[Cajundaddy]

I find it ironic that we live in a country where drugs and prostitution are illegal yet abortion is legal, and often paid for by the state. The practice of all three is dehumanizing to everyone involved and a bit of a stain on "modern society" but I am a realist and understand that people take risks and often do things that are not in their best interest. Prohibition creates a criminal underground that puts these people at 100 times the risk of making it legal, tested, taxed, regulated, educated. Are we really protecting women with laws against prostitution or putting them at greater risk by fueling criminal organizations? Nevada and Amsterdam are two examples where it is legal and seems to protect women in this trade far better than here where it is illegal.

I actually know a few women who worked in this business for a while. One probably still does. They are all three stunners who were high priced call girls in their twenties and voluntarily chose to do this for quite a while. They liked the money, the hours, and felt empowered by squeezing ever more $$ from high rollers and vacationing ultra-wealthy. Drugs to numb the emotional pain were always involved.

Two are out for sure, now married, and realize that it was Alice-in-Wonderland weird fantasyland that they were lucky to escape. Adapting to gentile society can be difficult when you have been exploiting your assets through your twenties. One is now actively educating girls at risk in Nevada to encourage them to make different choices. These girls may have had very different experiences than most by being at the top of the demand curve but I think all three agree that regulation, taxes, and education would offer more protection than less.

I don't agree with the choices these girls made at 18-20 but I don't feel comfortable judging them either. I made a few risky moves in my youth as well...