What’s Wrong with Legalizing Prostitution?

This is a great blog post that was sent to be by longtime friend and sometime contributor to the site Alyric. It deals with the legalization of prostitution and in my opinion, dispels a lot of the myths about the ‘victimless crime.

It’s a great post that should be read in its entirety however I will provide you with this quote…

In Amsterdam, 80% of prostituted women reported that they were there by force. In Germany, over 60% of the prostitutes are foreigners; in Spain, it’s 80%, many coerced by gangs. In Germany, legalizing prostitution hasn’t improved conditions for prostitutes. The women do not want (or are not allowed by their pimps) to register, get health checks, pay taxes, or adhere to rules that might affect business. For example, johns are willing to pay extra for sex without a condom. Further, Germany found that legalization did not increase tax revenues like expected — mafias don’t pay taxes.

Very few women are in prostitution on their own free will. They are victims.