Well everywhere was an overstatement, but they are certainly in more places than just Oranienburger Strasse.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
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Well everywhere was an overstatement, but they are certainly in more places than just Oranienburger Strasse.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
Here we go again - Only in America
At least a dozen Secret Service agents sent home from Colombia for misconduct, prostitution involved
Can you believe we are sooooooooooo worried about a piece of ass. Plus the other day we arrested a beautiful teacher for giving a 16 or 17 year old kid a blow job. They want to put her in prison.
So the old president is embarking on a 33 country visit and we have to start him off with this announcement. Plus tell their wives and girlfriends and kids. Atty General Holder even looks like a chicken rat
"Only in America"
Is it really that big a deal?
I assume they aren't all on a 24 hour shift... So can't boys just have a bit of fun?
And is prostitution illegal in Columbia?
How would a client pay for such a thing unless they themselves firstly had some form of employment?Quote:
Originally Posted by odykas
It is legal in Colombia -Quote:
Originally Posted by Koz
Not strictly true, according to one report I read — it is legal in some areas, not all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roamy
One of the problems with the legalise prostitution debate is that most publications have articles studying the issue which are really only thinly-veiled excuses to publish photos of racy-looking ladies. So they're really just perpetuating the whole thing.
The question is a feminist one, and it's about how society views women who work as sex workers. There are few people who would respect such people as skilled professional workers. Many say they do respect them, me included, but I have two daughters so I don't need to go any further with that thought before I find myself face to face with my own prejudices.
So, the question is not simply "do we want to allow boys to be boys?" It's much deeper than that, because everyone is someone's child, sister, cousin etc If legalising prostitution just makes it easier to buy sexual acts without addressing how we feel about it as a society it probably won't solve anything. And that's not even mentioning male prostitutes, or female clients...
You raise very good, and eloquent, points. The problem with prohibiting prostitution is akin to that with illegal drugs — that it is literally impossible to eradicate it altogether. Best, surely, to cease trying to brush under the carpet the fact that it exists, and look at how it can best function outside the realms of illegality, while all the time taking steps in society to eradicate the root causes that push people into prostitution.Quote:
Originally Posted by fandango
An adult (male or female) pursing a sexual relationship with a minor vs. a pay-for-play arrangement between consenting adults is apples & oranges. The woman, beautiful or not, deserves to be in jail - if it's the same case I'm thinking about. She abused her position and broke the law. She should serve time and then be registered as a "sex offender", so that she is forever prevented from being around children once she gets out of prison.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roamy
In the case of the Secret Service agents, I'm assuming part of the problem relates to security concerns.
As for prostitution itself, on the issue of that, drugs and many other social topics, I try to remain as libertarian as possible. As long as what you're doing isn't hurting someone else, go for it. It's none of my (or the government's) business, the way I see it.
Well I would shutter to think I would ever rat on my beautiful high school teacher for giving me a blow job.