 Prostitution: Ontario court gives OK to brothelsLaw & Order | 208129 hits | Mar 26 1:58 pm | Posted by: Curtman  The landmark decision means sex workers in Ontario will be able to hire drivers, bodyguards and support staff and work indoors in organized brothels or "bawdy houses," while "exploitation" by pimps remains illegal.Commentsview comments in forum You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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Finally some good news out of Ottawa in the fight against organized crime.
At last !
Strangely enough sinking some money into this would probably be a lot more ethical than most of your usual investments. It'd certainly be more honest than, say, Wall Street.
When you break the law you give up your constitutional rights. When you are caught you give up your freedom. That's it.
Should we start offering special protections to murderers, rapists, thieves because they are in danger of getting hurt by their victims ? Isn't it unconstitutional not to ? NO, of course not. So what makes prostitution any different ?
So what happened to me, my nieces and my daughters since prostitution was legalized in my native country?
And no, that was no reason for emigrating.
EXACTLY, nothing happened. What you, and your pdf file forget, is that the prostitutes who are working in the Netherlands, CHOOSE to work there. There are rules, laws, legal age, check ups, safety rules, and even a union.
What makes prostitution different is that all participants are willing.
Should we start offering special protections to murderers, rapists, thieves because they are in danger of getting hurt by their victims ? Isn't it unconstitutional not to ? NO, of course not. So what makes prostitution any different ?
For starters, prostitutes are pretty much only hurting themselves, as opposed to raping murdering or stealing from others. What harm they do cause to society at large will be reduced by getting them off the streets and into private property where they won't be out in front of our children.
A 2006 UNODC report called "Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns" identifies Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Moldova, Nigeria, Thailand and Ukraine among the countries that are the greatest sources of trafficked persons. Belgium, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Thailand, Turkey and the United States are cited as the most common destinations.
http://www.unodc.org/newsletter/en/pers ... ge009.html
http://www.expatica.com/nl/news/local_n ... 49349.html
Out of about 20,000 prostitutes.
At the end of 2008, Mayor Cohen announced plans to close half of the city’s 400 prostitution windows because of suspected criminal gang activity. The mayor is also closing some of the city’s 70 marijuana cafes and sex clubs. This comes at the same time as the Government's decision to ban the sale of "magic mushrooms" and the closure of all coffee shops situated near schools. Nevertheless, Mayor Cohen has noted, "It is not that we want to get rid of our red-light district. We want to reduce it. Things have become unbalanced and if we do not act we will never regain control."
In 2009 the Dutch justice ministry announced the appointment of a special public prosecutor charged with closing down prostitution windows and coffee shops connected to organized crime syndicates.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostituti ... etherlands
(yeah, wiki link, I know. Sue me.)
See, the biggest issue in prostitution is not human trafficking. At least not in The Netherlands. It is the lover boys charming the young girls into prostituting themselves. BUT, when you make sure the women who WANT to work in prostitution can do so legally, you have time to find the women who do NOT want to, get them out, and bring the pimps to justice.
Should we start offering special protections to murderers, rapists, thieves because they are in danger of getting hurt by their victims ? Isn't it unconstitutional not to ? NO, of course not. So what makes prostitution any different ?
For starters, prostitutes are pretty much only hurting themselves, as opposed to raping murdering or stealing from others. What harm they do cause to society at large will be reduced by getting them off the streets and into private property where they won't be out in front of our children.I can't accept the victim-less crime argument when it comes to prostitution. However, aside from the spread of disease, you are correct that in most cases it is the prostitutes who become the victims, and society in general which is very difficult to directly illustrate. However, I am just not sure how you think that legitimizing an illegal industry is going to keep it away from our children ?
The law was overturned because it is supposedly unconstitutional to not allow prostitutes practice their illegal trade because it is dangerous. Legitimizing the industry is going to remove police presence from the sex trade and you think this is going to help empower those currently being victimized? So I guess people think that a whole slue of honest businessmen are going to adapt the trade and all of the scumbag pimps are going to move on to different lines of work. Why would anyone think that ? The argument which overturned the decision is quite simply wrong.
Canada Considers Further Legalizing Prostitution While Amsterdam Mayor Admits Legalization’s Failure
policemen in Amsterdam’s infamous red light district were quoted by Dutch media Friday as saying, “We are in the midst of modern slavery.” Due to the legalization of prostitution in the Netherlands in 2000, police are hampered in confronting the horrors that are characteristic of the sex trade.
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archiv ... t/05100508