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    trading in human beings for the purpose of prostitution, forced labor, or other forms of exploitation” has been occurring over the world for the longest time (Dictionary.com). As over 80,000 people are trafficked each year, it has become a $9 billion annually global industry (“Human Trafficking Program”). Human trafficking has been a concern that has been debated over by world leaders relating to the possibility of being increased due to legalizing prostitution. During the 1980s, the amounts of…

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    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…

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    Prostitution is pretty much an activity where the person is giving up himself for either cleaning, nursing or sexual activity but most recently it's been sexual activity.This case has been going for many years, like 2400 bc- present day.The history of prostitution goes on for years and many people are either appalled about prostitution saying things like”won't reduce child prostitution” and it's “not decreasing serious diseases” ..and that's if it's not legalized but many others are saying that…

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    people believe prostitution is a fountainhead of vice that leads to crimes like rape and adultery. However, prostitution is grounded in vital freedoms, and there will always be a market for it, thus prostitution legislation is necessary for our new colony. Our new colony should permit and regulate voluntary prostitution because legalizing prostitution requires the freedom of jurisdiction over your own body, freedom of privacy, and the right to attain justice. Voluntary prostitution is a…

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    Issues, engaging in promiscuous sexual relations in exchange for money or some specific payment is defined as prostitution. Legalizing the sexual performances of this engagement can cause pimps, traffickers and the sex industry to be decriminalized in the justice system, and there would be an increase of general health problems for sex-workers in the industry. The legalization of prostitution would be a present wrapped with a bow to the pimps and traffickers who are doing it illegally in the…

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    Legalization of prostitution Prostitution is one of the oldest and most controversial professions on earth. According to records, prostitution was a normal practice of the earliest known civilizations. Ancient Greeks and Roma governments went as far as sponsoring brothels to ensure their citizens could afford a prostitute. The emergence of religions like Christianity and Islam transformed the moral views society had toward prostitution. Following a tremendous pressure from the religious…

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    trafficking. Human trafficking is an international issue that has been concealed from the public, unless an incident erupted in the local region. Human trafficking is the illegal practice of procuring or trading in human beings for the purpose of prostitution, forced labor, or other exploitation such as organ trafficking. Researchers estimated that there are currently 21 to 36 million slaves globally. That’s about 3% to 5% of the world’s population. Too high if you ask me. As mention previously,…

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    What is prostitution? Prostitution is defined as an act or practice of engaging in sexual activity for money. Prostitution is illegal in the United States with the exception of 11 Nevada counties. In those 11 counties state law requires all prostitutes to use a condom, and be tested weekly for sexually transmitted diseases and monthly for HIV. The prostitutes as well as their owners are required to be licensed and registered and pass a background check. How is human trafficking defined? Human…

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    individual freedoms for the security of a larger population. This is the case with prostitution. Some may say that since selling services is legal, and sex is legal, selling sex should also be legal. However, prostitution should remain illegal for the safety of the people involved. Legalizing prostitution would encourage sex trafficking, increase the amount of rape and abuse cases, and support misogynistic behavior. Prostitution is often a pseudonym for sex trafficking. For over a century, the…

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    Everybody Loves A Pimp

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    man who solicits for a prostitute or brothel and lives off the earnings”. These pimps are predators that prey on young vulnerable girls. These adults or predators are engaging in a form commercial sexual exploitation of children, in which a child performs services of prostitution, most often for the financial benefit of these adults. These pimps are criminals and take advantage of the weaknesses of these young victims. Pop culture often portrays pimps as cool people just making a living.…

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