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		yxhuvud on July 18, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rhode Island unintentionally decriminalized indoor... Other industries that have had a lot of victims have been made safe with workplace safety standards and unions. Why would that be a worse solution?

sliverstorm on July 19, 2014 [–]

Maybe it can be done that way. My interpretation is that the outlawing of prostitution is an old law from long ago when we didn't have the precision for regulation and safety, and it hasn't been revisited yet. Perhaps due to people's personal ethical beliefs.

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