Corner Cases Example

[andrewducker]

Here's a perfect one:
1)German employment law states that if you've been unemployed for over a year then you must take any job offered to you.
2)In a bid to cut down on the trade in women and other mistreatment of prostitutes, Germany has legalised brothels.

Can you guess what the end result of this is?

Read about it here.

I'm looking forward to reading your responses to this one :->

Comments

[catamorphism.livejournal.com]

The whole point of legalizing prostitution was that conditions for prostitutes are much worse when it's illegal, IIRC.

[tahari.livejournal.com]

And the point of your argument is this:
I don't think that becoming a prostitute necessarily causes more mental anguish than becoming a waitress, custodian, or factory worker

If we were arguing about the effectiveness of an algorithm, it would be entirely appropriate for me to expect you to provide some kind of proof. The same holds true for moral arguments.

From what I know of the local sex industry, the working conditions of brothels in California (at least for middle-class, US Citizens with other employment options) are not too badly affected by their illegal status. Also, as you well know, the legality of a job does not protect one from mistreatment. If you had the opportunity to work for a week in a German brothel, I'm confident you would find the two experiences comparable - or at the very least, much more relevant than no experience at all, which is where you stand now.

(I have to go to a meeting now, but I'll try to get back to you tomorrow.)

[rainstorm.livejournal.com]

As far as I can see the point of legalising prostitution was that women who have got to the stage where prostitution is the best choice are going to do it whether or not it's illegal and so the government might as well make things easier from themselves and make a bit of money on tax at the same time, not because they really want to make things better for the women involved.