One really good reason not to legalize prostitution

[Ghoulish Delight]

It ocurrs to me that there's a certain logical leap in one of the quotes in the article that I don't quite agree with...

"The new regulations say that working in the sex industry is not immoral any more, and so jobs cannot be turned down without a risk to benefits."

Hmm, no, I'm pretty sure the regulations say that working in the sex industry is not illegal anymore, it says nothing of morality. And that's the way it should be. If it's againts one's own personal morailty, than they should be able to choose not to do it (which is the problem with the way things are set up in this case, it seems things are written poorly and denies the right to personal moral choice), but the government shouldn't dictate morality.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

It ocurrs to me that there's a certain logical leap in one of the quotes in the article that I don't quite agree with...


Hmm, no, I'm pretty sure the regulations say that working in the sex industry is not illegal anymore, it says nothing of morality. And that's the way it should be. If it's againts one's own personal morailty, than they should be able to choose not to do it (which is the problem with the way things are set up in this case, it seems things are written poorly and denies the right to personal moral choice), but the government shouldn't dictate morality.

Hear hear GD! I knew I could count on you to come along and post what I was trying to say (but deleted it since it made no sense).

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Hmm, no, I'm pretty sure the regulations say that working in the sex industry is not illegal anymore, it says nothing of morality. And that's the way it should be. If it's againts one's own personal morailty, than they should be able to choose not to do it (which is the problem with the way things are set up in this case, it seems things are written poorly and denies the right to personal moral choice), but the government shouldn't dictate morality.

But by leaving it up to the choice of the individual to decide what is "moral" leaves WAY too large of a loophole.

"I can't take this job as a filing clerk because I feel it is immoral."