I just saw where 300 some people were released from lock up for low key drug crimes. My thoughts on this are simple yes low key drug crimes don't deserve a huge sentence and some were ridiculous. However with the influx of legalized weed it makes me wonder when other things that are illegal will be legalized. Most popular being sex. Now im not saying streetwalking because of the obvious dangers but brothels have managed to make it safe and effective and the tax that could be instilled on customers could make a lot of money in revenue. I am a big fan of womens rights but we cant have a serious talk about that until we address this issue. Porn companies are completely legal and all you do is video tape your sex. However Nevada is the only place in the US were you can buy sex. That is literally the government telling you how to use your body. Now most places don't send girls to jail for long periods of time but that fact that they are at all sending them to jail to do something that would've been legal had they been shooting a porno is just crazy. The argument that it would bring a rise in drug use is invalid because so does/would the porn industry. And sure it would mess some girls up but so does porn and other adult entertainment if the girl is not in the right mindset to be doing that kind of work. There are a lot of girls that have no problem having sex however they don't want their face plastered on the internet for the world to see and are therefore limited. Just food for thought when thinking about womens rights.
When it comes to individual rights, I'm a far right conservative. I do not want the government telling me I can't take drugs, sell my body for sex, or be a pornographer. We already have laws protecting the public from impaired driving, statutory rape and copyright protections.
Releasing people for non-violent drug crimes makes sense and I'm glad Obama did what he could. We'll see if Sessions rounds them all up again.
For me, control over one's body fits under the whole "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" rights we are guaranteed by the creator, assuming no harm to other citizens in the process.
Good to see you back darlin, email me later when you get a chance so we can catch up.
Now, on to your comments, I whole heartedly agree that I want the government out of my life as much as possible. What happens between two consenting adults is know one business but there own. I read somewhere that in most places where prostitution is illegal (at least initially) it's was not due to moral, safety, or religious concerns, but due to the fact that it is very hard to collect taxes on it. Governments love taxes, and if they can't make money on something they make it harder for anyone to.
I live in liberal Massachusetts and the prime motivation in prostitution is to prevent trafficking. In many communities the police are stating up front that they aren't interested in prosecuting women, but will prosecute and publicize Johns while getting women assistance. Right now the law has no way to distinguish between the woman who chooses to have sex for money and the woman who chooses to leave an intolerable situation (oppression? Abuse?) and have sex for money to survive.
I've struggled with the issue since I developed feelings for my ATF and know she's prostituting herself with me and others to pay for her drugs. She says that she's learned to put her "mind in a different place" when she's with a less than desirable guy. She tolerates it.
This becomes a very complex issue when you begin to look at it from all party's perspectives.
I was hoping someone might mention the opioid problem in this country. I have a cousin who's on that stuff and it seems to subtract a not trivial amount of attention, money, and security away from his daughter. My MIL is enabling him and does realize that giving him money, paying rent, or buying food for his daughter is enabling his addiction -- she means well. He's not quite 30.
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Releasing people for non-violent drug crimes makes sense and I'm glad Obama did what he could. We'll see if Sessions rounds them all up again.
Now, on to your comments, I whole heartedly agree that I want the government out of my life as much as possible. What happens between two consenting adults is know one business but there own. I read somewhere that in most places where prostitution is illegal (at least initially) it's was not due to moral, safety, or religious concerns, but due to the fact that it is very hard to collect taxes on it. Governments love taxes, and if they can't make money on something they make it harder for anyone to.
I've struggled with the issue since I developed feelings for my ATF and know she's prostituting herself with me and others to pay for her drugs. She says that she's learned to put her "mind in a different place" when she's with a less than desirable guy. She tolerates it.
This becomes a very complex issue when you begin to look at it from all party's perspectives.