[Dashing Dasher]

This story to me is hilarious - The Billboards went up today and anyone arrested in Oakland for soliciting a prostitute gets their face up in lights.

This guy takes a DU-Worthy-View of the actions of The City of Oakland.

Did he forget that SOLICITING A PROSTITUTE IS ILLEGAL????

[rdb3]

Did he forget that SOLICITING A PROSTITUTE IS ILLEGAL????

Just wait until the libertarians show up.

[pissant]

It's an all male practice down there is it not?

[A CA Guy]

If this were Rodney King, it would be with male prostitutes.

[Luna]

helping women who are trapped by prostitution

How?

and enabling trysts to happen within controlled environments that bring about safety for both the customers and the working girls.

Can you just see it? An office in the business district of town. John comes in for his 2:30 appointment with "Belle". LOL!!

[wizardoz]

In a civilized and progressive country, buying sex from a prostitute would be no different than buying meat from a butcher.

Oh, do they pay the pimps directly?

[bannie]

I guess if they put the pictures of the prostitutes up, it would just be free advertisement?

[Redcloak]

Yup... Oakland, CA... Now there's a regular hotbed of Christian fundementalism for ya. They even have Rev. Jerry Brown for a mayor.

[LibFreeOrDie]

"In a civilized and progressive country, buying sex from a prostitute would be no different than buying meat from a butcher."

What he really thinks of prostitutes...

[carolinacrazy]

Damnit! I am trying to work and you have to a throw a prostitute thread in here?

I never cease to be amazed by these male news stories.

Don't worry about being a good father, loving your wife, and only your wife, or even checking that prostate.......NO!, let's get pissed over the laws against prostitution.

Freakin Liberal Morons

[SoDak]

I don't believe I've ever actually seen a prostitute outside of a television program. Luckily it's not a law enforcement issue in SD.

[Citizen James]

Message to Oakland horndogs: It's already legal in Berkeley, run for the border...

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[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Did he forget that SOLICITING A PROSTITUTE IS ILLEGAL????

What do you think escort services and strip clubs are.

[muir_redwoods]

Anybody know why it's against the law to sell something that is legal to give away?

[HitmanLV]

Gee, just call up an escort agency....

[F16Fighter]

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.

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.

[Sloth]

In a civilized and progressive country, buying sex from a prostitute would be no different than buying meat from a butcher.

And who would mind having their picture put on the 'meat purchaser' billboard?

[Bernard]

Actually, the author left out the best reason for big government advocates to legalize prostitution - taxes.

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.

[Ditto]

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.

Somehow, I don't believe that the People's Republic of Oakland, CA., (home of the Black Panthers, and Governor Moonbeam) is being dictated to by "Christian Fundamentalists".

[wagglebee]

[yellowdoghunter]

I am delighted to read this story and in California no less! Shame goes a long way in stopping peoples bad behavior.