Prostitution has been around since way before Jesus’ time. It is unlikely to go away. Surely then it is necessary to “ensure there are occupational health and safety standards” and “ensure public health” in relation to it. It is long past time to revoke laws which make this exceedingly difficult.

Ari - I agree. Good Luck with the campaign and Happy Christmas!

The big reason prostitution is a crime is because the Government finds it hard to pin the prostitutes down so they can be taxed. If they do decriminalize sex work. The crime's move right in to a ligitimate Business. The pro's in legal brothels only make up about 20% of the sex workers. The rest are not paying any Tax & are run by the same crime's. There-in lies the problem for the Government.

Let's see. $250 a time, 5 times a night on average over the year. That's $456250 less deductions $50000. Less Tax on $406250 @ 45% is $223437.50 a year profit per Pro. 5 Pro's that's $1117200 a year. Not bad for driving around in a lambrogine.

Out of that the Pro will only get about $50 per trick. That's only a little over $50200 a year. Not really worth it for the Legit Pro is it.

What Ari is asking for is acceptance of a sordid lifestyle. Well prostitution might be an old profession (although thats an insult to professionals) but it is not a lifestyle any man or woman would want their daughters to make a living from.

One can understand woman prostituting themselves to feed their families however when they are prostituting themselves to live the high life or to support a drug habit it is a different matter.

Why do we want to legislate for something that no one wants their own kids to be involved in. Brothels spread to the suburbs in Victoria after being legalised. Their are far more illegal brothels now in Victoria since the 'profession ' was legalised. That means more trafficking and abuse of woman.

Here are 10 good reasons not to legalise this sordid industry
http://www.prostitutionresearch.com/laws/000022.html

Whilst I do think that criminal sanctions against actions between consenting adults are utterly wrong this article is not one I'd endorse. I'm assuming that the author and others in the sex trade in SA are not for the most part being forced into it but are there by choice (and if they are being forced that's a different issue).

The law may be an ass but arguing for changes because someone does not like the consequences of breaking the law does not sit well with me. Simply put if you don't like the law argue for it to be changed but don't disregard it in the mean time.

There are plenty of reasons to change law's, that those who knowingly choose to break existing laws don't like the predictable consequences is not amongst them.

R0bert

I may be missing something here, but has anyone made it compulsory that the author has to be a prostitute.

There are other careers, that many people (or indeed the vast majority of people) do follow.

http://mycareer.com.au/?S_cid=G:SEM:TOPKW::job%20search:8289730698&gclid=CKaBtpKila0CFQklpAodACcxmQ