Ireland’s prostitution laws to be radically overhauled to reflect internet age

If men and women turn against each other, the human race is lost. Denying women equal protection, by allowing the violence and exploitation of women, keeps mankind's soul, in a state of prison. You can't separate the issue of prostitution, from the other issues of inequality, such as, equal pay, etc. It's not comparable to drugs. You used to be able to walk into any drug store , in the USA, and get any drug you wanted, without a prescription, until 1939. The previous generation decided they didn't want the next generation to have the same rights that they enjoyed. I read, it was customary for many old folks to smoke opium for their arthritis, before that time. Prostitution has always been illegal, for good reason. It's the lack of enforcement of the law to stop the trade that keeps it going.

SingleDonald, very well said.

Ahhh! Prostitution - the world's second oldest profession after representative democracy (or ideological prostitution?) One of the hallmarks of an ideal Republic, according to Greek philosopher Plato, was that there should be minimal legislation, in that a true republic doesn't seek to control or manipulate its citizenry. Yet, for the small percentage of miscreants, some control is necessary. As non-ideal as prostitution (or drug addiction) is/are, there is an argument for legalisation to remove the criminal element. In an age when civic responsibility is at a low ebb, correlative with the predominance of a radically individualistic political economy, young men need to be taught responsibility sexuality from their year zero.

shatter has more to say than true blue natives of which there are but zero.

Ireland is the Prostitute and Enda Kenny is her Pimp !

Well, I do think it should be legalized, then it can be regulated and the employees can be safer.

This is a tough call, as I have previously said. Of course, human trafficking is abhorant, and should be stopped. Anytime women are forced into prostitution, as when men are forced into slave labor, these are degrading practices, which violate the human spirt. Street walkers, even when operating without a pimp, are often victims of drug abuse, and occasional violence. Places where it is legal, such as Reno, Nevada, and Holland offer the best protections, for both the sex workers and their customers. The hookers are medically examined, and safeguards are in place to prevent any violence from taking place. For the customers, they will not be robbed, or beaten up by any pimp. That being said, the objections come from those who feel that it is wrong for any government to sanction sex for money. It is true that these interactions should be based on affection, and, ultimately love. However, until every man in the world accepts that view, prostitution will be here to stay. Geraldo Rivera said, quite some time ago, that prostitution should be legalized, but confined to Red Light Districts. In these zones, protections for hookers and customers would be in place, along with regular medical exams for the hookers, to prevent the spreading of any sexually transmitted diseases. Of course, we must also consider the few gals who would pay for sex. They, as well as the male hookers (gigolos), would also be protected. It may well be time for the U.S., as well as Ireland, to consider changing the laws regarding prostitution. This is a realistic approach to an unpleasant social issue.

Crime has been around since the beginning of time, does this mean all crimes should be legal now, too? If you call it legal, you have joined with the human-traffic criminal gangs, and you dishonor all women.