Legalization of Prostitution
Legalization of Prostitution
University of Phoenix
[Name Removed]
COMM 215
[Name Removed]
September 22, 2006
Prostitution can be traced as far back as the 6th century B.C. during the great Roman and Greek empires. Although an overwhelming amount of people feel that prostitution should not be legalized, it is still here today and is one of the oldest professions.
There are various reasons why society still rejects the idea of legalizing prostitution. In America, most people categorize themselves as middle class; therefore their mindset is predetermined as "better than the destitute, but not as good as the wealthy." This means that both the wealthy and middle class will formally deny prostitution as a profession all the while seeking it 's now forbidden fruit. Here you can see how feeling chauvinistic can consume one so strongly. Another plaguing concern is homicides and how it brings property value down. The average homicide rate for street prostitution is 204 per 100,000. Try selling your house after a prostitute 's been murdered down the street. Street "walkers" are easy targets for serial killers, the most infamous of course, being Jack the Ripper who killed prostitutes in the late 1800 's in London. There are risky health factors when prostitution comes to mind, but in a controlled environment, sex can be safe if condoms are used and the prostitutes are subjected to mandatory physicals primarily for the detection of sexually transmitted diseases. So here you can see that there are health risks but they can be disposed like a condom if the necessary measures are taken. Places like the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Carson City, Nevada take many preliminary precautions to ensure that they provide the safest sex. The Moonlite Bunny Ranch is fortunate enough to be the only legal brothel in America and that is probably because it is a place that was and still is glamorized as a wealthy man 's play pen, therefore it 's okay. Although they are the
University of Phoenix
[Name Removed]
COMM 215
[Name Removed]
September 22, 2006
Prostitution can be traced as far back as the 6th century B.C. during the great Roman and Greek empires. Although an overwhelming amount of people feel that prostitution should not be legalized, it is still here today and is one of the oldest professions.
There are various reasons why society still rejects the idea of legalizing prostitution. In America, most people categorize themselves as middle class; therefore their mindset is predetermined as "better than the destitute, but not as good as the wealthy." This means that both the wealthy and middle class will formally deny prostitution as a profession all the while seeking it 's now forbidden fruit. Here you can see how feeling chauvinistic can consume one so strongly. Another plaguing concern is homicides and how it brings property value down. The average homicide rate for street prostitution is 204 per 100,000. Try selling your house after a prostitute 's been murdered down the street. Street "walkers" are easy targets for serial killers, the most infamous of course, being Jack the Ripper who killed prostitutes in the late 1800 's in London. There are risky health factors when prostitution comes to mind, but in a controlled environment, sex can be safe if condoms are used and the prostitutes are subjected to mandatory physicals primarily for the detection of sexually transmitted diseases. So here you can see that there are health risks but they can be disposed like a condom if the necessary measures are taken. Places like the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Carson City, Nevada take many preliminary precautions to ensure that they provide the safest sex. The Moonlite Bunny Ranch is fortunate enough to be the only legal brothel in America and that is probably because it is a place that was and still is glamorized as a wealthy man 's play pen, therefore it 's okay. Although they are the
References: Health Regulations Retrieved from the World Wide Web: http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/08/31/224611.php Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Retrieved from the World Wide Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution Legalized Prostitution, Mark Liberator (2005, December 8) Retrieved from the World Wide Web: http://www.liberator.net/articles/prostitution.html