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San Francisco divided over measure to legalize prostitution
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The Golden Gate Bridge, the Haight-Ashbury district, Alcatraz Island.... and now, as if you needed another reason to visit San Francisco, legalized prostitution!
Well, maybe.
A November 4th ballot initiative called Proposition K will allow San Franciscans to decide whether to decriminalize the world's oldest profession. The initiative was introduced by groups of sex workers and health officials, as well as the Democratic County Central Committee, all of whom worked together to gather 12,000 signatures to allow the measure to be put to a vote.
But even in the famously liberal San Francisco, not everyone is behind the measure. Mayor Gavin Newsom, District Attorney Kamala Harris, and a large portion of the business community are opposed to the initiative, worried that legalized prostitution will bring more criminal elements to the city.
So how 'bout it, readers? Are you with the mayor or the sex workers? (I know who I'm with!)
More here.
Reader Comments (Page 11 of 11)
sandra weisz Sep 21st 2008 8:19PM
you are are all a bunch of idiots. that's why you're whores. i have an i.q. over 180, and i am sick of you assholes insulting me. come ive in lost angeles, and see for yourself what filth ,crime and corruption, does to it. look at what over crowdedness does to it. just because you don't like the facts. the fact that both los angeles and san fransisco are destoryed. pahrahump nevada is fine because there are less ppl there. so there is less crime. and the fact that prostitution is legal there, well, there is room for it.btw, i went to berkeley and ucla on full scholarship .and yes i have a master's degree, in english and music. so what if my lapttop skills seem messy right now. this thing is broken. just like the state of ca. and all you ppl who are from san fran are proving my point. you turned really rotten and stupid, and mean. you're probably very rich and come from rich families , and can avoid the bad areas.
sandra weisz Sep 21st 2008 8:15PM
king dee is a triple idiot. and probably a whore monger. montana? never been there, but would like to. so. ca. is completely ruined . just because you're used to filth and ugliness and think women should be whores. san fran and l.a. are completely destroyed cities, and you don't want to admit it. the only ones that can survive in these places are the rich or almost rich. and you ppl are mean as hell and very unamerican. at least i admit the truth, that los angeles is very very destroyed. a blind person can see that. and it's my home town. everyone with any heart or brains knows that los angeles is number one in nastiness and stupidity. they let in too many backward ppl. and it is a haven for both illegals and illegal activity. quality of life is zero, unless your'e a happy whore. and that would be very temporary.
BC Oct 22nd 2008 5:05PM
"The initiative was introduced by groups of sex workers and health officials, as well as the Democratic County Central Committee, all of whom worked together to gather 12,000 signatures to allow the measure to be put to a vote."
It figures. Democrats have no standards and think everything should be legal....
Joe Oct 26th 2008 3:54AM
Prostitution should be legalized or decriminalized. Sex is natural and beautiful. Law enforcement needs to be kept away from consensual sexual relations. Sex workers and their agents should not have to be abused by the criminal justice system. Prostitution empowers women and helps equalize wealth betwen the male and female populations.
Attica Peece Apr 6th 2009 5:44PM
Legalize it! About time. Hell, the sex profession is what helped build San Francisco. Take at look at the early of San Fran or read THE EARLY MADAMS OF SAN FRANCISCO-
It should be legalized here too in Los Angeles.