I wrote a story once (The most dangerous man in the world). The ending has his buddy with a limo service called Hookers On Wheels serving Washington DC. It was rehash of Faust.

@David1955 My biggest concern is public safety. I've always hated hearing about them "whores". People dehumanize human beings. It seems the jerks that speak the worst about them are the most likely to appreciate their services. It concerns me about the safety of "Those Whores" in their presence at all.

Let's face it, people are going to murder people so why not every citizen be assigned a gun?

@GipsyOfNewSpain Hmmm..not the same. Most cis men are horny 24-7. Better to give them an outlet. Most of their wives would like a break

@birdingnut My wife must had been very lucky or dumb... she never wanted a break from me. Maybe I am different because I think sex is for the animals... I want to make love. In my one night stands and there were many, the make believe love factor was as important as the act itself... it made the act itself unique. But that is just me... no many like me. Sex not enough of an act to make me pay for it. And even when our marriage was on the rocks, the bed was the only place where we saw each other eye to eye... and even on the last night before I left for Germany... she wanted me to make love to her, not have sex. I just treat sex in a different way that much humans I guess... Not Judging but stating the facts, how I experience my world. My take.

@GipsyOfNewSpain A straw man is a common form of argument and is an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument, while actually refuting an argument that was not presented by that opponent. One who engages in this fallacy is said to be "attacking a straw man".

@DavidLaDeau You reminded me this dude that have the phrase "there is only two types of women on earth Mothers and Prostitutes"... just because all your life you had to pay for sex... I always been your worst nightmare and envy. Thank You sir. You just need to have better Skills or be less Inept. But why should you? You pay money upfront that takes the anxiety away from the moment. he, he, ha, he. In my day we called you "no skills, john material" For your championing of the subject... does not matter, you happy with what you get for your money right? You here for the conversation. Down to your last straw!!! he, he, ha. he, ha, he. Just go out there dude and man up a rejection!!! And dust yourself up and try again. Everytime you pay for sex you are giving love a bad name!!!! ...and don't try to make prostitution a victimless crime.... BECAUSE IS NOT VICTIMLESS!!!!

@GipsyOfNewSpain Actually I have never payed for sex. Perhaps I had too much of an ego. I did live in Nevada and saw personally how some woman were victimized even If they were former prostitutes. It was horrible to go to work and hear fellows talk about that "whore" that worked with us. She was just trying to support her familly. I always wondered how they "knew" she had been in the business. So please don't attack me for having empathy for another human being.

I an very anti-dehumanization. I just don't see what there is to criticize about that. I actually think you are right on in everything I have seen you comment on, I am surprised by your reaction. Lets just agree its good to treat humans like humans and be done with it.

@DavidLaDeau So we agree to disagree on the prostitution dealio. I am not pro legalize... I am pro terminate. Remove the prostitutes and sexual surrogates from our society. Biggest problem is legalization will not stop the pimp from being a pimp, the exploited from being exploited. the sexualy inept from being inept. the sexual predator from preying on victims, the victim from being a victim. It will be just legal... in other words will make it Okay and Normal... not Safer. A lot of those "workers" are controlled via abuse to illegal substances and you can't blame them because is the only way they can dissociate themselves from what they are doing. As a man I admit I had been used as a sexual object... I didn't like it. So to think they would because there was money involved is naive and serves no one except the government that will take its share once legalized.

@GipsyOfNewSpain I do agree. Even If prostitution is totally legal, and even it there is as much safeguards as possible, there will be abuses. That is why debates such as ours are so important. No matter how much something sucks, we as human beings must endeavor to ask the hard questions so that we can come to a reasonable compromise to the unanswerable. (bows out.)

@DavidLaDeau I salute you sir and maybe I will see you around in Sin City. I should be back nest month.

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There are 4 counties where it's not legal. The two big ones are Clark and Washoe (Las Vegas and Reno).

@Roadiedoug Thanks for the correction! I'm frequently wrong and am always appreciative when someone does in fact give the correct info.

Don't know why it would bother you, each to their own, I have never visited a prostitute, can't imagine I would, but don't object to it. Hey, I hate being touched, don't get my haircut and have never has a massage, but I don't see either as a wrong profession.