To make a vice legal is to endorse it as a 'good' thing (legal) as opposed to a 'bad' thing (illegal). The libertine claims that sex on demand or for money is a form of 'liberty' and therefore ought to be legal.
"To make a vice legal is to endorse it as a 'good' thing (legal) as opposed to a 'bad' thing (illegal). The libertine claims that sex on demand or for money is a form of 'liberty' and therefore ought to be legal."
Your last couple of notes gave rise to a thought...it's new, so pardon me if it's poorly expressed.
Some have noted that the plight of prostitutes, slave or not, is worsened by the fact that they can't go to the authorities for help.
Seems to me that legalizing prostitution makes that worse. If prostitution is illegal, then cops and pimps are natural enemies; they are clearly on opposite sides (corruption aside). Surely it is more likely that prostitutes can go to the authories for help if prostitution is illegal.
> To make a vice legal is to endorse it as a 'good' thing (
No. To make a vice (drinking, smoking, gambling, cussing, overeating, etc.) legal simply says that it does not rise to the level of being criminal. There are lots of things that the government does not consider "good" that are nonetheless legal.
The world is considerably more complex than Good (legal) and Bad (illegal).