{"id":378,"date":"2018-12-24T16:53:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T16:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nevadabrothelassociation.com\/?p=378"},"modified":"2018-12-26T17:33:22","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T17:33:22","slug":"if-you-really-want-to-end-illegal-sex-trafficking-heres-the-one-proven-way-to-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nevadabrothelassociation.com\/if-you-really-want-to-end-illegal-sex-trafficking-heres-the-one-proven-way-to-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"If You Really Want to End Illegal Sex Trafficking, Here\u2019s the One Proven Way to Do It"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Suzette Cole)<\/em> \u2013 God bless Kevin Malone.<\/p>\n

Mr. Malone, former general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is now competing against a new and far more dangerous opponent right here in Nevada: The illegal sex trafficking market.<\/p>\n

As co-founder and president of the U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking<\/a><\/strong>, Mr. Malone is fighting to \u201csave the lives of children caught in this dark and barbaric industry.\u201d\u00a0 A noble cause.\u00a0 And one every person with an ounce of decency should embrace.\u00a0 However\u2026<\/p>\n

No serious discussion of this issue and how to combat the practice can take place without adding to the mix the one proven solution that certain parts of Nevada have embraced for almost 50 years now: \u00a0Legalizing, taxing and regulating prostitution among consenting adults.<\/p>\n

In a recent op-ed published<\/a><\/strong> by the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>, Mr. Malone writes that \u201cLas Vegas is a hub for sex trafficking, including among minors.\u201d\u00a0 And he cites an Arizona State University study that found that \u201cone in five underage victims was brought to Las Vegas specifically for the purpose of sex trafficking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pure evil.\u00a0 But in order to have a serious, rational debate on how to end illegal sex trafficking in America, two distinctions must be clearly made.<\/p>\n

One, that there\u2019s a BIG difference between adults forced into prostitution and adults who freely and willingly engage in such sex-for-fee work. \u00a0And two, that minors – unlike adults – are not able to give legal consent.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a man pays for sex,\u201d Mr. Malone wrote, \u201che has no idea whether that \u2018willing 21-year-old\u2019 he is buying is really 14 \u2013 or whether she\u2019s in the room because she\u2019s being forced by someone else.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the illegal sex trade, this is absolutely true.<\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s absolutely NOT true in Nevada\u2019s legal brothels, where every sex worker must be an adult who is issued a sheriff\u2019s work permit after being fingerprinted and subjected to age verification and an FBI background check.<\/p>\n

As such there are NO underage prostitutes working in Nevada\u2019s legal brothels.<\/p>\n

So, if your concern is truly to eliminate underage sex trafficking, then Nevada\u2019s legal brothel system is the most effective, PROVEN weapon. The problem: Legal brothels are prohibited in Las Vegas which, as Mr. Malone notes, is ground zero for the illegal sex industry.<\/p>\n

Back in the \u201cold days\u201d the government prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol.\u00a0 But people still wanted their adult beverages and found so many ways around Prohibition that Prohibition was eventually repealed.<\/p>\n

Now the sale of alcohol is legal, taxed and regulated nationwide.<\/p>\n

Similarly, at one time gambling was considered a societal no-no.\u00a0 But people were bound and determined to gamble no matter what government nannies said.\u00a0 Eventually Nevada legalized, taxed and licensed the activity \u2013 and is now considered the \u201cgold standard\u201d for regulating the industry nationwide.<\/p>\n

Ditto marijuana, now legalized, taxed and licensed in Nevada.<\/p>\n

Oh, and gay marriage \u2013 another activity between consenting adults the government has no business prohibiting.\u00a0 The U.S. Supreme Court has said so.\u00a0 Thus, gay marriages are now legal, taxed and licensed nationwide.<\/p>\n

The next obvious frontier: Legalizing, taxing and regulating prostitution.<\/p>\n

Like it or not, that\u2019s the single best way to get rid of illegal street pimps who traffic underaged girls – just as legalizing marijuana has put so many illegal pot dealers out of business.\u00a0 And the revenue generated by taxing legal sex-for-fee work could be earmarked for programs to continue battling the illegal sex market.<\/p>\n

We should all be grateful that Mr. Malone and others have dedicated so much time and effort to saving child victims from this scourge.\u00a0 But to ignore or oppose the one proven weapon in the war, legalization of fee-for-sex among consenting adults, is short-sighted.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to put EVERY option on the table in the fight against the \u201cdark and barbaric\u201d illegal sex trafficking industry.\u00a0 And it\u2019s time to stop conflating illegal sex trafficking, especially of minors, with what happens in Nevada\u2019s legal, licensed and regulated brothels.<\/p>\n

Do that, Mr. Malone, and you\u2019ll find some powerful new allies in your commendable cause.\u00a0 Soldier on.\u00a0 And let us know how we can help.<\/p>\n

Ms. Cole is CEO of four legal brothels in Lyon County, Nevada and president of the Nevada Brothel Association. For more information, please visit www.NevadaBrothelAssociation.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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