Sorry last post, wrong thread!

Sorry, the qualification of the first set of figures I gave relating to victims is "Force, deceit or intimidation", I meant to include that but forgot.

It's unfortunate - for wendy4senate, at least - that the internet is so efficient in exposing blatant cherry-picking of comments and statistics.

Here's the question, followed by a load of negative stuff from various places.

>>What happened in NZ after prostitution was decriminalized in 2003?<<

According to the official review, which was alluded to but not specifically cited:

"14. Conclusion and Future Review

The PRA has been in force for five years. During that time, the sex industry has not increased in size, and many of the social evils predicted by some who opposed the decriminalisation of the sex industry have not been experienced. On the whole, the PRA has been effective in achieving its purpose, and the Committee is confident that the majority of people involved in the sex industry are better off under the PRA than they were previously."

http://www.justice.govt.nz/policy/commercial-property-and-regulatory/prostitution/prostitution-law-review-committee/publications/plrc-report/documents/report.pdf

Seems pretty clear-cut to me.

Hasbeen:
If we had a government, with enough real smarts, to make us the preferred destination for seriously self funded retirees, there'd be plenty of menial work for the less qualified female workers.
Vast tax reform and the roll-out of Govt energy projects that more than halve power prices, are part of the necessary formula!
As is a return of housing affordability, and rapid rail commuting options!
Given all are actually self funding projects; all very doable with the right mindset and financing instruments; like say, thirty year self terminating govt guaranteed bonds!
Foreign capital is great, debt laden foreign speculators are not, be they slant eyed, black, white or brindle!
And a huge and very pragmatic improvement on the self defeating ideological and incredibly unimaginative mindset, of a veritable tea party, that has all but stolen our govt, with a virtual layer cake of patently false promises; and, who's only real goal seems to be the fire sale of our income earning assets, or our economic sovereignty, or both?
Rhrosty.

I wonder if this article had been written by a socialist, if the same people responding would have commented differently. Prostitution is not a purpose for which we are created, mostly men use these women (and boys) for greed. It is largely driven by profit at the expense of people who are powerless to find a way out. Very possible to make life better for them and family. The solution recommended here is one that addresses freedom for those trapped in a secretive industry equal to slave trade, in that many girls are lured on false pretences. All sides of politics should shun inhumanity. Great reporting Wendy, trust leaders will have courage to adopt these measures ASAP.
Credit to On-Line Opinion on this one.

I have a very strong suspiciin that the trafficing aspect is dramatically overplayed to divert the discussion about prostitution into something that's a lot more clear cut for most. I've not seen any convincing evidence that a significant proportiin of sex workers inour country are there against their will (any more than a lot of workers do jobs that are not something they would ever do by preference).

The push against legal prostitution between consenting adults (and it's sister anti-porn campaigns) appear to be founded on the idea that women ar far less capable of making adult choices for themselves than men. They ignore the harm that lack of intimacy does to those who can't get it - and not everybody has access to consentual unpaid physical intimacy. Paying someone for sex may be a dodgy substitute for the intimacy between a loving couple but for some it appears to be the closest they can get.

Yes where there is evidence of actual coercion use the law to protect people from that coercion but otherwise accept that women are capable of making choices that are not your dreams or most peoples dreams for their daughter or sister. Accept that generally there are differences between the sex drives and needs on either side of the gender divide as well as a significant difference in the ease in finding a willing partner for the physical part.

R0bert