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Originally Posted by Ustwo
I have the same reservations, but more for drugs than prostitution.
I think making it legal will be a de fact endorsement which will bring people to try/get addicted who otherwise would never have.
Maybe its just my mindset but I think handling taking money for sex is easier than handling crystal meth.
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Well, drug use in the Netherlands, where just about anything and everything is legal is about the same rate as it is here. Could be for a variety of different reasons, but it does suggest that illegality doesn't dissuade people from using, and legality doesn't encourage people to use either.
I don't know how prostitution compares, but I thought I read an article recently where they said they were going to outlaw prostitution there again and shut down the Red Light districts, because it was causing more problems than it solved... but I cant seem to find it again anywhere.