The Worlds Oldest Profession Prostitution can be a broad term; Webster Dictionary defines the term prostitution as, “the act or practice of engaging in promiscuous sexual relations especially for money”. Prostitution is known as the worlds oldest profession, according to ProCon.org it dates back as early as 2400 B.C. where the Sumerian word for prostitution appears in the earliest lists of professions. In 18th century B.C. a civilization apparently found the need to protect women’s rights (including prostitutes) in the Code of Hammurabi which is a book of law for ancient Mesopotamia. Sex trafficking has been a thriving business throughout history. It was not always looked down upon like it is nowadays by society. Not until recently has it
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In places where it’s legal people would much rather go to a place where it is safer and regulated, rather than someone on the street who isn 't licensed. Quoted from Washington Times Article, Wade Lieseke, former Sheriff of Nye County, Nevada put it best, “In my county, I don 't have a prostitution problem because it 's legalized. Why would anyone go to a street hooker if they can go to a brothel where it 's regulated? They would have to be crazy.”. Legalizing prostitution would actually help groups like SPACE, reducing the amount of underground and forced human trafficking. Simply putting all the pimps and human traffickers out of business. These businesses cannot thrive without the consumer, if brothels are legalized then the underground businesses will be obsolete. Women will no longer be victims of rape, abuse and police harassment because the illegal organizations who force women into this business will be …show more content…
SPACE has a cause which is understandable and would obviously be a great solution to the problem, but is completely unrealistic. George Flint, Senior Lobbyist for the Nevada Brothel Owners Association, wrote on its website, "I’m a big fan and supporter of the brothels based largely on the fact that legal and regulated works so much better than the obvious alternative. Making prostitution illegal does not make it go away. Our only choice as relating to prostitution is legal and successfully controlled or sadly, what happens without the benefit of what we do have in ten counties of rural Nevada: uncontrolled sex for sale activity with all the crime, drugs, and exploitation that is rampant in the illegal environment”. No matter how much we try to control it, sex trafficking will be an unstoppable lucrative business, unless there is competition that will put the sex traffickers and pimps out of
In places where it’s legal people would much rather go to a place where it is safer and regulated, rather than someone on the street who isn 't licensed. Quoted from Washington Times Article, Wade Lieseke, former Sheriff of Nye County, Nevada put it best, “In my county, I don 't have a prostitution problem because it 's legalized. Why would anyone go to a street hooker if they can go to a brothel where it 's regulated? They would have to be crazy.”. Legalizing prostitution would actually help groups like SPACE, reducing the amount of underground and forced human trafficking. Simply putting all the pimps and human traffickers out of business. These businesses cannot thrive without the consumer, if brothels are legalized then the underground businesses will be obsolete. Women will no longer be victims of rape, abuse and police harassment because the illegal organizations who force women into this business will be …show more content…
SPACE has a cause which is understandable and would obviously be a great solution to the problem, but is completely unrealistic. George Flint, Senior Lobbyist for the Nevada Brothel Owners Association, wrote on its website, "I’m a big fan and supporter of the brothels based largely on the fact that legal and regulated works so much better than the obvious alternative. Making prostitution illegal does not make it go away. Our only choice as relating to prostitution is legal and successfully controlled or sadly, what happens without the benefit of what we do have in ten counties of rural Nevada: uncontrolled sex for sale activity with all the crime, drugs, and exploitation that is rampant in the illegal environment”. No matter how much we try to control it, sex trafficking will be an unstoppable lucrative business, unless there is competition that will put the sex traffickers and pimps out of