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Re:Should Prostitution Be a Crime? by largote on Thursday May 05, 2016 @07:03PM (#11640370)
It wouldn't be if it were legal and the women in question had access to legal recourses to protect themselves from exploitation.
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Re:Should Prostitution Be a Crime? by intrasight on Thursday May 05, 2016 @09:28PM (#11641066)
The only way that MIGHT be achieved is if the "transactions" are all recorded. I don't think that the typical John would want that.
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Re:Should Prostitution Be a Crime? by shkkmo on Thursday May 05, 2016 @10:29PM (#11641284)
I don't see how that follows.

Simply making sex workers not criminals means that they can go to the police when someone hits them or steals from them.

Making sex work something that can legally happen in safe locations, decreases the risks that sex workers face.

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Re:Should Prostitution Be a Crime? by intrasight on Saturday May 07, 2016 @09:52PM (#11652222)
Without video evidence, it becomes "he said, she said". If I were a sex worker, I'd want the video evidence.
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