There was a story on the news about this, and I thought it would be an iteresting debate. I am undecided.

What would God do...? Who knows? How do YOU know what God would do?

i heard someone has a direct line to God... i think cell phone!

I don't claim to know much about the legalities of legalizing prostitution. But can see where it would create more government....BUT I can also see where it would create a much safer over all type of business, because as has been pointed out, it is not going away. Whether it is legal or moral or not it is here to stay.

Oviously there is a way to make it legal, if Nevada has managed it for all these years.

The way I see it, is it is a service. If it were legal, I could choose to use the legal, licensed prostitute working in a local brothel....or I could save some $$$ and find one on the street.

Compare it to say, painting my house. I could look in the yellow pages, and find a licensed, bonded painter.....and have recourse should something go wrong, or I could save a few bucks, and hire the neighbors cousins boyfriend....and if he falls from the ladder, it is MY expense. The choice would ultimately be mine. A clean, legal transaction, or one more under the table, that I take the chances with.

I have no experience with hookers, but figure not many of them will be falling from ladders! But, there are issues I am sure, and with things the way they are now....the hooker or the pimp will be who takes care of things---by taking care of you!

Say you pay XXX amount of money for certain services, and feel those services were not met as agreed upon. Possibly with legalization you would have recourse by at least being able to complain without having the crap beat out of you!

There are always going to be those going about it illegally, and in relation to the gangs---but if given a legal option, many of the prositutes, as well as those using their services may well opt to pay the taxes etc. for it to be legal, and not to land on the next show of 20/20 or Cops or something!

Kat

Good post Kat - as usual!

I have a degree in marketing, I can help you. :wub: I can be a pimp too.... lol....

Boy, when I think of all the sex I gave away free..... What I shoulda had was a business manager. I could have retired at the age of 40 instead of 57. Too bad that I was born a natural blonde!

Boy, when I think of all the sex I gave away free..... What I shoulda had was a business manager. I could have retired at the age of 40 instead of 57. Too bad that I was born a natural blonde!

Tell me about it. I bet it would have been safer to save the money underneath the mattress anyway these days.

Yah, you are right about the mattress. *Green sighs bitterly*

Well, I have known a lot of prostitutes and they are just working, making money, and paying their bills just like the rest of us!

Tell me about it. I bet it would have been safer to save the money underneath the mattress anyway these days.

Plus it mutes the squeaking springs from all that sex!

Well, I have known a lot of prostitutes and they are just working, making money, and paying their bills just like the rest of us!

Well... not "just" like the rest of us! :thumbup:

HA HA! Well, you know what I mean!

HA HA! Well, you know what I mean!

Yep, but I couldn't just let that one slide. It was just wide open for me. :thumbup:

Funny Green! And Plain, why am I not surprised that you seem to have personal knowledge about cash muting the squeeking springs! You animal!

Plus it mutes the squeaking springs from all that sex!

:thumbup: Whoa! I can ALWAYS count on you!

Yep, but I couldn't just let that one slide. It was just wide open for me.

*Ahem* Pun intended?? :thumbup:

Dang, when I think of all the one night stands I've had that I could have charged for.... I'd be pretty rich!! LOL