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3. Never seen it said better than you just did. All the countries who legalized it are now backing off

Reply to ismnotwasm (Original post)

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 07:11 AM

Jun 2014

legalization because of exactly what you describe: alarming spikes in trafficking and crimes against women.

One phrase struck me as particularly emblematic of the problem:

"a world where 12 year old girls are not already being taught how to "avoid" rape"

That says it all.

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#YesAllWomen, Except Sex Workers [View all] ismnotwasm Jun 2014 OP

These privileged women whine about their choices redqueen Jun 2014 #1

Yeah I know ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #2

What I wanted to write, was basically the same points... MadrasT Jun 2014 #4

Never seen it said better than you just did. All the countries who legalized it are now backing off Squinch Jun 2014 #3

It's legal where I live and they haven't backed off... Violet_Crumble Jun 2014 #5

A study done of 112 countries in 2012 concluded that crimes against women definitely increase Squinch Jun 2014 #6