What to do with prostitutes

arthwollipot said:
40% may be a minority, but it's probably still higher than the general population. Without seeing specific statistics it would be hard to determine whether there is a genuine correlation.
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Agreed, but I would note that obtaining genuine statistics detailing exactly how many people have suffered from sexual abuse is extremely difficult. Firstly, it's very highly dependent upon which researcher you ask - if you ask some radical feminist such as Andrea Dworkin, she will supply a percentage close to 100%. If you ask a more moderate researcher they may still supply a percentage around 50-60%.

Secondly, isolating an exact definition of "sexual abuse" is also extremely dependent upon which particular researcher you are talking to. There is no consensus amongst the specialists to what actually consists of sexual abuse - some say physical contact is required, others say sexual abuse can come from viewing images, or even simply in conversation.

It's a very murky area, and I'm always suspicious when someone spouts figures in this area.

Cheers,
TGHO
 
The Great Hairy One said:
Agreed, but I would note that obtaining genuine statistics detailing exactly how many people have suffered from sexual abuse is extremely difficult. Firstly, it's very highly dependent upon which researcher you ask - if you ask some radical feminist such as Andrea Dworkin, she will supply a percentage close to 100%. If you ask a more moderate researcher they may still supply a percentage around 50-60%.

Secondly, isolating an exact definition of "sexual abuse" is also extremely dependent upon which particular researcher you are talking to. There is no consensus amongst the specialists to what actually consists of sexual abuse - some say physical contact is required, others say sexual abuse can come from viewing images, or even simply in conversation.
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I think your first point and your second are pretty much identical. If the researcher's definitions and methodologies are not scrupulously cleansed of bias, the resulting statistics will be meaningless.

(Or, at least, the meaning of the resulting statistics will be a measure of nothing other than the quality of the research).
 
Is a prostitute selling her body any more than, say, a construction worker?
 
Greatest I am said:
The last statistics I saw showed 40% of prostitutes were abused in the home. Fathers only slightly less than stepfathers.

Regards
DL
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Not a surprise. Living in a home where you are abused consistently is a terrible situation, and one that you will want to get out of. So a 16 year old girl who is tired of being abused at home leaves home and goes anywhere, because it has to be better.

Unfortunately, a 16 year old does not have a lot of marketable skills, so she ends up doing whatever she needs to do.

As has been noted, the problem here is not prostitution, it is abuse at home. "Doing something about prostitution" will not address that problem.
 
If prostitution were legal and safe, I wonder how many men would find release there rather than abusing their (step)children?
 
There are prostitutes, then there are hos. Old school, new shcool.
 
Beerina said:
If prostitution were legal and safe, I wonder how many men would find release there rather than abusing their (step)children?
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My guess is almost none. Pedophelia isn't about sexual gratification per se. It is about a person who finds sexual gratification in control over children. The abuser sees the child as a person who cannot harm him, reject him or make him feel bad about himself. He has long ago and unknowingly transferred his natural sexual feelings to children. Once transferred, they are almost impossible to get back. Adult prostitutes do not hold his interest.
 
Quinn said:
Then are you changing the question to "What can we do about child abuse?"
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Not yet but a good idea.

Even without child abuse prostitution would still exist.
The ultimate solution seems to be combining anti child abuse with legalization but to me the main causes seem to be poverty and education.

Eliminating these I think would reduce it greatly or possibly eliminate it all together. That would also reduce other social irritants.

Regards
DL
 
A thanks to all poster to date.
I view the problem from a number of directions and have brought up the topic because it may be bigger than any of us think.

Let me give some anecdotal stories that I have. Not the full detail for the sake of brevity.

My wife abused sexually as a child by a priest and also by an uncle.
My sister by my father.
My mother by her father.
A friend who went into prostitution to save her two sisters from a sexually abusive father.
Two instances of wives closing their eyes to what was happening to daughters.
Personal knowledge of two men who admit that the age of children does not mater for sex.

I have travelled much and have little opportunity for close ties to many people. This is compiled from a small date pool.

If my experience is as above then anyone with a more gregarious nature must have horror stories by the bushel compared to me.

Individually we can all help by being benevolent to all but socially if nothing is done either on the streets or in the home I cannot see improvement.

The purpose of the post was to gain insight into solutions that I might have missed.

Regards
DL
 
Greatest I am said:
You would allow your construction child to fix your porch.
Would you allow your prostitute child to service you?

Regards
DL
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What? Are the prostitutes children now? Because I thought they just used to be children who were abused. Now they are the children?

Also, what is a "construction child"?

And if you mean to say that I would allow a child to come over and do construction at my house, the answer is that of course I would not. I don't know anybody who would.
 
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