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By Michael Bielawski
A new poll suggests that Vermonters want legalized prostitution, according to the national organization known as Decriminalize Sex Work (DSW). The poll was of 539 voters.
Their press release states, “A recent statewide survey shows Vermonters strongly support the decriminalization of consensual adult sex work by more than 26% compared to those that think sex work should remain a crime; while 26% of those surveyed remain undecided.”
Other findings include that Democrats/Progressives “strongly support legalization” by 62%, with 14% opposed, and two-thirds of Republicans are against.
The report further states, “58% of voters said that the government should stop expending resources to arrest adults for consensual prostitution.”
It also suggests that the younger portion of Vermonters are largely supportive, stating “Decriminalization is strongly supported by voters ages 18-45” but the release do not offer a percentage.
Henri Bynx, the co-director of The Ishtar Collective which supports survivors of sexual exploitation and supports legalized prostitution, comments on the data. He says, “Half of voters support decriminalizing sex work, while one-quarter of voters are undecided and open-minded on the issue. Also, voters disapprove of the entrapment approach to sex work, and aren’t thrilled about spending taxpayer money to arrest consenting adults,”
A good idea?
Steve MacDonald, a writer/editor for Granite Grok, submitted a commentary to VDC in 2023 which examines Rhode Island where prostitution was decriminalized from 1980 to 2009. What he found was not great results.
“During the twenty-nine-year period from 1980 to 2009, sexual exploitation and violence against women and girls were integrated into the economic development of Rhode IslandÕs urban areas,” he wrote.
MacDonald notes that other parts of the world with legalized prostitution saw similar results.
“In a separate Study, another female researcher investigated Legalized Prostitution in New Zealand, the Netherlands, and elsewhere with similar results. Women are trafficked, poorly housed and treated, and moved around from brotherly to brothel. But the second study looks into the politics as well as the groups that advocate for ‘sex workers,’” he wrote.
What’s policy in Vermont?
The DSW report summarized recent Vermont policy changes that they consider favorable.
“Vermont has recently implemented several policy changes supporting the basic human rights of sex workers and survivors of trafficking at both the state and city levels,” it states.
“In 2023, a new law was enacted prohibiting law enforcement from engaging in investigatory sex, which along with the state’s prohibition on custodial sex, now comprises the country’s most comprehensive ban on police sexual violence,” the report states.
And the pro-prostitution group apparently claims that the 2022 ‘reproductive freedom’ constitutional amendment wipes out city bans on prostitution. In fact, two Vermont cities repealed city ordinances regarding prostitution.
“In 2022, Vermont passed a ballot referendum that removed a ban on prostitution from the city charter in Burlington, and a similar local ordinance also passed in Montpelier. Laws that allow sex workers and survivors of trafficking to seek justice or medical care when they are victimized or witness a crime were enacted in 2022,” it states.
Legal prostitution pushed in Montpelier
Also a VDC report from 2022 detailed how an expert on the sex trade warned the Montpelier City Council that legalized prostitution will bring undesirable elements to the state. The expert was Mitha Choudhury, Program Coordinator at Sanctuary for Families in Jamaica, a suburb of New York City.
“Sex buyers will flock from neighboring states, and sex trafficking will increase to meet the demand,” she said.
In another VDC story on the same Montpelier initiative, local residents share similar sentiment that this is not what they want.
“Montpelier, we don’t want consensual prostitution. We don’t want it. We don’t want what it brings in, which is sex trafficking and human trafficking,” said resident Aaron Clark of Montpelier.
The author is a writer for the Vermont Daily Chronicle
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Yes , we need legalization of prostitution, more drug use, gambling, drinking, cheating on spouses, shoplifting and burglary…a few shootings now and then… all the things that make a liberal Democratic society the madhouse it is. Sin and evil are in!
Gee… What could possibly go wrong? And is it any surprise that 62% of Dems and Progs strongly support this idiocy? Yes, THESE are the kind of people over-populating Vermont’s governmental organizations. What more do you need to understand about where our once-great state is headed?
For those wondering what the heck I’m talking about, I’ll make it so you can understand it. Prostitution, legal or otherwise, immediately brings in drug dealers, human and sex trafficking, and more nefarious “organizations” than you can imagine, all trying to get their piece of the pie. Not to mention the state government, who, let’s not kid ourselves, are in it to separate you from even more of your hard earned money via, what shall we call it… the Hooker Use Tax (HUT). And what happens when there’s not enough pie to go around? Then you get “organizations” protecting their turf and all that brings with it. Like what? Like murders, missing persons, property crime, gangs, and everything else you can think of under the sun. Because yeah, if you’re an anti-social basement-dweller, do you really care whether your entertainment for an hour is registered with the state? No, you don’t. Why? Because the un-registered option will be less expensive.
Fellow citizens, we have to stop the madness somewhere. And for all the liberals out there supporting this… whatever happen to your great “concern” for women? As with most of your policies, we seem to have a conundrum with this one too, eh? So which is it… support women or exploit women? Or do you justify it by saying the exploited ones somehow deserve it because [insert lib/prog excuse here]?
Robin, you nailed it, the progressive cancer we have running the state has no morals and will do whatever, and desperate people do desperate things, and progressives are desperate and this is just another example. We can fix this type of nonsense but only when we vote them out !!!
You don’t suppose this is a Red Herring Election Distraction? With so many pressing issues facing Vermont and Vermont resident’s finances- why not throw something ridiculous into the mix? Of course, the poll respondents favor prostitution- as reported in the Mountain Times article, the poll was apparently paid for by “Decriminalize Sex Work” an organization presumably looking for the poll outcome it paid for.
Does anyone really think that an objective and proper poll would find the same results? This is just another distraction from the acute and chronic issues facing Vermont this election cycle.
The first question will be as to which group of critters will get a tax funded grant for their new business adventure????
Run by lobbyist, and easily sifted populace to get the desired results…..
You have got to be kidding–this is a terrible idea–look what legalizing pot as gotten us and this will be even worse no way–take it to the ballot box crazy legislature !!
Of course the left embraces this depravity, they want it, they want despair and crime and loss…. there is only one cure for this infestation of evil and that is the Second American Revolution
With all the new taxes and high cost of living here.. who can afford a prostitute?
Haven’t you heard? They’re promising a $100 rebate every ten visits.
Like DEI Thursday, perhaps institute a DSW Wednesday with special rates. As long as they don’t touch Taco Tuesday or mess with TGIF…
Eventually, the pendulum… you know.
But the funny thing is, I’m rooting for the invaders.
We all should consider the enemy might just be the people who will fix things. Perhaps we ought to be in consultation with them. After all, the groups of “diversity” sneaking into America are patriarchal and very masculine. No reason to be enemies with the very thing we lack here.
Just an idea. I rather give them all 50 acres and a mule if they rid us of liberals.
Vermont has always been a test market for Leftist depravity. Vermont is broken.
https://mountaintimes.info/2024/09/26/vt-voters-support-the-decriminalization-of-sex-work/
The poll, which surveyed 539 voters in Vermont, was conducted by Public Policy Polling on Sept. 4 and 5, 2024.
In their article it states they polled 539 Vermonters. This is hardly an accurate poll !!
Does anyone actually believe these polls anyway? I mean come on Hillary was suppose to win in 2016 so they said !
We already have Guatamalan women with “Arizona Driver’s Licenses” being strangled in the Barre woods for failure to pay cartel debts—- and that was only for passage to work on a dairy farm…. seems they are always ok with policy that spills the blood of the already vulnerable.
Pot should be legal to grow and supply family member FREE.
A prostitute must date someone 5 times for free before charging.
We really need to run all democrats out of Vermont, not only elective office. Which could have been stolen, it is rumored.
For all the jokes men seem to enjoy interjecting whenever this topic is broached, do realize that approximately one-third (according to the DOJ/crime statistics) of the prostitutes on the streets selling their “goods” are men. And God only knows how many children are. The percentage isn’t necessarily exacting as the latter two groups hold a lower profile in either not necessarily exhibiting what they are “selling” either as openly or provocatively as do female prostitutes and/or in not being forthright or being able to be forthright during interrogation/raids or even during social service attempts to render assist.
Even in ancient Rome, and we all know what happened therein, prostitutes of both sexes “happily” provided “services” for anyone who would pay the price.
Enjoy all of the depravity that hedonism and immorality bring. A “victimless” crime? HARDLY. All of society suffers. And much like in the examples provided within the article above, history has proven this over and over. However, we all know what happens to those who ignore the lessons of the past…………
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other”. President John Adams.
So that excludes the supermajority of the Vermont Legislature.
Yes, either a second Revolution is necessary or down we all fall just as the Roman Empire did. It is the choice of the people.
I’d personally prefer a second awakening, a second revival. Way more fun and effective. TGBTG.
Oh, the hang over from a revival is tough to shake, Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Goodness, Kindness, Gentleness…etc. etc…
Results seldom vary, unlike stock market picks.
Who’s your Daddy……results are consistent.
Lord I thank you for bringing the Holy Spirit to Vermont, I thank you for leading your people in the right direction. Thank you Jesus.
May your light shine bright.
“”Their press release states, “A recent statewide survey shows Vermonters strongly support the decriminalization of consensual adult sex work by more than 26% compared to those that think sex work should remain a crime; while 26% of those surveyed remain undecided.””
The problem here, is the term “consensual”. First, we can never know what level of grooming took place before someone decides “hey, I think selling my body is a good career choice”
Second, someone can be coerced into this sort of thing for many different reasons, fetishes, debt or just straight up slavery, in any case in my humble opinion they’re all unacceptable reasons.
So, here is a late entry to the pole: a quid pro quo – we decriminalize “consensual” paid sex, but we suspend due process for anyone caught in the act of strong arming the “worker” in our age of surveillance this should be no hard task. Anyone caught pimping by coercion gets a bullet to the forehead and left on the street…sounds like a fair deal to me.
Why was my very pertinent and sound comment/solution deleted????
Can anyone tell me how this will be beneficial to the State of Vermont? Sorta goes with “Defund that. Police”, “Clean Heat Standard”, and a few other “Progressive.” gems.
Prime military tactic, a major part of subverting a state.
See Art of War, Sun Tzu.
Yuri Bezmanov
Little by little is their plan.
Oops, wrong thread. All good
“In 2023, a new law was enacted prohibiting law enforcement from engaging in investigatory sex, which along with the state’s prohibition on custodial sex, now comprises the country’s most comprehensive ban on police sexual violence,” the report states.
How insane is it that we needed to make laws about this???
I never even heard of these terms before.
To the main point of the article, anytime we condone, decriminalize, legalize, or otherwise welcome what is fundamentally immoral behavior, we have opened the door of our communities to illegal and destructive activities. And who are nearly always the ones who are victimized, dehumanized, and suffer the most? The most vulnerable and defenseless members of society: the children and women. Dry up and starve the market of male sexual predators, and our communities are protected. Enable bad men to exploit women and children, and demand drives evil and criminal activity.
Before long, they’ll be pushing for safe pedophile sites, safe abortion sites, safe injection sites, and safe shoplifting sites. Wait…some are already here. With the “linguistic legerdemain” of “harm reduction,” we actually create legislation which harms our communities and destroys lives and families.
What are each of us who is reading this supposed to do to stand against this insanity? We can’t let them do this.
I am an Independent and I certainly do not want to see legalized prostitution. I question the poll
Paula, go back to sleep, don’t ask questions. Please believe what you are told, everything on the internet is true. Fall back into line. Propaganda good, thinking bad.
We know the poll was done inside the Vermont Capitol .
If it walks or lays in this state, it ill be taxed. A new division of the Tax Department will be established to tax it. Free money for the state. In reality most native Vermonters most likely have moved out, so the customer will be those the “found” VT and now they “found” perhaps a legal enrichment. Anything goe3s in VT. Will it be a new amendment to the state Constitution?. Illegals may be recruited, a new work force.
Don’t add my name to the “Most Vermonters” list!
Make no mistake about it: Prostitution exploits women. It harms women. This has been documented many times.
If a legislator wants it legalized, that person should be campaigning right now PROMISING TO LEGALIZE THAT EXPLOITATION, and in so many words.
Could this be because some of our legislators are looking for extra income ??
Vote these clowns out.
Appears by IRS filings, DSW is 501c3 established in 2019 out of Austin, TX. The founder is Robert Kampia, founder of the Marijauna Policy Project (1995.) Reviewing their website will explain the grift, the collusion, the crimes against humanity – all the while pretending to “help” victims. Making good look bad and evil look good, get it?
Ishtar Collective? Who is Ishtar? “A multifaceted goddess, Ishtar takes three paramount forms. She is the goddess of love and sexuality, and thus, fertility; she is responsible for all life, but she is never a Mother goddess. As the goddess of war, she is often shown winged and bearing arms.” Idol worship and false gods…heed the warning. You see these statues erected in NYC and a duplicate in Texas? Symbolism – pay attention.
As in the time of Sodam and Gomorrah, the same intrusive possessive dark spirits, the same bloodlines, the same ritualistic wickedness, the same witchcraft, the same type of hedonistic behaviors – all veiled behind the curtain – the veil is thinning and lifting. Can you see it yet? Do you comprehend it yet?
The Left is certainly consistent. Anti-human, pro-death, and abusive of women and children. This is not a policy agenda; it is the mission of he who seeks to corrupt creation by convincing humanity that we are god. Every time we embrace this lie the evil we inflict on ourselves has no limit.
Jeff W,
Excellent ethical/ moral analysis.
Where was this survey taken? At the pedophile convention?
The only thing Progressives want to know is: “Where can I get a price list for services?”
“The lure of easy money its got a very strong appeal.
Right down to me and you, me and you.
It’s a losing proposition,…..” (Glenn Frey)
Ver-weimar.
We know how that went.
Human trafficking is strongly associated with prostitution. Drug addiction, alcoholism, homelessness, and assault crimes also rise with legal prostitution. As if Vermont doesn’t have enough of these issues imported from out of state via liberal law making with no cares for the consequences of such laws. Must be something in it for the ones supporting such legislation.