Posted on 06/01/2005 4:05:37 PM PDT by Dashing Dasher
In a civilized and progressive country, buying sex from a prostitute would be no different than buying meat from a butcher. Indeed, most Western countries have reasonable laws regarding prostitution, in the U.S. we are faced with Christian fundamentalists imposing their values on the rest of us. If they can't browbeat us into joining their moral crusade, then they will enact laws to prevent us from doing what they secretly wish they could.
Buy sex from a hooker in liberal Oakland, Ca and you many lose your vehicle and see your mug shot plastered on a billboard or bus shelter.
Oakland police initiated a new "shaming campaign" to crack down on the oldest profession. The program will include surveillance cameras erected along busy streets. Videotapes of those soliciting ladies of pleasure will be handed over to Oakland police and Alameda County prosecutors. Customers convicted of soliciting prostitution could see their visages featured prominently on billboards and at bus stops. In addition to enduring 15 minutes of infamy, johns will also have their automobiles seized by the police.
The role of law enforcement should be to prevent crime, protect citizens and apprehend criminals -- it should not be to shame, ridicule or humiliate lawbreakers.
In a theocracy like Saudi Arabia, police officers acting in their capacity as moral guardians, sometimes publicly flog transgressors. But in a secular democracy, cops should enforce the law of the land and not attempt to shame citizens into being "morally pure."
When I lived and worked in Oakland , my biggest fear was not being solicited by a lady of the evening. I was more worried about having my home broken into or being hit upside the head by a crack addict.
Instead of implementing a "shaming campaign" to deal with the issue of prostitution, the city of Oakland should legalize it. There are many benefits to legalized prostitution. The benefits include (1) allowing law enforcement agencies to allocate their resources to more serious crimes, (2) freeing the criminal justice system from nuisance cases, (3) helping women who are trapped by prostitution, and (4) preventing children from being ensnared into streetwalking, and (5) enabling trysts to happen within controlled environments that bring about safety for both the customers and the working girls.
Trying to shame citizens into being morally upright should be relegated to the dustbin of history. What's next, if a husband wins his divorce case against his wife, will she be forced to sew a "Scarlet A" on all her outfits?
busy day - just got home from work...
What do you think escort services and strip clubs are.
Illegal....
Didn't you see Mayflower Madame?
Yeah, just wait until we show up, so we can point out that so-called Christians and other hypocrites are the ones who solicit hookers the most.
They're illegal in name only....anybody can pick up a seedy alternative newspaper that lists dozens of escort services available.
Sorry - I was too quick with my response.
Escort Services are illegal if sex is involved and paid for...
Strip clubs - illegal if sex is involved and paid for...
Plenty on the menu tonight to entertain...
Hookers, Worst of the 70's (continued), FReeper hobbies, Stupid People and the Hairy Legs/Waxing thread...
Your choice...
Anybody know why it's against the law to sell something that is legal to give away?
Where?
Exactly, see my post #53
hairy legs? lolol
Tax Evasion?
Gee, just call up an escort agency....
More BS cheap-shot Christian-bashing that has NOTHING at all to do with "shaming" those who solicit hookers.
As to the author's defining what "reasonable laws" are pertaining to prostitution, 200 years of American Law has indeed spoken.
Geez, being a female... if I wanted to have sex - I would go out and not say NO.
And who would mind having their picture put on the 'meat purchaser' billboard?
I thought you'd 'appreciate' that.
This is 100% 'Progressive DUmmie Speak".
BWAAHHHAAAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Bullseye, DD.
If government legalizes it, government can charge for a license, enact sales tax and other accommodation / entertainment taxes, and regulate the process. And we could see the "Commissioner of XXX" make speeches and take bribes. (While the XXX could represent many wonderful and apropos words, XXX does commonly denote sex.)
So, it's a win-win situation for big government of all sizes. I'm surprised my municipality hasn't thought of it already.
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