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[diane26]

What do you think of legalizing prostitution??

I am for it, I know the tax issue would be a big deal cause most pay cash but if ran through the Brothel Houses like in Nevada that couls really keep an eye on things, and they are very clean and strict about things.

I have never understood how woman can go to jail for getting money for sex but she could sleep with someone for a gift card and that would be legal.

[sweetnsexy]

At the risk of venturing into dangerous waters, my opinion is that our law makers try to cover too many aspects of our lives.

In the UK there are ever increasing realms of legislation covering things such as health and safety, but to an extent which is way beyond the application of common sense. I have no problem with rules which were intended to make safe industrial workplaces, but the trend is spreading into virtually every aspect of life, as our legislators try to take every concievable risk out of life. Partly this is due to the litigous trend which started in the US, where every lawyer is now looking for an opportunity to sue someone, and partly because the rulemakers have found something which allows them endless scope to expand their empires.

At the same time, burgulars are being let off with cautions to save space in prisons, crimes are not being investigated if there is not a 'reasonable' chance of arrest and sentences are too readily reduced for 'good' behaviour.

If you are a motorist, you can get snapped by a speed camera for exceeding the limit by a few mph, get fined and 3 points on your licence - 12 points and you get banned. But if you are an illegal immigrant or living on benefits, you can drive without a licence, insurance, tax, and in the unlikely event you get caught, you will get fined a fraction of the cost of being legal, and most probably given a few hours commnity service.

Our Government is constantly telling us what we can't do, and increasing the list of what that includes, is very efficient at catching, and especially fining, the mainly law-abiding, tax paying, classes, but does damn all about catching the people who destabilise the security that society wants.

So there!

[diane26]

At the risk of venturing into dangerous waters, my opinion is that our law makers try to cover too many aspects of our lives.

In the UK there are ever increasing realms of legislation covering things such as health and safety, but to an extent which is way beyond the application of common sense.  I have no problem with rules which were intended to make safe industrial workplaces, but the trend is spreading into virtually every aspect of life, as our legislators try to take every concievable risk out of life.  Partly this is due to the litigous trend which started in the US, where every lawyer is now looking for an opportunity to sue someone, and partly because the rulemakers have found something which allows them endless scope to expand their empires.

At the same time, burgulars are being let off with cautions to save space in prisons, crimes are not being investigated if there is not a 'reasonable' chance of arrest and sentences are too readily reduced for 'good' behaviour.

If you are a motorist, you can get snapped by a speed camera for exceeding the limit by a few mph, get fined and 3 points on your licence - 12 points and you get banned.  But if you are an illegal immigrant or living on benefits, you can drive without a licence, insurance, tax, and in the unlikely event you get caught, you will get fined a fraction of the cost of being legal, and most probably given a few hours commnity service.

Our Government is constantly telling us what we can't do, and increasing the list of what that includes, is very efficient at catching, and especially fining, the mainly law-abiding, tax paying, classes, but does damn all about catching the people who destabilise the security that society wants.

So there! 

I agree about the system the way the laws work and stuff here we have mandatory sentancing on drug offenses ones that are non violent crimes. So you can get busted selling pot a few times and spend many mnay years in prison or caught smoking it yourself growing your own stash and spend many years in prison,

But you can go out get drunk drive and kill a family by driving drunk and get 3-4 years.

You can molest a child and get a few years get out and molest again.

BUT god forbid you smoke a little pot to mellow the fuck out.

Ok so not going to debate why pot should be legal but point is non violent crimes are taking up more room in prisons why violent life altering crimes are getting more chances.

It all seems wacky to me. I say bring back public hanging.

Ever sunday lets meet in town square and watch "dick" get hung for rapping a child. Bet it makes a few in the audieance think twice about raping someone.