Would sex crimes in the US decrease with European mega brothels were legal in the US?

[Anonymous]

Compared to international standards, the US are a bunch of prudes on the topic of sex. The US has mega churches with 20,000+ church members. In Europe, they have mega brothels, with chain names, such as "Paradise". That are chains, similar to Pizza Hut or McDonalds in the US. Economies of scale make it safer for both the prostitutes and their clients, cleaning, etc. If these were legal in the US, would sex crimes against women decrease because men have a legal outlet for their sexual frustration?
http://s.telegraph.co.uk/graphics/projects/welcome-to-paradise/

[MrOracle]

Yes. The current rules about prostitution in the US are based on the same ignorance, and on the same emotional basis, that alcohol prohibition used when Prohibition was enacted. All that did was INCREASE alcohol demand, vastly increase the funding, power, and influence of criminal enterprise, and make the world vastly less safe for a whole lot of people. Oh, yeah, it also reduced the public's respect for the law.

Fortunately alcohol Prohibition was eventually repealed, but prostitution hasn't been given the same critical review. And as such, prostitutes are far less safe, criminals are much better funded and more emboldened, and thus human trafficking is far higher than it would otherwise be.

[MTC29]

"The US has mega churches with 20,000+ church members."

An interesting take, considering about a dozen EU nations have official or state religions. Such a thing would be patently offensive to the majority of Americans.

[SaoirseS]

I doubt it since brothels and other sex outlets are designed to separate men from their money. For the some of the same reasons people steal, quite a few will still take it - by force if necessary.

[Ms_Vanderquack]

Yeah, probably. Human trafficking would likely be reduced as well.

[loves2learn]

No. I don’t think they are connected at all. Men do not rape for sexual pleasure, they rape to dominate, humiliate and control their victims. It’s about power, not sex.
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That said, I think sex work should be legalized and regulated to protect the workers and get them regular health check ups. Would make it a safer for the workers and the buyers.

[Asker]

I agree that some rapes are about power/control. But what if 10% of men rapes of women are to dominate/humiliate and 90% of men rapes of women are primarily for sexual release? I think of the rapes to dominate/humiliate as the rapes by a stranger using a weapon. I think of the rapes for sexual pleasure as the date rapes, where the date who went too far. I think the date rape is a much more common scenario than the stranger with a knife scenario who beats up the woman pretty badly.

[loves2learn]

That is true. Honestly, i think the majority of those date rapes are simply miscommunication/misunderstanding. I think a lot of men don’t even realize their date had not consented. All the more reason for dates to make sure to check in and confirm everything is ok.

[iBeowulf]

Yes.

[Jamie05rhs]

Rape isn't about sex. It's about power.

[Asker]

I agree 100% that SOME rapes are about power, such as serial rapists and government institutionalized rape as part of genocide. However, in the US, I believe the bulk of rapes are "date rapes," where the victim knows the perpetrator and things get out of control due to hormones, alcohol, etc... which would be about sex.

[Jamie05rhs]

@Asker Rape isn't "things getting out of control.". He intended to do it all along. He planned it.

[monkeynutts]

Probably not, one of the reasons why criminals like drugs is because it makes women more suggestive, the line between consent, and what is slightly dodgy and what an out right crime is very blurry. I think legalisation of the sex trade, is a mature address to one of humanities age old taboos, some people like random sex, with strangers. Is it bad? Is it any of my or anyone else’s business, nope?

[moviedude714]

I believe it would

[In_Trance]

i doubt it

[Anonymous]

Eww no

[Anonymous]

Some parts of Europe are more liberal, but brothels cost €€€ and in a few places like Sweden and Ireland, prostitution is legal, but paying for sex is a crime. Go figure. I'm also guessing that the rapist enjoys the violence that would not be permitted in a brothel. Prostitution needs to be decriminalized for many reasons but it won't do much to prevent rape.

[Asker]

I read about the Sweden and Ireland model: decriminalize being a prostitute, but criminalize the customers use of prostitutes. That would be setting up the perfect scenario for prostitutes to extort money from past customers.

[Opinion Owner]

In Ireland there have been all of 2 men arrested. Brothels are illegal, and if 2 ladies of the night share lodgings that's considered to be a brothel. Multiple arrests. The ladies have no income, no legal protection, and ongoing harassment from the Gardai. The law is not retroactive. You can't be charged for an act that was legal when performed. It's up for review and should be abolished sometime over the next year or so. The idea was to tackle sex trafficking, but it now seems the geniuses grossly overestimated the number of victims.

[Anonymous]

no, not one bit