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Reply #60: I would favor legalizing it for prostitutes over 18, but there's a problem
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Mon Dec-20-04 01:45 PM
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60. I would favor legalizing it for prostitutes over 18, but there's a problem |
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I know from having worked with street kids that a lot of johns--not just pedophiles--like 'em young in the mistaken belief that the young ones are less likely to have STDs.
I knew of a case in which a thirteen-year-old prostitute was just raking in the money and constantly helping out older teens who either couldn't earn as much as she could or who had left prostitution and were trying to struggle on the types of jobs that 17-year-olds usually get.
Even if prostitution for ages 18 and over were legalized, there would still be a black market for under-age prostitutes.
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