Decriminalization Of Prostitution
Prostitution has been around ever since the beginning of human culture and is known as one of the world's oldest professions, and a majority of countries around the world embracing the legalization of prostitution in order to lead to healthier and safer environments. Evidence of prostitutions age goes all the way back to ancient summer. Located in a brothel operated by the Sumerian priest in Uruk, this brothel was hosted in a Kakum or temple dedicated to the goddess Ishtar. Having many prostitutes working there and were classified into three classes the highest worked inside the temple to perform the ritual of sexual intercourse and the lowest worked on the streets as stated in the University of Wisconsin Press newspaper article Prostitutes
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Such as the case in Rhode Island where their key findings from the study show that there were 31 percent or 824 fewer reported rapes during the seven years’ indoor prostitution were decriminalized. Hong, S. (2014) The authors note that the results suggest that “decriminalization could have potentially large social benefits for the population at large - not just sex market participants.” another point that was hit when prostitution was legalized was the protection of minors being forced to work in the industry unable to get out due to the production of police they are scared to get help and are forced to work by pimps. The effect of legalizing will allow people under eighteen to be treated by authority as a victim instead of …show more content…
Unlike rape a prostitute gives consent to the buyer and the prostitute has complete control the sense of the act negotiating price and the deeds that are to be performed. Even though it is considered morally wrong for someone to sell one's body people may believe that porn is wrong but viewed as a profession classified under acting, prostitution is nothing but porn without a camera and corporation having actors perform the acts and the prostitute themselves controlling the action and sale. By comparing prostitution to porn it tends to be viewed as just a job as done before in human
Such as the case in Rhode Island where their key findings from the study show that there were 31 percent or 824 fewer reported rapes during the seven years’ indoor prostitution were decriminalized. Hong, S. (2014) The authors note that the results suggest that “decriminalization could have potentially large social benefits for the population at large - not just sex market participants.” another point that was hit when prostitution was legalized was the protection of minors being forced to work in the industry unable to get out due to the production of police they are scared to get help and are forced to work by pimps. The effect of legalizing will allow people under eighteen to be treated by authority as a victim instead of …show more content…
Unlike rape a prostitute gives consent to the buyer and the prostitute has complete control the sense of the act negotiating price and the deeds that are to be performed. Even though it is considered morally wrong for someone to sell one's body people may believe that porn is wrong but viewed as a profession classified under acting, prostitution is nothing but porn without a camera and corporation having actors perform the acts and the prostitute themselves controlling the action and sale. By comparing prostitution to porn it tends to be viewed as just a job as done before in human