Is prostitution REALLY a crime? It’s not the most admirable life for one to portray, however, it should not be labeled as act of criminal behavior. In a society where individuals struggle and fight to survive, some are given a competitive edge over others. Unfortunately those that are less fortunate have to find alternative and occasionally ghastly ways to produce capital. Prostitution has become a sensitive topic and has better ways to be assessed.
What exactly are the motives for those that prostitute? The public perceptions of prostitution are the streetwalkers. Most of them are addicted to drugs, and many were forced into prostitution against their will. However many people have said that their involvement is due to the sizable amounts of funds that they earn at a young age. Another reason is to fund the tuition of a university or further educational programs. Numerous anticipate themselves leaving the business once they have earned the amount they want or need. Many women have mention “they also see themselves as helping men save their marriages by supplying something they cannot get at home, or helping them chase away loneliness when they are on business trips.” (Schwartz) Everyone has their individual reason for their involvement in prostitution and should not be penalized for this lifestyle.
Many people in America are living in poverty and cannot find work. There are not enough jobs in comparison to the amount of people needing them. If the government loosened its regulations on what a person can and cannot do with his or her body, people could create their own jobs in prostitution. Prostitution has gotten a negative stigma, but it may not necessarily be a negative thing. Prostitution should be made legal throughout all of America. Prostitution is defined as an exchange of sexual acts for material gain. Someone is said to have prostituted his or her self when he or she grants sexual access to another