Should prostitution be legal?

[Haydn2]

Essential?

Working in a fast food chain is essential?

Okay maybe a lot of Americans need their daily serving of Big Macs but being a burger flipper is certainly not an essential job.

Besides, how do you define essential?

I used those particular jobs to try and make a point. That it's nothing to do with what you consider 'a good career choice'. Some don't have the skills to do better paid more 'reputable' jobs, some people are just suited to that kind of work, and some people do it even though it's not actually their chosen career path at all, but rather a part time/full time employment that gives them money when their natural career choice is not viable for whatever reason. I mean, I'm pretty sure the percentage of us that actually get to do our chosen career choice in life is far smaller than those who don't get that chance.

The essentialness of any job doesn't determine whether it's a 'good' career choice, and regardless of whether you think it is or not, who are you to tell people what they should do for a living?

I think we're veering off topic here a bit mate .
I don't think is worth debating over how essential bin men are , but im guessing they are quite important.
I have no interest in telling people what they should do for a living , but i'd advise against things like drug dealer etc.

And I've read that every prostitute in the world loves their job. Does this mean I'm right?

(Note, I haven't actually read that, but I'm just trying to make a point, what you may or may not have read doesn't make it correct)

My stance is that i don't think prostitution should be legal , because i think it is damaging to the indivdual.
Yes i've read this ( accounts from ex-hookers etc) perhaps they were lieing , or perhaps it was someone posing as a hooker , i don't know for sure .
And can i assume that those who agree with legalistion have looked broadly into the after effects of prostitution on the individual? What were thier sources , did they read it?

An opinion is just as guilty as an argument of committing a fallacy.

It's semantics.

I said ''i can't see how legalsiation is a good thing'' . Thats true , because i can't , so im unsure of your point.

Not really why I said that, although it was a contributing factor.

I do consider being against legalising prostitution to be an irrational position. Considering you're against it (which I think is irrational), and you're also not a big fan of porn, it does seem to suggest you perhaps have an irrational problem with sex.

Or is that too much of a conclusion to make? Well, let's just call it a hunch.

Again im against the legalistion of prostitution because i think it is damaging to the individual . I just don't understand why you think that is irrational and why my lack of interest in porn is related.