"Regulated" meaning monitored closely to try to prevent the spread of disease, which is a valid function of the state. Taxed to cover that costs of regulation/monitoring. I'd also add regulated closely enough to make sure no fraud or coercion is involved. No economic activities are completely "unregulated", but for many, societal pressure and fear of getting sued for adverse results is sufficient "regulation". (That lemonade stand is "regulated" by the parents of the kids, trust me.)
Rotating locations defeats the purpose of hanging out in areas where they are most likely to encounter customers. Strange thing is, when I lived in LA and drove down Century Blvd. all the time, I never saw anybody that was identifiable as a prostitute... maybe I was there at the wrong time of day? The only street prostitute I've ever actually seen was midday in Manhattan; this black woman in a blue dress asked me, "Excuse me, sir, do you have the time?" I looked at my watch, and she said, "That's not what I meant!" (I just walked away.) Of course, she might have been a cop, too.
What kind of problem? Apparently we're not afraid of HIV anymore, so rates of other STDs are going way up. Also, it's not a "victimless crime" if there is somebody other there that would be hurt by you engaging in this "consensual sex". Idealistically, yes, I believe people do have a right to exploit their own bodies for financial gain. However, the State also has a right to pass laws to protect the public health. Like drugs, the correct response is to legalize it, but regulate and tax the hell out of it.
Uh, kind of hard to get a blowjob in the front seat of your car when you're in a taxi or a train. As tacky as it sounds, I believe that's how a lot of street prostitution occurs, although I wouldn't know personally. This douchebag move is targeted at street prostitution, high-end prostitutes don't congregate in easily identifiable locations.
The State has a constitutional right to pass laws to protect the public health. Arguably, unregulated sex trade has a harmful effect on public health. The same rationale is used in some locals to forbid strippers for touching customers.
Part of "regulating" should involve not only month testing for all communicable disease, but also interviewing in private to make sure they are not being coerced in any way. Yes, I believe people have the right to exploit themselves, but if they are being exploited by anybody else against their will, the douchebags exploiting them should be delt with very severely. What could the Netherlands have done to make sure all sex workers were willing and informed well enough to give informed consent?
Actually, it is dangerous. You do realize every microwave oven is roughly the same frequency as 2.4Ghz WiFi, don't you? At high enough power, radio waves do have a harmful effect. I work surrounded by dozens of WiFi routers and printers, and it does have a harmful effect... on my cell phone conversations.
Depression doesn't cause bladder problems, diabetes does... and depression is often a side-effect of diabetes. Shame on the mother, and shame on any doctor they consulted for not treating the real problem. Suicide is also a pretty blatant symptom of depression.
They did a study that found St. John's Wort no more effective than a placebo at treating depression. In that same study, they all tested Zoloft, which was also found to be no more effective than a placebo.
Anything that will light up a florescent tube probably isn't good to be too close to. I used to work on a radio beacon that also lit up a florescent light tube mounted on the wall next to it, apparently just to demonstrate how much stray EMR it emitted. (Landing beacon for Cape Lisburne AFS landing strip, for those of you that are curious. As far as I can tell, it was originally installed on board a Navy vessel.)
Home school your child if you think the school environment is harmful to them. Personally, I think the problem was psychosomatic, but it is still your right to teach your child yourself. If you didn't then perhaps it is YOUR fault, not the schools, that your daughter committed suicide...
True, nobody seems to have a problem with Facebook encouraging millions of kids to like about their age to sign up for accounts, so Facebook can go ahead and collect data on them and still have positive deniability: "But, they SAID they were over 13!" How many millions of times do you think Facebook has violated COPPA?
Plus, they know what "On fleek" means... I bet you don't know, do you?
Cultures change, and yes, kids adapt. Current kids biggest problem is that too much emphasis is placed on standardized testing, so school primary purpose is now test prep, not making good citizens.
That was pretty much my response. Why even bother with the lock when most things secured by padlock can be quite quickly unsecured by taking 3 foot long boltcutters to the hasp. Ever notice rental storage places never have any problem getting into the units that don't pay? I suspect they replace a lot of hasps, but they are pretty used to cutting locks off.
Random would probably be much better that the self-selecting egomaniacs with access to money candidates we currently have. Although the current system does select for people that are good at sound bytes, like The Donald.
I showed up for an interview at SCO wearing a 3-piece suit. They took one look at me, laughed, and said "You don't fit in here." No, I didn't get the job...
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"Regulated" meaning monitored closely to try to prevent the spread of disease, which is a valid function of the state. Taxed to cover that costs of regulation/monitoring. I'd also add regulated closely enough to make sure no fraud or coercion is involved. No economic activities are completely "unregulated", but for many, societal pressure and fear of getting sued for adverse results is sufficient "regulation". (That lemonade stand is "regulated" by the parents of the kids, trust me.)
You're doing it wrong. If you film it, then you're producing XXX films using paid actors, so that makes it legal!
Rotating locations defeats the purpose of hanging out in areas where they are most likely to encounter customers. Strange thing is, when I lived in LA and drove down Century Blvd. all the time, I never saw anybody that was identifiable as a prostitute... maybe I was there at the wrong time of day? The only street prostitute I've ever actually seen was midday in Manhattan; this black woman in a blue dress asked me, "Excuse me, sir, do you have the time?" I looked at my watch, and she said, "That's not what I meant!" (I just walked away.) Of course, she might have been a cop, too.
What kind of problem? Apparently we're not afraid of HIV anymore, so rates of other STDs are going way up. Also, it's not a "victimless crime" if there is somebody other there that would be hurt by you engaging in this "consensual sex". Idealistically, yes, I believe people do have a right to exploit their own bodies for financial gain. However, the State also has a right to pass laws to protect the public health. Like drugs, the correct response is to legalize it, but regulate and tax the hell out of it.
Uh, kind of hard to get a blowjob in the front seat of your car when you're in a taxi or a train. As tacky as it sounds, I believe that's how a lot of street prostitution occurs, although I wouldn't know personally. This douchebag move is targeted at street prostitution, high-end prostitutes don't congregate in easily identifiable locations.
The State has a constitutional right to pass laws to protect the public health. Arguably, unregulated sex trade has a harmful effect on public health. The same rationale is used in some locals to forbid strippers for touching customers.
Make a copy of these letters and send it to the family of every local politician, then watch them fall all over themselves trying to ban the practice!
Part of "regulating" should involve not only month testing for all communicable disease, but also interviewing in private to make sure they are not being coerced in any way. Yes, I believe people have the right to exploit themselves, but if they are being exploited by anybody else against their will, the douchebags exploiting them should be delt with very severely. What could the Netherlands have done to make sure all sex workers were willing and informed well enough to give informed consent?
"Portable" and "needs to be grounded" are sort of conflicting constraints...
Actually, it is dangerous. You do realize every microwave oven is roughly the same frequency as 2.4Ghz WiFi, don't you? At high enough power, radio waves do have a harmful effect. I work surrounded by dozens of WiFi routers and printers, and it does have a harmful effect... on my cell phone conversations.
Depression doesn't cause bladder problems, diabetes does... and depression is often a side-effect of diabetes. Shame on the mother, and shame on any doctor they consulted for not treating the real problem. Suicide is also a pretty blatant symptom of depression.
They did a study that found St. John's Wort no more effective than a placebo at treating depression. In that same study, they all tested Zoloft, which was also found to be no more effective than a placebo.
Anything that will light up a florescent tube probably isn't good to be too close to. I used to work on a radio beacon that also lit up a florescent light tube mounted on the wall next to it, apparently just to demonstrate how much stray EMR it emitted. (Landing beacon for Cape Lisburne AFS landing strip, for those of you that are curious. As far as I can tell, it was originally installed on board a Navy vessel.)
Home school your child if you think the school environment is harmful to them. Personally, I think the problem was psychosomatic, but it is still your right to teach your child yourself. If you didn't then perhaps it is YOUR fault, not the schools, that your daughter committed suicide...
All the audio tracks you store on the drive sound really high-pitched and squeaky when you play them back...
True, nobody seems to have a problem with Facebook encouraging millions of kids to like about their age to sign up for accounts, so Facebook can go ahead and collect data on them and still have positive deniability: "But, they SAID they were over 13!" How many millions of times do you think Facebook has violated COPPA?
And the connection between the founder of Facebook and Google collecting data on kids is...?
Plus, they know what "On fleek" means... I bet you don't know, do you?
Cultures change, and yes, kids adapt. Current kids biggest problem is that too much emphasis is placed on standardized testing, so school primary purpose is now test prep, not making good citizens.
Oh my God, they are a corporation whose primary responsibility is to make money for stockholders, just like every other corporation in the world!
"Don't be evil... unless, you know, being evil is profitable, and you don't think anyone will notice, then go for it!"
That was pretty much my response. Why even bother with the lock when most things secured by padlock can be quite quickly unsecured by taking 3 foot long boltcutters to the hasp. Ever notice rental storage places never have any problem getting into the units that don't pay? I suspect they replace a lot of hasps, but they are pretty used to cutting locks off.
Random would probably be much better that the self-selecting egomaniacs with access to money candidates we currently have. Although the current system does select for people that are good at sound bytes, like The Donald.
Any idea how little time it takes to implement software to simulate a dice roll?
I showed up for an interview at SCO wearing a 3-piece suit. They took one look at me, laughed, and said "You don't fit in here." No, I didn't get the job...
Elison was given a huge contract by the CIA to develop a database... using the design IBM worked years on, published, but never implemented.