[Judges Gone Wild]

And if prostitution is illegal, as I think it should be, than how can filming people being paid for sex acts be legal, rather than evidence of crime?

You have a well-reasoned argument there.

The sex industry debases both the workers and the users.

[OldNewYork]

You have a well-reasoned argument there. The sex industry debases both the workers and the users.

Thanks. The old argument was that it didn't just debase those directly involved, but indirectly affected society. And I think there could be studies done to demonstrate this, if they haven't already been. Some of a libertarian bent, or libertine in this case, would I think argue against this or ignore the findings. Others on this thread and elsewhere say that children and adults being exposed to it desensitizes, but I think they're saying that as a good thing, rather than the bad thing I think it is, and which I think led to the proliferation of more and more extreme pornography.

What was that Cole Porter song's lyrics, Anything Goes? When seeing someone's stockings was shocking, anything beyond that risked a heart attack and was consequently extremely arousing. How is it today when far more is available to be seen before even reaching the outrageous or shocking? I think America as a nation would be wise to have a mature conversation about this.

[newzjunkey]

The sex industry debases both the workers and the users.

The "industry" is largely on the wane. It's been overtaken by do-it-yourself sites, the YouTubes of that genre.