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KitSileya

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9. I don't have any statistics on this,
Mon Aug 11, 2014, 08:05 AM
Aug 2014

but in other news, I read in today's newspaper that in Norway, prostitution has been reduced by 20-25% after buying sex was made illegal. This is the conclusion to a report commissioned by Parliament to evaluate the consequences of the law. It also has made Norway less attractive to prostitution-based trafficking. They also report of changed attitudes towards buying sex, but of course whether that change is permanent remains to be seen.

On the other hand, the prostitutes report that they feel unsafer now, even though the incidents of violence have not increased. The 'customers' are more stressed, they use less time, and are more concerned with secrecy. It wouldn't surprise me that the reduction in the number of men (let's face it, like with rapists, it is mainly men we're talking about here) skims the benign johns and leave the ones more prone to violence, the 'rougher' sort. The law makes it easier to report such johns, though.

Unfortunately, since Norway has a conservative coalition government, the laws may be repealed - they have the same viewpoints as so many of the pro-porn, pro-rape, pro-trafficking posters here on DU, that it is supposedly consensual and 'just a job.' However, most prostitutes in Norway are either paperless immigrants, usually from countries like Nigeria, drug addicts, or run-away teens who are on their way to become drug addicts. That isn't very consensual in my eyes.

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HOF THREAD. [View all] Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 OP
Not sure about the source... Agschmid Aug 2014 #1
thanks, Agschmid. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #2
Older stats in that article, hard to extrapolate current trends... Agschmid Aug 2014 #3
yes, it is a beginning - Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #4
Here are a few more links for you theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #5
thanks, theHandpuppet ... from the Wiki page Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #6
Thanks for your post, TA. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #7
yw, Lmsp - Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #13
I am still trying to wrap my head around the university stats. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #8
I am so sorry, Lmsp Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #14
I don't have any statistics on this, KitSileya Aug 2014 #9
Do me a favor--- trumad Aug 2014 #11
I am not going to link to specific posters. That is calling them out KitSileya Aug 2014 #17
You won't link trumad Aug 2014 #18
And I see that reasonable discussion is useless with you. n/t KitSileya Aug 2014 #19
I agree. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #23
A reminder to all involved in this subthread & I am not directing towards one specific poster..... hlthe2b Aug 2014 #24
I see only one person in this subthread being uncivil and it is not Me or KitSileya. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #27
hey. if the shoe fits. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #21
send him a PM with links. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #20
I mean come on Jury---WTF trumad Aug 2014 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #12
No---it was this one. trumad Aug 2014 #15
ah ... yes. Smart Jury. Thanks. I will self delete now. Hope you understand. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #16
Juror #2 ... is that you, trumad? Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #22
Let's let it go, please Trumad. Plenty of juries go the other way... hlthe2b Aug 2014 #25
if you ask me, the goat fucking comment is way OTT. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #26
I would like to see a breakdown of legal and illegal prostutes and rape Travis_0004 Aug 2014 #28
sure. I would like to see that also. Thanks for replying. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #29
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