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Originally Posted by Coppertop
I think the crux of these problems lie in that it is illegal now. Illegal and unregulated. Of course pimps and such are going to dominate the industry as it is now. I imagine that if it were regulated as closely as, say, the adult film industry, it could create a safe environment for the women to work in. It wouldn't be perfect, of course, but what is? It would certainly be better than what we have now.
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My understanding is that the adult film industry is self-regulating. And it doesn't seem to be doing so well internationally in terms of not exploiting women (it's more contentious in the US, but more clear-cut in developing nations).
But if you are arguing that regulation would reduce human exploitation and slavery, I'd like to hear the details. I would be pretty surprised to hear many people advocating stringent regulation, however.
How would the police determine who was legally here as opposed to smuggled in? The resources to create a regulating agency would be enormous, but how do they conduct regular inspections without wholesale violation of what our nation believes to be its right against governmental infringement of privacy?
I'd be interested in hearing how jons would feel about periodic 'inspections.'
All other cases of regulation by the government that I have heard center around the notion that government involvment results in subsidized activity or price-controlled behavior. Why would this be any different than regulating airlines, energy, or pharma corps?