Prostitution is one of the oldest profession, not just to the United States, but worldwide, and the persecution of sex workers is just as old. With the popularity of prostitution, religious groups fought to guarantee that the United Sates outlawed the soliciting and offering of sex for money by the early 1900’s. This still remains the case to today in all states of the United States, with the exception of the state of Nevada. Nevada has legalized prostitution in counties with a population of fewer than 400,000 persons and the laws permit prostitution mostly by accepting the brothels and sex workers not necessarily condoning it. (Brents and Hausbeck) Making Prostitution illegal does not help with the spread of sexually transmitted diseases
…show more content…
Prostitutes and their ‘Johns’ do not characteristically commit harmful acts, meaning the only crime they are committing is the exchange sex for profit. Prostitution is a victimless crime where no one is injured or harmed by the act, a person is paying for a product and the sex worker is providing that product. The legalization of prostitution would significantly reduce the rate of rape by of near twenty-five percent and reflects a reduction of approximately twenty-five thousand incidences annually. A significant step in preventing rape and other violent crimes against sex workers is to decriminalize prostitution in brothers and by call girls. Many crimes against sex workers are also committed by their ‘pimps’, who control the sex workers, taking most of the money they earn and keeping them addicted to drugs. The legalization of prostitution would come with regulation to help eliminate the need or force of pimps for the sex workers. Those that are involved in prostitution voluntarily should be allowed to do their work, free from arrest. The only job of the government should be to regulate prostitution and not prosecute the sex …show more content…
This is giving an opportunity to criminals to commit more serious crimes. Cities and towns are spending and wasting billions of dollars battling this victimless crime. The legalization of Prostitution could allow for monies to be used battling more serious crimes like murder, rape, and gang violence. This money saved could also be used to build relationships with law enforcement and the community, placing officers in schools to teach drug awareness and mentor our youth. The legalization and decriminalization of prostitution could protect the public and make law enforcement more efficient and productive. It is highly possible that legalizing prostitution can help reduce other crime rates. The Proof is available that nations that have legalized prostitution have fewer violent crimes as compared to those that have made prostitution illegal. The determination of the United States government to consistently fine and incarcerating prostitutes and their male clients, forces people to resolve to take drastic measures to obtain the services of a sex worker, this than escalate the crime level, where if prostitution was legal the crime would not exist to spiral out of
Prostitutes and their ‘Johns’ do not characteristically commit harmful acts, meaning the only crime they are committing is the exchange sex for profit. Prostitution is a victimless crime where no one is injured or harmed by the act, a person is paying for a product and the sex worker is providing that product. The legalization of prostitution would significantly reduce the rate of rape by of near twenty-five percent and reflects a reduction of approximately twenty-five thousand incidences annually. A significant step in preventing rape and other violent crimes against sex workers is to decriminalize prostitution in brothers and by call girls. Many crimes against sex workers are also committed by their ‘pimps’, who control the sex workers, taking most of the money they earn and keeping them addicted to drugs. The legalization of prostitution would come with regulation to help eliminate the need or force of pimps for the sex workers. Those that are involved in prostitution voluntarily should be allowed to do their work, free from arrest. The only job of the government should be to regulate prostitution and not prosecute the sex …show more content…
This is giving an opportunity to criminals to commit more serious crimes. Cities and towns are spending and wasting billions of dollars battling this victimless crime. The legalization of Prostitution could allow for monies to be used battling more serious crimes like murder, rape, and gang violence. This money saved could also be used to build relationships with law enforcement and the community, placing officers in schools to teach drug awareness and mentor our youth. The legalization and decriminalization of prostitution could protect the public and make law enforcement more efficient and productive. It is highly possible that legalizing prostitution can help reduce other crime rates. The Proof is available that nations that have legalized prostitution have fewer violent crimes as compared to those that have made prostitution illegal. The determination of the United States government to consistently fine and incarcerating prostitutes and their male clients, forces people to resolve to take drastic measures to obtain the services of a sex worker, this than escalate the crime level, where if prostitution was legal the crime would not exist to spiral out of