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Originally posted by vermin
Well, that, and the fact that most prostitutes are virtual slaves to their pimps who get them hooked on drugs, use and abuse them, beat the shit out of them, and sometimes kill them. Pimps tend to prey on young naive girls who don't really know what they're getting into.
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But if it were legalised, this type of thing wouldn't happen. It would be regulated like any other industry.
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The whole point of America is that it is a government of the people. I may have read more into your post than was intended, but by the way it was worded (and the quotes), I got the impression that you think this is a bad thing. I respectfully disagree. Most Americans have religious beliefs that help to serve as a moral compass. And the whole point of democracy is that majority rules. Not "Let's accomodate every splinter and fringe group with another weird idea of how things should be". That's PETA thinking. The majority of Nevada residents thought prostitution should be legal (apparently), so it's legal there. Every community sets its own standards for how life should be (ideally).
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But is the majority always right? Democracy is based on debate. Using the majority argument is NOT good reasoning, it hinges on faulty logic. the whole point of a debate is to (should be) allow people to make more informed decisions, and possibly CHANGE what the "majority" believes.
To illustrate my point, I will use an analogy: Do you think that the top 10 chart music singles represent the BEST music, currently available? Is the majority "right" in this case?
Note: I am not against democracy. It has many flaws, but it is by far the best system of government that we have yet to come up with.
I think that alot of people suffer from closed minds on this type of topic. They follow the following sort of logic: I don't want it, therefore nobody should have it.
Personally, I would NEVER go to a prostitute, but I see no reason why someone else should not be allowed
make up their own mind!
Similarly, I have no desire to smoke marijuana, but I believe that that is my own damn choice, nobody elses!
And from a purely pragmatic point of view, people are going to do it anyway (marijuana included) why not have it regulated, safe and
taxed At least we could make some money from it! Plus it would reduce crime. At the moment it is only criminals who are making money from these highly profiecient industries!