----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 10:54 AM Subject: Re: More hypocrisy on display than skin
> Dan wrote: > > > It is a different, related question. There is a hypothesis that clearly > > fits the data, including comments by sex workers. Women who feel that > > they already are in a degraded state with regards to sex are much more > > likely to take a job that is inherently degrading. > > So if that's the case, how does criminalizing the effect (prostitution) > help eliminate the cause (sexual abuse)? I never said it did. The point I've been arguing for all along is that prostitution is not a healthy sexual relationship. I'll agree that arresting prostitutes does not constitute helping them. Helping them would include things like making it easier to choose to leave a pimp without violence, helping with drug addictions, psychotherapy, job training for other work, etc. In short, I'd consider prostitutes women who are in a bad place in their lives, not women who should be considered criminal. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
