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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger

That's great, and I'm glad you feel that way...almost all of the people I know would disagree with you. It's all in the people you know. How do you know that a lot will be selfish? Will tell (and actually get...) a prostitute to do things outside of her comfort zone (hahaha...). Seems to me that a lot of your misconceptions are brought about via the porn industry...

My misconceptios are from knowing a girl that used to do it for a living, but you know best. I always appreciate the extra bit of sarcasm. It is one of the riskiest professions for a reason, and it is not because of how pleasant it is.

Some statistics in case you're curious:

Spoiler!

To believe prostitution has no victims, one must ignore these statistics published in Farley's Fact Sheet:

• 78 percent of 55 women who sought help from the Council for Prostitution Alternatives in 1991 reported being raped an average of 16 times a year by pimps, and were raped 33 times a year by johns.
• 62 percent reported having been raped in prostitution.
• 73 percent reported having experienced physical assault in prostitution.
• 72 percent were currently or formerly homeless.
• 92 percent stated that they wanted to escape prostitution immediately.
• 83 percent of prostitutes are victims of assault with a weapon.
• 75 percent of women in escort prostitution had attempted suicide.
• 67 percent meet diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

As I said I am a bit on the fence regarding making it legal(which should make it safer). I do know that its not a job a person does because of a good life. As a result, I hope that making it legal will not cause an increase in the amount of people that choose to become prostitutes. In the end though, I recognize that each adult person can make their own choices, this is what freedom is all about.