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Oct 15, 2007 15:27

A legal/moral conundrum recently in the news (via Broadsheet ( Read more... )

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anonymous October 16 2007, 03:56:12 UTC
Actually, I'm confused about the "theft of services" part. A contract to perform an illegal act is invalid, so you can't steal something that it's illegal to sell. Sounds kind of like the judge was making a sick joke.

And in your hypothetical, the guy is neither a rapist nor a thief under the law, although I'd say he's morally guilty of theft.

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vigilantics October 16 2007, 03:57:51 UTC
Oops, was me.

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samtaro82 October 16 2007, 07:19:49 UTC
See, this is why prostitution is legal over here. Things are regulated, and the women get health care and benefits and all that. Not that there isn't still a lot of illegal trade and bad stuff that goes on, but it's a whole lot less than it would be if it were illegal, as far as I know. At least they have some rights.

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fianasylph October 16 2007, 12:47:44 UTC
I agree, I think it should be legal in the US, not only because of the health benefits, but it would get rid of the need for pimps and other abusive aspects women face.

But yeah, the judge was playing the moral outrage card... it didnt help that she did interviews afterwards talking about how this discredits rape cases everywhere and how prostitution is evil. Objective much?

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