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Quote by: GHook93  I don't think that would be the case. Once its legalized, the illegal ones will have to compete with the legal one. Just like when alcohol prohibition ended, the criminal infrastructure didn't compete with the legal alcohol sales.
Also look at Vegas there aren't too many illegal casinos out there. A black market is a response to prohibition. |
Firstly I would like to say I am in favour of the legalisation of prostitution. I also see I was in error by claiming that the criminal element will continue to run it, as this suggests inevitability rather than a possibility. In some European countries where prostitution has been legalised there has been a problem with organised criminal gangs, some from Eastern Europe who indulge in acts of coercion and human trafficking and it was this example that I was thinking of.
I’m not sure that alcohol prohibition is a good analogy, as alcohol is simply a product, whereas prostitution is a service industry that relies completely on its labour and like most labour intensive markets the less you pay your labour force the greater the profits, so it is more likely lend itself to exploitation. However if it is legalised and I personally would like to see this, I do think that controls are essential to protect those working in this industry.