I do not want to offend anyone in this discussion, but at the risk of giving in to my natural rebellious nature-what the hell is a “public health issue” anyway? The only issue I can see is that IDs should be checked for purchase of sexual services-no minors allowed, just like anything else that requires the reasoning and acceptance of responsibility of an adult. My “health” or yours or anyone else’s is not the concern of any government...
I also believe if we can enlist in the military and fight for our freedom at 18, then we are an adult at 18, too. None of this is new-my core beliefs haven’t changed since I was in my teens-I’ve just gotten a more mature outlook-and I will now don my flameproof skivvies...
In terms of public health issue...
With addiction, we use specious arguments, like burglary, or dui to justify the intervention of the State into private behavior..
Tobacco, and Alcohol kill more by orders of magnitude. Yet, we do not criminalize behavior, except where appropriate. Until recently anyway.
While addiction, is a sad affair, it is not one that needs criminalization, nor for that matter is predilection.......hence..people should be left alone, and their health issues, should remain health issues.
This is a lets have a beer topic, far too long for a keyboard...lol..this is a /rant topic for me.
Please don’t bring up Mark McGuire...lol