Letters to the Editor for September 23, 2002
By CNSNews.com Readers
Legalize Prostitution
“What these men fail to do is realize is that there are women and
men in America who choose to rent, not sell, their bodies. (‘No Truth In
Labeling: The UN's CEDAW Convention,’ Commentary, June 21)
We make a lot of money, work very hard, and choose to engage in
prostitution. We are not forced to do anything we do not wish to do.
They are talking apples and oranges.
Congressman (Chris) Smith (R- N.J.) says all forms of prostitution
are a quality of life issue and degrading to women. That is true, but
only to the women not engaged in the practice. Those of us in the escort
business do not feel we are being exploited. We are being discriminated
against, having our free choices taken away, and our human rights also
taken away. It is like telling us fast food is not good for us.
How dare this country not speak to women like me who have run an
escort service, been arrested for it, and faced 5 years in jail in New
Jersey? Our property is being taken away under the RICO Act. These
so-called moralists are telling men, say a 50-year-old widower, that he
cannot have a date in the privacy of his own home or take someone to
Atlantic City for the weekend, all because he is paying for it.
It is time for the laws to be updated in America. If I can have an
abortion, I can certainly be a paid date. New Zealand enacted the ‘Blind
Eye Law.’ They did not condone prostitution, but they issued licenses
and stopped arresting people, unless there was a complaint. They felt it
would be far better to have the law on the ladies side if she did need
help.
If the women's movement were on our side, this business would have
been legal 20 years ago. They call this gang rape. How dare they? I am
55 years old, have a daughter who is a doctor, and made this decision
for myself several years ago. Prostitution has put many women through
college. Beats flipping burgers.
I close with the statement that trafficking and consensual
prostitution are two different things. Stop arresting women in sting
operations for something where there is no victim. Crimes have victims.
This business is a necessity issue, not a moral issue.
This is choice, not slavery. Get your head out of the sand boys.
Mind your own business and let's legalize prostitution so that we can
get rid of the traffickers. These women are being raped; escorts are
not.”
Eileen K,
Andover, NJ
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