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Jaicee on 11 August 2019
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Bofferbrauer2 said:

The thing about prostitution is, that your information is either outdated or plain wrong.

For instance, sex trafficking dropped quite a lot after prostitution got legalized in Germany.

Also, it was very beneficial for the prostitutes themselves, for several reasons:

  1. Pimps are not just still outlawed, but at the same time their punishments got increased a lot.
  2. Prostitutes can now safely go to the police when they are threatened. Before, they would have locked the prostitute up on the spot, making them think twice about spilling the beans of their harassers and pimps.
  3. They got full healthcare coverage like any other German citizen.
  4. Since it was the pimps who drugged them to keep them compliant, drug usage has also dropped a lot when they got cut out of the loop. Additionally, they now have access to drug therapies due to the healthcare coverage.
  5. German bordellos are very clean and safe. Drug usage is strictly forbidden in them. From what I know they are closer to some 3 or 4 star hotels inside, nothing compared to the usual sleaziness that was before. That makes it safer for both the prostitutes and their clients.

As you can see, the big winners out of it were the prostitutes, the big losers the pimps. Of course, the pimps did not die out, but it's getting more and more difficult for them as the prostitutes don't have to fear the police anymore for calling them out.

As for the pornography, I see where you come from with your argument, but I think you overshoot a bit. Also keep in mind that there's porn from women by women for women. It's still pretty rare since, let's face it, most clients are male, but also steadily a growing movement.

Btw, did you know that the German prostitutes right's association is called Hydra? Gives the Hail Hydra from Marvel comics and movies a whole new spin

See my response to the-pi-guy here for further commentary because I don't feel like repeating myself. This is me against everyone else in this community and I just don't have the time or energy to individualize all my replies to the similar points and arguments, especially considering how low the likelihood of anyone changing their mind appears to be.