[Agamemnon]

Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor

The johns are just as much at fault as the pimps. They are the ones that are making the market for this activity. If they didn't demand this service, it would go out of business very quick.

You clearly have no concept of the issue at hand. The John's are the driving force behind this issue. Just like drug users are the driving force behind drug dealers.

Whats with all these posture points? I clearly have no concept of the issue at hand? Really? I'm just a babbling idiot out here, making things up as I go along? For a guy who's super-fast to get indignant about insults you sure don't mind dishing them out.

Its interesting that you think I'M the one with no understanding of the issue... I'm beginning to think the opposite. This is probably a point we'll agree to disagree on, but I'm of the opinion that the demand for drugs and paid-sex is insatiable and persistent. People do not engage prostitutes or buy drugs just because they're there, or because they're offered to them... they engage prostitutes and buy drugs specifically because they want those things. The police have tried for decades to curb both the demand and supply of drugs... would you say this effort (within the context of the resources involved) was successful? Has drug supply/demand dropped significantly now than decades prior?

If there was no industry for these people there would be no need to lure young girls into the trade and keep them subjected. Of course there will always be people that fall into certain situations like this because of life circumstances. Removing the number of scum ball occupations such as this only increased their chance for intervention.

The demand creates the industry, not the supply. If there was no demand for prostitution there would be no prositutes. Since there is a demand (apparently a high one, there are a lot of prostitutes out there) the market services the demand. The cops, by towing Johns cars, are going after the (insatiable) demand. I think this is probably ultimately futile when it comes to 'fixing' prostitution.

This policy is part of a wider approach the community needs to take. Ultimately the community as a whole as to solve this problem not the government and that includes the drug issue and crime issues. The fact is solicitation is currently illegal and committing crimes has consequences. I never said once that this is best way to solves this problem but until the community as a whole decideds to do something about it, it is one of the few things that can be done to curtail it.

So what is the best way? It very much seems to me that you support this program as a great thing... if it's not the best then what is?

Well, by your statement most prostitution here would be considered rape.

If that were (legally) true, then cops wouldn't have to tow Johns cars, they could just charge them for rape after the fact. While you may consider it rape, the law definitely doesn't agree with you.