tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post136740841590773458..comments2024-03-25T12:55:40.911+00:00Comments on Caron's Musings: Making paying for sex illegal won't end the abuse of womenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-70965930299630351352012-06-19T16:50:30.246+01:002012-06-19T16:50:30.246+01:00Hi George,
I'd be interested to read the evid...Hi George,<br /><br />I'd be interested to read the evidence for what you say there. I'm not being arsey, it just sounds like a vital part of what needs considered. I'm against criminalising because I think it'll make things more dangerous for desperate, addicted street prostitutes. But I'm also against the kind of legal situation in the Netherlands. <br /><br />Eee, but it's tricky.Ewan Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007206200639738854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-42150078399695540262012-06-19T12:25:34.036+01:002012-06-19T12:25:34.036+01:00I spoke to Catherine Bearder about this and her vi...I spoke to Catherine Bearder about this and her view was that paying for sex should be illegal but that there should be no penalty for being a prostitute.<br /><br />She referred to Sweden where they did that and found that not only did prostitution drop but also that attitudes to women as a whole improved as the law sent a social message that paying for sex was unacceptable which in turn led to a decrease in the number of men holding social attitudes objectifying women - and this in itself led to a decrease in trafficking.<br /><br />On the other hand, countries like Amsterdam where prostitution is completely legal have seen increases in the number of men viewing women as sexual objects and in the number of sexual assaults - as well as an increase in trafficking.<br /><br />As liberals I think it's probably best to follow the evidence when deciding which policy to support and criminalising the purchase of sex, and legalising the selling of it, seems to be the best way to reduce the societal harm of prostitution.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07182217326137612970noreply@blogger.com