Re:Rhode Island unintentionally decriminalized indoor prosti...
by rayiner on Friday July 18, 2014 @04:58PM
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That's libertarian bullshit. Prostitution is regulated in Thailand, and there is a tremendous amount of human trafficking. Even in a legal market, it's cheaper to get the product for free.
Re:Rhode Island unintentionally decriminalized indoor prosti...
by kjksf on Friday July 18, 2014 @05:24PM
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It seems like you're talking about straight up abductions and slavery, which is illegal regardless of status of prostitution.
According to http://www.humantrafficking.org/countries/thailand:
"Trafficking victims in Thailand are found employed in maritime fishing, seafood processing, low-end garment production, and domestic work."
By your logic Thailand should ban maritime fishing, seafood processing and domestic works.
Re:Rhode Island unintentionally decriminalized indoor prosti...
by briandh on Friday July 18, 2014 @07:02PM
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Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal and practically murky [1]. It does not support your assertion.
[1] http://www.thailawforum.com/sex-crimes-in-thailand-part2.htm...
Re:Rhode Island unintentionally decriminalized indoor prosti...
by lisper on Friday July 18, 2014 @08:26PM
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Prostitution is NOT legal in Thailand, it's just that the law against it is not enforced. If you want an example of a country where prostitution is actually legal you have to look at the Netherlands, where there is very little if any human trafficking. Nevada is another example. (And, by the way, I'm not a libertarian.)
Re:Rhode Island unintentionally decriminalized indoor prosti...
by _delirium on Sunday July 20, 2014 @10:51PM
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The Netherlands does have a significant human-trafficking problem, though they have been somewhat successful in recent efforts to crack down on it: http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2014/226786....
That is just ridiculous. The fact that prostitution is illegal is the reason there is a trade in human sex slaves. Legalizing prostitution doesn't result in human sex-worker trafficking any more than legalizing professional sports results in athlete trafficking.