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ifeminists
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ifeminists
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Who Will Rescue Us from Those Who Wish to Rescue Us Against Our Will? Radical feminists and religious conservatives insist that no distinction be made between consenting adult commercial sex and true sexual slavery. Does anyone believe that arresting a prostitute "for her own good" is of any value whatsoever? |
Reason
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Prisoner's Dilemma After a nearly two-decade decline, violent crime in the U.S. has begun to inch upward again. So what's the solution? It probably isn't the "more laws, more prisons" approach that lawmakers typically adopt when crime goes up. |
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ifeminists
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ifeminists
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Libertarian attitudes toward prostitution This article uses the issue of prostitution to examine three common attitudes with which libertarians approach the rights of people they may morally dislike. Although the focus is prostitution, the analysis applies equally to drug users, etc. |
Reason
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InternetNews
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More Heat for Craigslist Over Erotic Services Ads After Boston murder, Craigslist vows continued partnership with law enforcement, but keeps mum on changes to the site. |
InternetNews
March 6, 2009
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Craigslist Faces More Heat Over Sex Ads Cook County sheriff says popular classified site has failed to police listings for illegal sex ads. |
Reason
April 2008
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The 'White Slavery' Panic Anti-prostitution activists have been equating sex work with slavery for over a century. Karen Abbott's latest book suggests that prostitution was better respected a century ago. |
