Legalize it? Part Deaux A
[QUOTE=Dripper]...however, there is little doubt that prostitution can have collateral effects (i.e., street walkers parading near residential neighborhoods, the related sale of drugs to addicts, etc.). While one could legitimately argue that these adverse effects of prostitution stem largely from its illegal status, that is a matter of political policy.[/QUOTE]
Just like other places where prostitution is legal, local governments can restrict or ban "street" activity. The other collateral effects are due to the fact that prostitution is illegal. While legalization will not eliminate these effects, they will be greatly reduced.
Re: Legalize it? Part Deaux
[QUOTE=One Wing Low] ...You sound more like a serious law guy than a plane guy... [/QUOTE]
Well, I've done a lot of business travel in my life... My mother is a political activist (exteremly liberal, she was personally on McCarthy's Black List). She always taught me to speak out against hypocrisy and injustice... Radical activists have been in my family for generations. I always had a passion for this (second only to aviation, and of course WOMEN!)
[QUOTE=One Wing Low] ...I agree with your strategies, but would add the followings:
1. Fight all or most prostitution charges. Enlist a few liberal attorneys and form an association of mongers/providers who would pay an insurance fee to have all prostitution charges fought and appealed to frustrate prosecution. I hope you guys know a few capable defense attorneys who are also prolific mongers.
2. Lobby everyone not to convict prostitution defendants, unless there are violence, exploitation or gross indiscretion.
3. Lobby the liberal press to report on the positive benefits of legalized prostitution and the crimes, diseases, abuses and exploitation created by anti-prostitution laws. Believe me the press can write much better than we can. They also have lots more clout, credibility and can reach much bigger audiences to put heavy pressure on the government.
4. Confront local governments with their failures to prevent and prosecute violent crimes vs. prostitution.
5. Demand city councils to stop expending any resources into investigation, entrapment and prosecution of all discreet sexual activities. You can call anonymously, write letters, or hire private investigators to dig up dirt, or set up your councilmen in their sexual indiscretions.
Those are some of my quick thoughts.
While OC cops are busy going around busting johns and prostitutes, Sheriff Mike Carona has been sued by a number of women for sexual harassment. His lieutenant Don Haidle had to resign because of publicity surrounding his son's conviction of gang rape of a then 16-year-old girl. The kid and his dumb friends are looking at 10-20 years in prison. It probably would not have happened if prostitution were legalized and properly controlled...[/QUOTE]
I coudn't agree more. We need to look at ALL aspects of changing these laws... We should also point out the Cost Benefit Analysis of better use of LE resources.
Personally, I'd rather see a guy take his money to a hooker to blow his wad and frustration instead of going out getting drunk and violent!
[QUOTE=One Wing Low] ...I would vote for Plane Guy as the next OC Sheriff, anytime he decided to run.[/QUOTE]
I thank you for your support, however, I am pro-gun and support many other individual rights, they wouldn't let me run!
Legalize it? Part Deaux A
The other benefit of legalized prostitution, would be a great reduction in the sex slave trade. Lawmakers are drafting several laws to protect these women in the sex slave trade, but no law would do as much as legalized prostitution. It just wouldn't be worth someone's time, as there would be many willing girls to do the work.
If there is a movement to legalize prostitution, it would need to come from a large municipality. The one that comes to mind would be San Francisco. Get them to lead the way and ride on their coattails.
[QUOTE=PlaneGuy]Just like other places where prostitution is legal, local governments can restrict or ban "street" activity. The other collateral effects are due to the fact that prostitution is illegal. While legalization will not eliminate these effects, they will be greatly reduced.[/QUOTE]
Re: I advocate to NOT legalize prostituition ...
[QUOTE=Longrod]Mexico is relatively immune to the accusation of allowing prostitution because, technically, prostitution is illegal throughout Mexico. However, Mexico has zones of tolerance, i.e. 3-4 square block areas in major towns, where the laws of prostitution are NOT enforced. A novel idea, huh?
...Perhaps the best approach to get prostitution going on in the USA is ... to not try to legalize it (too hard). Instead leave the laws on the books, but not enforce them.
Remember during the hippie era communities like Ann Arbor, MI and Berkeley in CA had some ridiculous penalty for pot possession ... a $5 fine (he-he-he).
In Detroit, hookers used to get run through Traffic Court in the 1960's and given an insulting $10 fine and admonished to not do it again (yeah, right!).
The smart approach, IMHO, is to find a hard-up city that needs money and the citizenry is okay with a few buildings that cater to adult activity, and let that city allow vice to occur without a stiff penalty (if enforced at all).
Hell, in Laguna Hills and Seal Beach, there are "senior citizens only" living communities that don't have to deal with children issues (since everybody is 55yrs or older) like providing schools. Maybe something could be done along the same lines so that a targeted-for-prostitution city doesn't have to deal with the valid criticism of "what about the children".
Anybody care to add to this?[/QUOTE]
I understand what you are talking about, and decriminalization is a STEP in the right direction. Many people do not realize it, but prositution is ILLEGAL in Thailand, and (obviously) the laws are rarely enforced.
However until it is legalized we will not be able to iron out the problems. If prosititution were decriminalized, we would still be subject to harassment at the whim of municipal governments. There will always be Victorian fanatics who will try to have the laws enforced.
We have to put our feet down for FULL legalization.
Inglewood, Compton, Bellflower...came to mind
[QUOTE=Longrod]The smart approach, IMHO, is to find a hard-up city that needs money and the citizenry is okay with a few buildings that cater to adult activity, and let that city allow vice to occur without a stiff penalty (if enforced at all).[/QUOTE]
This idea is clever. It was in fact practiced by the mamasans for at least 2 decades at a few hard up cities, including the 3 above. Massage parlors were abundant in those more tolerant cities where discreet vices and law and order seemed to coexist peacefully. It could be that the cities had tolerant policies, or it could be that the porks were paid off regularly.
However, in the last 3 years, the MP's in those cities have been raided regularly. Most of them were closed down, the people moved around. Does anybody know what caused the changes?
It would be nice to have clear-cut laws and enforcement policies so we can all pursue our little happiness...
Melissa is back from Las Vegas
She's the 5'2 blonde with a pretty face, flawless soft skin, baby fat on her frame, and excellent bedside manners.
She called my cell number announcing her arrival in her little marketing campaign. I was busy so I called her back the next day, right before she was getting ready to drive back to Las Vegas.
She is very pretty, nice, sweet, pleasant. The best thing is she really enjoys the session, which makes it great.
This girl is a lot of fun and worth seeing again. She's only in OC 2 nights every other week.