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Should prostitution be legalized?

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No
43% 334 votes Total: 785 votes
Yes
57% 451 votes

Prostitution is not legal and should never be legalized. Prostitution has negative effects on society and America. Legalizing prostitution would be a huge mistake on both society and the economy due to it's effects on society.

Prostitution effects our society in many ways. Prostitutions is more then just a sexual related crime and can actually lead to more crimes and violence on the streets. Prostitution began many centuries ago as a way for women to earn money. Saloons used to be known for their beautiful women and liquor. Over the years prostitution has become a threat to our society.

Prostitutes are seen for the ability to give men and women a good time by offering sexual favors for money or gifts. Prostitutes used to be women selling their bodies for money. Today there are men and women prostitutes. And they sell their bodies for many reasons other then money. Drugs are becoming a common currency for prostitutes.

Unfortunately, when purchasing a prostitute, many buyers don't think about the serious consequences that come with street sex. Sexually transmitted disease, infidelity, violence, thefts and many crimes take place with the average prostitute exchange.

Many men and women have received have passed along sexually transmitted diseases without knowing and some without even caring. It's not always the prostitute that does that passing of the STD either. Many people with and STD feel that they can't have a sexual relationship with the partner in fear of passing the disease to them. However, they find it acceptable to find a prostitute on the corner who they will never have to meet again, and pass the STD along in order to relieve sexual frustration. In return he or she will sleep with several other people before even knowing they have an STD. Then the STD gets passed on by those people as well. Wives, husbands and innocent sexual partners become victim to the STD. Many of which are severe and even life threatening.

In addition to passing on diseases, many men and women pick up prostitutes not caring about how their wife or husband at home may feel if they ever found out. Today, society is dealing with a higher divorce average then ever before. Having the ability to go out and pickup a prostitute for sexual favors will only encourage that number to continue to rise.

Society is threatened by much more then diseases and divorce related to prostitution. Violent crimes are one of the most severe effects on society. Many prostitutes have been raped, beaten and killed


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Should prostitution be legalized?

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    by Stephanie Manning

    Prostitution is not legal and should never be legalized. Prostitution has negative effects on society and America. Legalizing

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  • 2 of 26

    by Adrian Carney

    Prostitution is one of the oldest known professions in human history, dating back to the time of the Sumerians. Many other

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Yes
  • by Michael Patrick

    Prostitution should be decriminalized. We can't effectively "legalize" it any more than we can legalize love or pain or masturbation.

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    by Jenice Bailey

    Should prostitution be legal? Yes, if its legalized it can be regulated and if its regulated then we could make it safe for

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