2 posts tagged “sex”
So Deborah Jeane Palfrey aka the "DC Madam" committed suicide after being convicted of crimes that she'd not have had to commit if prostitution were legal. While her clients are out living their lives... Right Senator Vitter? I feel so sorry for this woman's mother who had to find her daughter hanging, dead. I'd assume because she'd rather die than face prison. If prostitution is going to be illegal why don't the men get the same blame. Get put through the same shame, legal process, etc. I know she had to "launder the money" etc. But they aided in that didn't they by paying her? Why do they get to go on to stay *cough* well respected *cough* businessmen or politicians while the women are always dragged through the mud publicly?
Meh we're such a stupid society. Why should we care if some guy wants to pay someone for sex. If they're of age to consent who are we to say they cannot work out deals. Let's see legal = less court cases aka costs the government less. Can collect tax money on the earnings = makes the government money. Legalized like in Nevada = health regulations = safer. Legalized = no need for the women to launder the money. Legalized = instead of investigating people's sex lives of consenting adults all of these agents could be, I dunno looking for child molesters, rapists, murderers, real criminals?
Besides, when talking about consenting adults it's really difficult for me to see an issue with things like prostitution, gay marriages, etc. All of these taboo, ev0l, horrible things that will ruin society -- that involve people of age to make legally binding contracts for themselves (no things like gay marriage don't open the doors to sex or marriage with animals - they can't legally consent) - the objections against them always come from people who get caught DOING them. PROSTITUTION IS BAD... really why'd you go to one? GAYS ARE BAD... really why did you have sex with one? Flipping hypocrites, just make all CONSENSUAL SEX LEGAL WHEN IT INVOLVES ADULTS AND NO ONE WILL CARE ABOUT YOU DOING IT ANYMORE. You made it taboo. Yet somehow, you go on with your nice happy little lives and the women pay.
N.Y. governor apologizes after prostitution link
Isn't it supposed to be Republicans who have these hypocritical sex scandals?
In 2004, he was part of an investigation of an escort service in New York City that resulted in the arrests of 18 people on charges of promoting prostitution and related charges.
No, I don't care what consenting adults do. I don't think prostitution should be illegal. Collect taxes on it. Regulate it like Nevada does. Make sure the girls (or I suppose guys) are clean. Don't care. Adults who can say yes can screw and pay for it if they want. But don't be a friggin hypocrite. Don't support anti-gay legislature then run off to the closet with people of the same sex for casual sex thinking you're different. Don't bust up prostitution rings then go to one thinking you're different.
IDIOTS.
And while I am at it... I saw a story Friday night that broke my heart. Someone caught up in the sex registry laws. Over consensual sex. I'm a huge fan of the sex offender registry. But it's there to protect us. Teenagers have sex. Anyone convicted of CONSENSUAL sex with a teenager shouldn't be on it the same as a rapist, child molester, etc. As someone who was both raped as a teen and who had CONSENSUAL sex with someone older as a teen, I find it offensive you'd list both of those people on a registry as criminals in the same way. They weren't the same. One raped me, one I wanted to be with and I was old enough to decide that. One plead no contest to a crime, one I'd never have turned into the police nor would my mom and had anyone else I'd have gone to jail for contempt before I'd have said a friggin word under oath to get him into any trouble. Sadly the guy who raped me did so before we had sex offender registries, as the DA told me he'd done it before and was on his way to court a week after doing it to me. Luckily, no one ever ratted out the guy I wanted to be with. Our country is so stupid when it comes to what is a sex crime, it's offensive.
