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Legalized Prostitution...the myth versus the reality
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dmb



Joined: 12 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 3:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
My mate went to Bahrain, got a little sozzled, found a prostitute and then when he was sleeping she stole all his money and disappeared into the night. Who was the victim?
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grahamb



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 11:21 am    Post subject: Victims Reply with quote
Getting "a little sozzled" and then looking for a prostitute is asking for trouble. Your friend could have been physically assaulted... or worse.
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Capergirl



Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 12:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
dmb wrote:
My mate went to Bahrain, got a little sozzled, found a prostitute and then when he was sleeping she stole all his money and disappeared into the night. Who was the victim?


You know, if a woman were to go out by herself at night scantily-clad and "sozzled" and then some man raped her, people would be saying, "How could she have put herself into that situation?" Some would even say that she was 'asking for it'. Get real, dmb....your friend got sloppy drunk, picked up a hooker for meaningless sex, and then fell asleep...he might not have been 'asking for it', but he certainly wasn't making good judgement calls that night. Rolling Eyes
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guest of Japan



Joined: 28 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 1:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Caper Girl I don't know what Nova Scotia is like but the idea of blaming the woman for her rape is no longer socially or legally acceptable in the northeast of the US. Therefore I don't think your turn the tables justification is advisable.
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grahamb



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 2:00 pm    Post subject: Who's to blame? Reply with quote
Capergirl didn't justify what happened; she simply criticised the robbery victim's judgment. I'm the one who said he was "asking for it."
If you prefer, I'll re-phrase it. He made himself vulnerable. He took an unnecessary risk.
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guest of Japan



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 2:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I do seem to have made a slight reading error. I apologize.
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double agent



Joined: 18 Jun 2003
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Location: In the wild wild west
PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 2:11 pm    Post subject: dont pay for it Reply with quote
*The only righteous sex is that within the bonds of marriage * <A quote from one of the posters here...��

All of it is RIGHTEOUS. And sometimes it can be GREAT. Cool
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Capergirl



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 3:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
guest of Japan wrote:
Caper Girl I don't know what Nova Scotia is like but the idea of blaming the woman for her rape is no longer socially or legally acceptable in the northeast of the US. Therefore I don't think your turn the tables justification is advisable.


Although you have already apologized for this remark, I wish to comment on it all the same in case anyone else "misreads" in the same vein. Sometimes I need more than two cups of coffee to become coherent in the morning. Confused I was not blaming any woman for her rape. As graham pointed out, I was merely saying his friend exercised poor judgement.

For the record, I have been a peer counsellor in the past and have also worked for a hotline. I have counselled many a rape victim. I do not think anything a woman does or says is justification for rape. I apologize for even bringing that topic into this ridiculous thread. Poor judgement on my part. Mea culpa. Embarassed
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Stephen Jones



Joined: 21 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 1:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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picked up a hooker for meaningless sex


What's meaningful sex? When you gasp in full sentences?
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Stephen Jones



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 9:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Then it's not meaningful sex it's emotional sex.

And what about a guy/gal with high self-esteem jerking off?

And how is sex and emotional attachment at the same time any different from fish and chips on the same plate?

Your voice might be sweet, but I doubt if it's reasonable.

Two much pretention in this thread.
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