Your views? I'm interested to see what your views are on this issue. A brothel is opened near a school and the Paulanator is pushing her weight around. Again.

What makes a brothel different to any other business that is opened at home? Do you think twice when there is a new alterations business set up down the road? Do you worry about all of the needles, machinery and sewing equipment that they have on premises?

Bennett seeks to help school over brothel - Politics - NZ Herald News

It looks like Helen's chickens are now coming home to roost, but she doesn't care, she has her United Nations "job", paid for - dearly - by NZers.

Legalising prostitution was just another piece of legislation (among the very many) which Helen and her bunch of freaks rammed through despite OVERWHELMING PUBLIC OPPOSITION!

This time though, in 2003, there was quite a bit of parliamentary opposition too - unfortunately for this country, not enough though.

In fact this LEGISLATION was passed by JUST ONE VOTE, 60 to 59, so I guess we can conclude that there were a lot of perverts in parliament, perverts who knew they would create a child prostitution crisis. But maybe that was their intention, parliament does have a reputation for being riddled with paedophiles and perverts.

As for a brothel across the road from a school and the ridiculous analogy of "just another business with machinery and sewing equipment", I think we can see how ludicrous that one is.

NZ WILL MOST DEFINITELY go the way of Sweden which has now re-criminalised prostitution as has Norway. I reckon it will take NZ another 10 or 20 years or so. The Netherlands - which Helen just loved to refer to as "oh so progressive" - has also changed their stance, being sick of, and embarrassed by, its world-wide reputation as "a pervert's paradise" and they are closing down their "sex shops". Problems have also lead to just about all European countries "reviewing" their legalised prostitution laws.

So don't rely on any help from our politicians for the brothel across the road from the school, they are mostly "real weirdos" themselves.

Prostitution hasn't been legalised in New Zealand. It has been decriminalised. There is a difference. It has been legalised in the Netherlands, as you corrrectly pointed out, and therefore it won't need to follow the same path in New Zealand.

Legalisation means that the government can more easily gain control, they can tell the girls where to work, what hours, what conditions, etc. Decriminalisation means that the girls and their clients can't be prosecuted for the act, but it leaves other issues open to what the girls and their clients decide, and the government has less control. I am very anti legalisation of prostitution, but pro decriminalisation. Legalisation leads to the situation as it stands in the Netherlands, of which they are "sick" of. Decriminalisation doesen't have the same long term problems, as the girls get to control their own conditions and pay to a far greater extent, it is not completely controlled by a callous government only interested in economic perspectives.

So, comparing NZ "Legalisation" of prostitution with the situation of the Netherlands has no constructive purpose, the argument does not stack up.

My understanding of the Beehive is that therein is a lot of individuals with confused gender problems (minds below their/someones belts) or associates of same- SMALL WONDER- there are those that would legitimise the exploitation of the "vulnerable of character"- which Country it is in is irrelevant only a case of dropping the age down a wee bit and we would be legitimizing child sex- ethics, ethic, ethics people- there is absolutely no ethics in the exchange never was, never will be- my dog is better behaved

I wonder though if a young Lady-having a hard time getting a job- would lose her unemployment benefit having been offered a job (as a sex worker? in that industry?) and having turned it down instead of up???

Isn't it interesting how PC language almost makes it sound ethical in these troubling times- sex worker? industry?

I am told that It's not out of character for Politicians to give themselves a wee rise eh ther

Gee, Maverick

you must have had a lot of contact with the industry to state emphatically that there are no ethics in transactions in the sex industry. You must be present at every transaction, just to make sure that you have got it right. Or maybe, it is just every one of YOUR transactions in the sex industry that is ethically bereft.

An interesting conclusion from one with seemingly much knowledge of the Legalities perhaps your own contacts have unbalanced the clarity of your perception before???

It would have been extremely difficult for me in educating my children to legitimize the type of sexual contracts discussed, and I wouldn't even go there with my Grandchildren as, after all- they have parents for that.

Perhaps also-If you focused on issues "above the belt" you may? better understand the real concerns- most of us seek an "ethical" education for our children which wouldn't really be a requirement for this industry-

Who doesn't know how to grunt?

And Yes I know there is already sex education for Children in schools- but did it not occur to you that none of the other species require education of this nature?- Sounds a bit like Adults pushing kids heads below their belts- are you perhaps just another victim- told it was ok were you?

kind of makes one wonder though- with Publicly funded Voyeur TV - if others serving in positions of trust actually do have a "genuine" concern for future generations or only a concern for justifying their perceptions based upon personal or shared desire?- , peer pressure- has an enormous influence on commonsense "anything goe$" sounds more like a fire sale of damaged goods than ethics although both seem to be on the chomping block?

No idea what you are grunting about Maverick. Maybe someone else will figure out out what you are blithering about. I really can't be bothered