost a lot more with no guarantee of a happy ending.   That would have been replaced with "Here's your $50.  Turn around and bend over.  I'm meeting some buddies in a couple of hours."  And, once accustomed to that, there would be no need for marriage later.   We'd be a country of single dudes, hanging with the boys between visits to the sex shop.    And women would have to adapt and throw it out a lot quicker if they ever wanted to get married.  

You're painting with a pretty wide brush there.  So you just assume that all men would not bother with marriage?  I'm sure most men at some point in their lives would want the constant companionship of a woman and there are probably a few men that want to have kids to keep their family bloodlines going forward.

Plus as a nation should we be passing or not passing laws because they will save the institution of marriage? 

Posted by MikeT23 on 6/21/2011 1:34:00 PM (view original):
Hmmmm....I don't see a single "Society needs legalized prostitition because..." in there.

IOW, you can't think of a single reason why it's a good idea.  

I think you're done here.   Go **** a moose.

Posted by jiml60 on 6/21/2011 3:33:00 PM (view original):

Posted by MikeT23 on 6/21/2011 12:48:00 PM (view original):
None of this applies to me.   I'm old and married.  I don't have any daughters who'd think "Hey, I can get paid for this?"  

But, as a young, single man with no desire to procreate, legalized prostitution would have made me a lot less interested in the dating process.  The dinner, drinks, movies, conversation, etc, etc, would have cost a lot more with no guarantee of a happy ending.   That would have been replaced with "Here's your $50.  Turn around and bend over.  I'm meeting some buddies in a couple of hours."  And, once accustomed to that, there would be no need for marriage later.   We'd be a country of single dudes, hanging with the boys between visits to the sex shop.    And women would have to adapt and throw it out a lot quicker if they ever wanted to get married.  

You're painting with a pretty wide brush there.  So you just assume that all men would not bother with marriage?  I'm sure most men at some point in their lives would want the constant companionship of a woman and there are probably a few men that want to have kids to keep their family bloodlines going forward.

Plus as a nation should we be passing or not passing laws because they will save the institution of marriage? 

Posted by deathinahole on 6/21/2011 5:41:00 PM (view original):
You're asking to prove a negative.

Prostitution exists. Some countries, like backwater republics, the ones run by religious clerics, and the USA, implimented a rule that said "you can't do it". Others controlled it, but let it be.

You, being brought up with this backwards thinking, cannot get your head around it. I understand. If you ever left home, and by home I mean your country, not your front yard, you may see it in action.

You may not agree with it. Certainly, I don't. Don't agree with abortion either. Or, making burgers with enough sodium for 1 1/2 days. Or wearing too much make up. Don't ask for laws to enforce those though. In my country, and most countries run by a democracy, adulthood starts at 18, and we allow people to **** up on their own.

Posted by swamphawk22 on 6/21/2011 7:27:00 PM (view original):
How about time and resource drain on police.

Ask any cop what takes up the most time and produces the least results in terms of felony convictions or changing anything. They will tell you prostitution stings.

Should we spend money on schools and fire departments or on worthless and costly hooker stings?

Posted by swamphawk22 on 6/21/2011 7:27:00 PM (view original):
How about time and resource drain on police.

Ask any cop what takes up the most time and produces the least results in terms of felony convictions or changing anything. They will tell you prostitution stings.

Should we spend money on schools and fire departments or on worthless and costly hooker stings?

Posted by deathinahole on 6/21/2011 5:01:00 PM (view original):
Basically America, any outdated law based on values that existed years ago or exists currently based on religious beliefs need a legit reason to remove it.

The simple fact that it enforces nothing but imaginary protection from the individual making a choice that some other individuals consider bad is NOT legit.

And, even if it is, the inconsistency that exists when we are not protected from other vices is summarily dismissed, based on some made up ranking system as to how BAD that vice is.

Almost all of our laws are based on religious beliefs.  The vast majority of them can be connected.