The Charlottesville Police Department dropped the net on ten individuals alleged to be involved with prostitution earlier this month. From the 1st through the 4th of November, the CPD investigated online advertisements which ’suggested’ a sexual service in exchange for money.
The department has apparently received dozens of complaints regarding online service offerings in our area.
Each of the nine women & one man were charged with a class 1 misdemeanor, carrying the possible maximum of 1 year incarceration.
We have to wonder if a quote delivered to Charlottesville parents is still appropriate (with minor alteration) in this instance:
“Wouldn’t you rather your child be a drug dealer than a drug addict?” – John Waters
Sex continues to be one of the things which can be given away legally, but charging for it is a crime.
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Vice laws are so ridiculous. It pains me that my tax dollars are wasted in such a way.
/i blame the bible.
And I’m sure the bible blames you…
/shame
That has already been well established, seeing as how I eat shrimp, mix cotton and rayon and whatnot.
/leviticus 11:43 in the KJB, though, thems words to live by.
How is pornography legal under the law? Is it okay if both people are getting paid for having sex, but bad if only one person gets paid?
I for one want to thank the police. Check out the mugshots!
http://www.wina.com/Local-News/3077192?contentId=5029567
Are they the payers or the payees???Yikes!!!!
The average age women in America enter prostitution is 13 years old. People are making documentaries about sexual slavery in far away countries as if its not going on right down the street. Organizations like GEMS in new york city have been formed to try and help and are doing amazing work http://www.gems-girls.org/aboutus.html . Its a shame they don’t get better funding — some have even speculated that the color of the girls skin they tend to work with has something to do with that. I made a donation to them a couple months ago after seeing an incredibly good documentary about them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fX6EaHuRCg . It’s available streaming from Netflix as well. I’d highly recommend it.
I saw that, it was upsetting. But in C-ville? Who cares if people are having sex? and if they are paying for it?
Oh Otts
I don’t know what the situation is. If this truly is a Diaries of a Call Girl / “I mean it’s just kind of like, whatever, I’m here for a purpose. I know what my purpose is. I am not a … moron, you know what I mean” situation – then fine, why shouldn’t women be able to sell their labor in the form of hourly rental of their orifices. On a social-spiritual continuum it’s probably closer to the gold-digger side, with the woman (or man) just being more upfront.
But if it’s a dynamic where someone else, who has been sexually abusing and exploiting them since they were a child, who now has them in a stockholm syndrome jaycee dugard mind lock, enforced by the threat of life-ending violence if they don’t do exactly what they are told, is renting them out and unquestioningly taking all the money, then this is closer to the sexual slavery side of the continuum and is actually an Evil of Humanity.
The reason prostitution is illegal is it’s basically impossible to allow the first and prevent the second. I don’t mean to be critical, I seriously just wanted to say that “Very Young Girls” is one of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen and anyone interested should check it out.
I simply don’t buy this argument for moral legislation. Perhaps the best way to deal with the second isn’t to keep the act illegal, but have stricter enforcement of sex slavery crimes. As long as prostitutes can be prosecuted for their acts, they are going to be unwilling to come forward to authorities to report abuses, since they will risk going to prison themselves. I’m sure you can find some sob story documentaries about how alcohol or marijuana ruined people’s lives, but it is still morally abhorrent to allow politicians to legislate morality. The reason it’s not legal, contrary to what you believe, is because no one has thought of a good way to tax it yet.
Every form of moral prohibition creates a very lucrative black market. Legalization and regulation removes the profit motive from said black market. Yes. It really is that simple.
Exactly, exactly, exactly. If they developed REAL legislation to protect sex workers and give them rights, tax the industry, regulate it, and make it incredibly safe then it stands to reason that the profit margin on black market industry would drop. It’s legal in Nevada but it’s still sketchy as hell.
Interestingly enough: http://freemarketmojo.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/prostitutes-with-pimps-earn-more-are-injured-less-and-work-fewer-hours/
WELCOME BACK SIMONA!!!! I was missing you on the new Cvillain.
/wasn’t aware it could be had for free. servis always seems compris.
Yes, God save us from the ugly prostitutes. Seriously, what do you think people who resort to prostitution look like?
Gee, and I thought that was a legitimate employment offer. I was all ready and stuff. Dang.