sharks

April 20th, 2015 at 7:27 PM ^

The human trafficking angle is weak, methinks. Legalization and regulation would make trafficking and underage more difficult to get away with. Too many Mrs Lovejoy-types want to impress their morality on the rest of us. He probably won't lose his job over this, marriage might be another story...

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uferfan

April 20th, 2015 at 7:32 PM ^

The NCAA addresses official and unofficial visits in bylaws 13.6 and 13.7 of the Division I Manual.

Unofficial visits 

  • Recruits are permitted unlimited visits at their own expense.
  • Can be taken at any time of the year except during dead periods.
  • No limits to length of visit.
  • School may not provide or pay for transportation to and from campus.
  • No permissible entertainment except three passes to a home game. No test scores, transcript or eligibility center verification required.

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LSAClassOf2000

April 20th, 2015 at 7:48 PM ^

I dare say that, by this point in their existence as a chain, Motel 6 is used to "unofficial visits" of the nature described in this article, free from the complications of transcripts and an eligibility verification (could the latter actually be a thing in this case anyway?). I would have to believe that they would rather one did limit the length of their visit to what is strictly necessary if only to avoid possible entanglements from both law enforcement and their laundry service. 

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KBLOW

April 20th, 2015 at 7:46 PM ^

Is it wrong that I wouldn't feel bad for him if he had been arrested for DUI after having blown a .20 or something, but that I do feel bad for him after getting caught while being blown?

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Vote_Crisler_1937

April 20th, 2015 at 8:52 PM ^

Anyone on this thread have any actual experience with sex workers or in the sex work industry? I see some good questions being asked and people's hearts are in the right place about stopping pimps and trafficking, but our viewpoint most certainly comes up ignorant compared to actual career sex workers and what they know of how it works and what is effective against trafficking.



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EGD

April 20th, 2015 at 9:01 PM ^

I think this is an interesting discussion. In most subjects, harm reduction models (such as drug legalization or regulated sex work) tend to perform better than strict prohibitions. For that reason, and because I generally don't believe the government should attempt to legislate morality, I am sympathetic to the view that willing adults should be permitted to exchange money for sex.

OTOH, also highly relevant to the question is that the USA currently provides very little in the way of safety net benefits--such as cash assistance, housing supports, child care subsidies, etc. That being the case, I suspect a significant portion of American prostitution occurs because the seller is economically desperate. To me, a woman choosing between prostitution and homelessness is not a truly "voluntary" actor if she opts for the former. Obviously, subjecting that woman to criminal prosecution for making that choice only exacerbates the situation--but the same is not necessarily true of the john who exploits her poverty.

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gwkrlghl

April 20th, 2015 at 9:30 PM ^

if you're a good painter, people hire you to paint

if you're a good engineer, people hire you to engineer things

if you're a good sexer, why can't you be hired for sex? Legalizing it only makes it safer for people who are inevitably going to take on that profession

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CaliforniaNobody

April 21st, 2015 at 12:40 AM ^

Statistics show that legalizing prostitution, with regulation, regular testing, taxing, etc. would definitely be beneficial. But you're not gonna get the hard working middle class Americans to vote for the evils of prostitution, at least not yet. Views on weed have come around, so maybe one day.



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Baloo_Dance

April 21st, 2015 at 4:05 AM ^

Any surprise that the late night porn crew is in favor of legalized prostitution?

How many prostitutes do you think are happy with their "career" regardless of how they are treated by a pimp?

It's terrible that some women have to make that choice. But that doesn't mean it should be legalized.



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CoachBP6

April 21st, 2015 at 8:19 AM ^

Prostitution has existed in the world for many hundreds of years, if not more. That said, if you're someone that has a job with media interest, you should refrain from getting a prostitute for obvious reasons. Police love nothing more than to break the law themselves to catch "criminals".

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The Mad Hatter

April 21st, 2015 at 8:25 AM ^

is the world's oldest profession.  It has existed since a caveman first killed a wooly mammoth and the cavegirl next door was hungry.  It's not going anywhere and the fact that it remains illegal is completely illogical.

Also, I like whores.

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BrewCityBlue

April 21st, 2015 at 12:00 PM ^

Wait, I just came from the 420 thread... Aren't you the guy against legalizing that?

I'm not saying they're related or one is wrong and the other isn't.

I guess your opinions are just, weird, IMO. NTTAWWT

Edit: supposed to be a reply to Achilles somewhere else in this thread. Carry on. 

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