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Originally Posted by island911
Let's use your 'logic' for domestic abuse. Since the dawn of time, men, and women, have always existed who beat their spouses. Ergo, we need the to make it legal such that it can be regulated.
Seriously, smart people here have posted some thoughtful responses here, and then you come along with this twisted 'logic." But at least you build hate-filled strawmen along the way.  |
The logic isn't the same - murder has also happened since the dawn of time, should we make it legal? Slippery slope arguments don't work because in this case they aren't equal. In the case of domestic abuse, you have a victim, unlike the case of legalized prostitution where you have a transaction.
Sorry, you seem to not understand the problem, but again, I would love to hear your 'solution'. We can keep it illegal, admit that it will exist in an 'underground form' as it has in this country since the late 1920s, and be 'comfortable' with women being used and abused by organized crime and pimps. Or look at other options. We could of course throw a huge amount of enforcement money at the problem, maybe that is your preferred solution, a whole lot of taxpayer money tossed at something that will just be driven further underground, because it will not be going away, however, I am sure you could cut down on some of the transactions. Maybe cut off the penises of johns, I would imagine that would get some attention, and cut down on the customer base. Could go more libertarian and make it legal without regulation - 'buyer beware' as well....
How about actually putting some options on the table? You haven't seemed to have added to the conversation up to this point, merely distracted. I may also add that cajundaddy has used the same logic - it is going to exist - why put the women at greater risk by keeping it illegal? He also seems to have some rather compelling anecdotal evidence, where the women involved in the trade he believes would also be in favor of legalization.