Title: Is Prostitution a Victimless Crime? - Prostitution - ProCon.org
Headings: Is Prostitution a Victimless Crime?
Is Prostitution a Victimless Crime?
PRO (yes)
CON (no)
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Content: May 7, 2007 - Cathy Young
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Billy J. Long, PhD, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Ferrum College, stated in his Aug. 2012 article titled “Freedom for Women in the Sex Work Occupation: Twenty-Three Reasons Why Prostitution Should Be Legalized in America,” published in the International Journal of Humanities and Social Science: “For too long, many in the United States have considered sex work to be demeaning toward women. Women sex workers are typically viewed as ‘billiard balls’ helplessly propelled into prostitution and being degraded by their male customers. These hapless victims are viewed with pity while the evil male oppressor is castigated for stooping to the depths of depravity by paying for sex with cash. This is a fallacious and wildly inaccurate allegation. Quite the contrary, after legalization and normalization of private prostitution, more women will feel empowered to perceive their activities not as degrading or demeaning but, rather, as uplifting and beneficial.” Aug. 2012 - Billy J. Long, PhD
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Sherry F. Colb, JD, Professor of Law and Judge Frederick Lacey Scholar at Rutgers Law School, wrote in a Dec. 17, 2006 email to ProCon.org: “Prostitution should not be a crime. Prostitutes are not committing an inherently harmful act.