주제 공지 11/20 (Prostitution/성매매/매춘/창녀/호스트바)

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Prostitution/성매매/매춘/창녀/호스트바

Topic: Prostitution

Debating Points

1. Should prostitution be legalized? Do the benefits of legalization or decriminalization outweigh the possible dangers?

2. Is prostitution simply an issue of individual liberty, or are they compelled to enter prostitution by circumstances beyond their control?

3. Should government pass legislation that makes prostitution safer since the business has been present in societies for thousands of years, or should it never be regarded as a legitimate career option for a young girl?

4. Do you think that physical transaction with prostitutes does not jeopardize the emotional stability of a relationship in husband and wife, or does sexual intercourse outside a marriage hurt the relationship because emotional commitment is inextricably linked to physical commitment?

5. Would legalization of prostitution improve the sexual health of prostitutes and their clients, or bring more sexual health problems?

6. Many libertarian feminists consider that prostitution reflects the independence and dominance of modern women. On the other hand, some feminists consider that the use of woman’s body solely for the purpose of sexual gratification does not treat them as a person. This lack of respect dehumanizes both prostitute and client, and does not represent a victory for either sex. What do you think?

War on prostitution

With two special laws against prostitution taking effect today, police are launching a war on the criminal offense. The one-month campaign should serve to change the moral insensitivity of many Korean men who have no qualms about cheating on their wives or girlfriends unless caught with a hand in the cookie jar.

Prostitution is seen in different ways. Some regard it as a victimless crime, an activity involving consenting adults, which still constitutes a crime because it is offensive to others. Some others view it as a simple payment for favors. Still others see it as a criminal act of coercion and exploitation.

As a result of the differing views, the debate on prostitution focuses on three proposals - to criminalize, legalize and tolerate it, with all laws against it abolished. Those advocating criminalization believe prostitution must be abolished by all means possible, while those in favor of legalization recommend that it be permitted with some state control. Those who believe it must be tolerated argue that laws against it violate civil liberties.

But it is an undeniable fact that prostitution in the nation has been coercive and exploitative. Those women involved are little different from sexual slaves. What they are demanded to do is rarely a victimless crime or an act of consensual behavior.

It is well documented that many young women are lured into taking on debts from brothel owners who offer advances and force repayment with exorbitant interest. They are put under the constant surveillance of pimps or kept in locked rooms during off-duty hours.

The special laws against prostitution target brothel owners and, to a lesser extent, pimps. Those running brothels are subject to up to 10 years in prison or 100 million won in penalties. The laws are in line with the U.N. convention against human trafficking and prostitution, which calls for the punishment of anyone who "keeps or manages, or knowingly finances or takes part in the financing of a brothel."

But women coerced into prostitution will be granted immunity, unlike in the past, and given greater protection. That surely is an advance in the protection of a victim's basic rights.

It is not just brothel owners and pimps that will have to watch out. Those who used to pay for sexual favors will do well to stop engaging in such debauchery. Otherwise, they will run the risk of being sentenced to prison terms or ordered to do community work for a set period of time.

It would be naive to believe that police action in red-light districts would put an end to prostitution. Instead, it would probably drive it underground, worsening working conditions for the women involved and attracting various illegal activities, including drug-related organized crime.

What the law-enforcement authorities should realize is that they will have to wage a year-round war, not a month-long campaign, against prostitution if they are determined to fight it.

2004.09.23

As the world’s oldest profession, legal prohibition of prostitution has failed to eradicate the business. There have long been clear religious and ethical objections to the practice of selling sexual services, and indeed to sex outside of the marital union.However, prostitution has also become associated with several modern problems. The sexually transmitted virus HIV poses greater dangers to the health of prostitutes and their clients. Gangs which perpetrate organised crime force prostitutes to work on their behalf and compel them to become involved in the dealing and use of drugs. The UN has recently reported that many young women from Eastern European countries such as Kosovo and Albania are being brought into Germany and Italy as illegal immigrants and forced to work as prostitutes. Nonetheless, many feminists and advocates of individual liberty have recently expressed support for prostitution. As an alternative to ethical concepts, the realist might acknowledge that when the law has so conspicuously failed to preclude prostitution, it may be better to eliminate the problems associated with it, rather than the trade itself. Different solutions to these problems have been proposed, and these can be divided into the options of prohibition, ‘decriminalisation’ and ‘legalisation’. To decriminalise prostitution is to remove laws against it; to legalise it is, in addition, to provide regulations and licences for legally run brothels. In Britain and some German states, the receipt of money in exchange for sex is not illegal, but the action of ‘soliciting’ the business is unlawful. It is also illegal for a prostitute to work in partnership with another, or for a pimp to offer their services. These laws amount to making prostitution prohibited. In the Dutch city of Amsterdam and the state of New South Wales in Australia, the decriminalisation approach has been followed. Although prostitution is not explicitly regarded as being lawful, there are not laws that prohibit it

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