Yeah, I'm a little surprised the poll is so one sided, but, hey, when you take the religious shaming of sex out of the equation and think about things rationally, it's hard to find a good reason to be against it.
I've thought of doing escorting myself. Been really desperate and if I had looked better back then, I probably would have done it. As of now, the only reason I'm not really thinking of doing it is because I know my boyfriend wouldn't be happy with it.
I think it would be easier to regulate if it were legal. Make the girls get tested for STD's (and their ability to do their work legally would depend on the tests coming out clean) and use condoms and you've already made a positive contribution. Take pimps out of the equation and you're even better.
There's another factor, though. The girls have to go around, always afraid because what they're doing is illegal and they could be arrested. So they don't want to go to the police when they're robbed or beaten because the police might arrest them. And on that matter, girls don't have to worry about getting an arrest on their records that can lock them out of other jobs later on.
Honestly, there's so much wrong with prostitution being illegal. Though, honestly, I think our society is REALLY uptight about sex in general.
I've thought of doing escorting myself. Been really desperate and if I had looked better back then, I probably would have done it. As of now, the only reason I'm not really thinking of doing it is because I know my boyfriend wouldn't be happy with it.
I think it would be easier to regulate if it were legal. Make the girls get tested for STD's (and their ability to do their work legally would depend on the tests coming out clean) and use condoms and you've already made a positive contribution. Take pimps out of the equation and you're even better.
There's another factor, though. The girls have to go around, always afraid because what they're doing is illegal and they could be arrested. So they don't want to go to the police when they're robbed or beaten because the police might arrest them. And on that matter, girls don't have to worry about getting an arrest on their records that can lock them out of other jobs later on.
Honestly, there's so much wrong with prostitution being illegal. Though, honestly, I think our society is REALLY uptight about sex in general.
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
