Someone, somewhere, please help...

[StevenSurprenant]

I don't agree with this. It may be true in some cases, but I don't believe that all prostitutes do their job willfully. And while I agree that legalizing prostitution would solve many problems, there will always be an illegal underground for those unwillful situations.

But Sticks specifically asked us to stay away from these issues so I won't go there. I just wanted to state my disagreement with your premise.

I agree with you that my ideas will not solve all the problems and that criminal elements will probably continue to exist, the question is whether or not it will have a more positive impact on society compared to how we deal with this situation in the present. To simply deny human nature and criminalize it is not act of a sound mind.

As for Sticks, I'm not sure if I can agree since this is in the "Off Topics" forum. It seems that all the replies are reasonable and thoughtful, so I see nothing wrong with this topic. I realize that this is a huge departure from audio, but it's very interesting to see another side of the posters here. There are some very intelligent people here and I really enjoy their viewpoints on a multitude of subjects. The only time I would consider this particular forum as over-the-top is if it dominated audio review, which is hasn't.

Anyway, thanks for your input as it is pertinent to the subject and a real concern. Perhaps if it were legal then people unwilling engaged in this might have an out from this way of life, as It would be open to the scrutiny of officials monitoring the business. It can't be worse than it is now.

Besides, I don't understand... Isn't it Sticks who started this thread? I think his post is of grave concern to all people. It is only one example of the insanity that goes on in the legal system. His concern was the money spent on investigating Anna Gristina, and the amount of bail set for a class D felony. I can't directly respond to that except to say that it is a reflection of the mentality of our judges and lawyers. The court system is rife with similar situations which boggle the mind.

My girl friends two sons are lawyers and one of them got out of the business based on his moral persuasions and the other will criticize the system in a heart beat saying that the criminal judicial system is a travesty in the making and the civil courts are a total crap shoot. Don't think for a minute that many of these lawyers and judges are blind to inconsistencies and faults of the legal system. They know that it's flawed but they do their job, regardless of whether it makes sense or not, because they believe that it is what they're supposed to do.

I just don't know what to say about this except to say it is out of my control.