Why are brothels illegal (in most of the US)?

Skybird · 05-27-21, 07:01 AM

Hehe, I am certain with this topic I now have every moderator's attention...

https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/...thels-illegal/

But with the last sentence in that essay being "Brothels need not exist in a free society, but their absence should not result from governments’ having made them illegal", all mods I assume can now relax a bit again.

Rockstar · 05-27-21, 09:02 AM

I don't know why some comnunities would ban the oldest profession.

I lived on 'dry' island inhabited by a very small community of a devout religious kind of people. Outwardly proclaiming the evils of drugs and booze. It had one of the highest rates of drug and alchohol abuse in the State.

Onkel Neal · 05-27-21, 09:05 AM

I'm all in favor of legalized brothels

Mr Quatro · 05-27-21, 09:20 AM

Many years ago (before my time of course) brothels were legal in Texas.

Remember the movie "Best Little Whore House in Texas" was based on a true story by a reporter for a Houston newspaper who had them busted.

A brothel can not be legal due to laws enacted by the good people of any given community, plus it's a health problem and a human trafficking problem at the same time.

A place like Amsterdam is not going to happen in the USA. They do have legal prostitution in Nevada, but it is limited to rural counties on rural ranches and is the only state that I know of.

Prostitution is however alive and well in the USA from one end to the other end.

Do your own research using "ladies of the night" and this is what you get.

Not exactly out of sight either so makes you wonder who's keeping the books ...

Know what I mean?

Moonlight · 05-27-21, 09:38 AM

I remember a big scandal at my local catholic school when I was about 12, it was run by the local nuns who didn't take any prisoners when it came to down to any defiance or misbehaviour by us pupils.
One year about 10 of them went to Africa on some kind of nun exchange type system for 6 months or thereabouts, 7 of them came back bleeding pregnant, the shame of the nuns forsaking their vows forced the local council to take over the running of it.

So much for morality eh.

Rockstar · 05-27-21, 09:52 AM

If communities support issuing clean needles and safe places for heroine addicts. So these drug abusers can shoot up in safety and without fear of arrest or prosecution.

Think what kind of safety a well run and regulated brothel would provide for the ladies and their clients. And think about all that tax revenue! You could build a free day care center next door where poor single dads drop their kids off on Friday date nights.

Do it for the children, do it for all those lonely single fathers. Vote YES for Brothels.

Skybird · 05-27-21, 10:12 AM

All very interesting - just that the replies so far have little to do with the original essay's topic.

Moonlight · 05-27-21, 10:55 AM

You brought up morality with that bloody link of yours Skybird, I'm just responding to it.
Take a chill pill then book a flight to LA and let your self go for once, I guarantee some of those girls will empty more than yer bleeding wallet, oh yeah and let us all know how it went.

At least I've found out what a snow bunny is and also a chocolate one, I was thinking what the hell is he bleeding talking about bunny rabbits for when it's a brothel\prostitution thread.

Texas Red · 05-27-21, 11:06 AM

The reason for it being illegal (in my opinion) is partly that it is morally wrong and it is a place where a LOT of major criminals would go to for services. Brothels can be a hub for human and drug trafficking as well as other illegal activities.

I would say no to brothels.

mapuc · 05-27-21, 11:13 AM

it is the oldest type of work in the world

Markus

Texas Red · 05-27-21, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapuc

it is the oldest type of work in the world

Markus

Yes, but that doesn't change the fact that it is wrong.

That is the equivalent of murdering somebody and telling the police:
"Well, its the oldest crime in the world so that must make it right!"

Rockstar · 05-27-21, 11:18 AM

Morally wrong?

"I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you"

Texas Red · 05-27-21, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Morally wrong?

"I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you"

Has that woman ever read the Bible before? I would hope so because any religious person would know that God absolutely detests prostitutes and any sexual immoral sin.

Giving bad girls and place to live, clean themselves up, help them find a job and find Jesus is a great thing but that wouldn't be the person I would choose to do it.

Also, if you are quoting a Biblical verse, I would like to know the exact location of it because I am absolutely certain that you are taking it out of context.

Aktungbby · 05-27-21, 11:34 AM

Not quite so lad: Rahab let Joshua into Jericho; (and the earth shook??

) and Mary Magdalene was oft conveniently portrayed by religious hierarchy as a woman of ill reputation seeking redemption from the Savior.... and, as per my avatar, I suffer from 'Fallen Angel Syndrôme!

Bilge_Rat · 05-27-21, 12:48 PM

In Canada, you have a strange situation where solicitation and "pimping" is illegal, but prostitution itself is not if carried on by an "independent" adult sex worker, so in Montreal, you have websites openly advertising "escorts" or "sugar babies".

Police do not crack down or prosecute, unless the girls are minors or violence is involved, since the law is so ambiguous.

05-27-21, 07:01 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Why are brothels illegal (in most of the US)? Hehe, I am certain with this topic I now have every moderator's attention... https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/...thels-illegal/ But with the last sentence in that essay being "Brothels need not exist in a free society, but their absence should not result from governments’ having made them illegal", all mods I assume can now relax a bit again. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-27-21, 09:05 AM	#3
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	I'm all in favor of legalized brothels __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

05-27-21, 09:20 AM	#4
Mr Quatro Navy Seal Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 6,772 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Many years ago (before my time of course) brothels were legal in Texas. Remember the movie "Best Little Whore House in Texas" was based on a true story by a reporter for a Houston newspaper who had them busted. A brothel can not be legal due to laws enacted by the good people of any given community, plus it's a health problem and a human trafficking problem at the same time. A place like Amsterdam is not going to happen in the USA. They do have legal prostitution in Nevada, but it is limited to rural counties on rural ranches and is the only state that I know of. Prostitution is however alive and well in the USA from one end to the other end. Do your own research using "ladies of the night" and this is what you get. Not exactly out of sight either so makes you wonder who's keeping the books ... Know what I mean? __________________ pla•teau noun a relatively stable level, period, or condition a level of attainment or achievement Lord help me get to the next plateau ..

05-27-21, 09:38 AM	#5
Moonlight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,518 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	I remember a big scandal at my local catholic school when I was about 12, it was run by the local nuns who didn't take any prisoners when it came to down to any defiance or misbehaviour by us pupils. One year about 10 of them went to Africa on some kind of nun exchange type system for 6 months or thereabouts, 7 of them came back bleeding pregnant, the shame of the nuns forsaking their vows forced the local council to take over the running of it. So much for morality eh. __________________

05-27-21, 10:12 AM	#7
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	All very interesting - just that the replies so far have little to do with the original essay's topic. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-27-21, 09:02 AM	#2
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I don't know why some comnunities would ban the oldest profession. I lived on 'dry' island inhabited by a very small community of a devout religious kind of people. Outwardly proclaiming the evils of drugs and booze. It had one of the highest rates of drug and alchohol abuse in the State.

05-27-21, 09:52 AM	#6
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	If communities support issuing clean needles and safe places for heroine addicts. So these drug abusers can shoot up in safety and without fear of arrest or prosecution. Think what kind of safety a well run and regulated brothel would provide for the ladies and their clients. And think about all that tax revenue! You could build a free day care center next door where poor single dads drop their kids off on Friday date nights. Do it for the children, do it for all those lonely single fathers. Vote YES for Brothels.

05-27-21, 10:55 AM	#8
Moonlight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,518 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	You brought up morality with that bloody link of yours Skybird, I'm just responding to it. Take a chill pill then book a flight to LA and let your self go for once, I guarantee some of those girls will empty more than yer bleeding wallet, oh yeah and let us all know how it went. At least I've found out what a snow bunny is and also a chocolate one, I was thinking what the hell is he bleeding talking about bunny rabbits for when it's a brothel\prostitution thread. __________________

05-27-21, 11:06 AM	#9
Texas Red Fastest Gun Around Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Agua Fira, New Mexico Posts: 2,368 Downloads: 528 Uploads: 5	The reason for it being illegal (in my opinion) is partly that it is morally wrong and it is a place where a LOT of major criminals would go to for services. Brothels can be a hub for human and drug trafficking as well as other illegal activities. I would say no to brothels. __________________ There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. — Colin Powell I'm not very active on the forums anymore. If you have a question, please DM me and I'll respond ASAP!

05-27-21, 11:13 AM	#10
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,535 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	it is the oldest type of work in the world Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

05-27-21, 11:18 AM	#12
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Morally wrong? "I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you"

05-27-21, 11:34 AM	#14
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,981 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Not quite so lad: Rahab let Joshua into Jericho; (and the earth shook??) and Mary Magdalene was oft conveniently portrayed by religious hierarchy as a woman of ill reputation seeking redemption from the Savior.... and, as per my avatar, I suffer from 'Fallen Angel Syndrôme! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

05-27-21, 12:48 PM	#15
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	In Canada, you have a strange situation where solicitation and "pimping" is illegal, but prostitution itself is not if carried on by an "independent" adult sex worker, so in Montreal, you have websites openly advertising "escorts" or "sugar babies". Police do not crack down or prosecute, unless the girls are minors or violence is involved, since the law is so ambiguous. __________________