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Universe Master
Jun 20, 2005

Darn Fine Pie

there's no such thing as scotchtoberfest

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spud
Aug 27, 2003

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
When I think of Scotland I think of 2 things

This irritating socialist twat:



And this legend:

ZombieParts
Jul 18, 2009

ASK ME ABOUT VISITING PROSTITUTES IN CHINA AND FEELING NO SHAME. MY FRIEND IS SERIOUSLY THE (PATHETIC) YODA OF PAYING WOMEN TO TOUCH HIS (AND MY) DICK. THEY WOULDN'T DO IT OTHERWISE.

Borneo Jimmy posted:

With a woman who isn't his wife!


lol

r u ready to WALK
Sep 29, 2001

Is there really any difference between paying someone with flowers for sex and paying someone with money for sex?

Why not cut out the middle man, I say.

Nooner
Mar 26, 2011

AN A+ OPSTER (:
I thought they were all like more liberal and culturally advanced and poo poo than us

staberind
Feb 20, 2008

but i dont wanna be a spaceship
Fun Shoe
Clutching strings of pearls about the worlds oldest profession, good going Scotland, I'd imagine legalising it and making sure its a lot safer is too much work.

Nooner
Mar 26, 2011

AN A+ OPSTER (:

staberind posted:

Clutching strings of pearls about the worlds oldest profession, good going Scotland, I'd imagine legalising it and making sure its a lot safer is too much work.

Lol are you worried about your safety??

Nooner
Mar 26, 2011

AN A+ OPSTER (:
I just implied that you were a slut :owned:

porkchop_express
May 27, 2004

Ivor Biggun posted:

Scot blocked

cynic
Jan 19, 2004



Nooner posted:

I thought they were all like more liberal and culturally advanced and poo poo than us

Certainly when I lived in Edinburgh, there were areas where street walking was tolerated (as long as there were not too many complaints), and brothels/sexy saunas were tolerated (as long as there were not too many complaints). There are laws to deal with prostitution and kerb crawling, but from what I heard they were not enforced unless there was a genuine issue. There have been a few attempts to actually legalise it, but my understanding is that Scottish Labour were semi-against legalisation, and the SNP were fairly pro, so who knows where it will go now the SNP are fully in charge.

Nooner
Mar 26, 2011

AN A+ OPSTER (:

cynic posted:

Certainly when I lived in Edinburgh, there were areas where street walking was tolerated (as long as there were not too many complaints), and brothels/sexy saunas were tolerated (as long as there were not too many complaints). There are laws to deal with prostitution and kerb crawling, but from what I heard they were not enforced unless there was a genuine issue. There have been a few attempts to actually legalise it, but my understanding is that Scottish Labour were semi-against legalisation, and the SNP were fairly pro, so who knows where it will go now the SNP are fully in charge.

You guys should have succeeded when you had the chance, didn't even have to kick limey rear end like we did -- but no, voting to still live under a queen (like that makes any sense)

dadrips
Jan 8, 2010

everything you do is a balloon
College Slice

cynic posted:

Certainly when I lived in Edinburgh, there were areas where street walking was tolerated (as long as there were not too many complaints), and brothels/sexy saunas were tolerated (as long as there were not too many complaints). There are laws to deal with prostitution and kerb crawling, but from what I heard they were not enforced unless there was a genuine issue. There have been a few attempts to actually legalise it, but my understanding is that Scottish Labour were semi-against legalisation, and the SNP were fairly pro, so who knows where it will go now the SNP are fully in charge.

edinburgh's approach to sex workers was scrapped after the regional police forces were amalgamated into the new national force. the incoming head of the national force, Stephen House, used to be the head of strathclyde police who were easily the most totalitarian of all the regional forces

now he's in control of ALL OF SCOTLAND'S POLICE :unsmigghh:

he's also recently oversaw forcing the closure of one of glasgow's most important music venues because *gasp* PEOPLE TAKE DRUGS THERE and also the implementation of a ham-fisted piece of legislation intending to deal with religious sectarianism at football matches (we're all v embarrassed that this is still a thing in tyool 2015)

tl;dr gently caress stephen house, police scotland & the salmond-shaped horse they all rode in on

happyhippy
Feb 21, 2005

Playing games, watching movies, owning goons. 'sup
Pillbug

Infidel Castro posted:

Isn't that required to live in Glasgow anyway?

No one 'lives' in Glasgow.
Just no one 'escapes' from it.

Inexplicable Humblebrag
Sep 20, 2003

error1 posted:

Is there really any difference between paying someone with flowers for sex and paying someone with money for sex?

Why not cut out the middle man, I say.

do you mean he should have sex with the flowers?

Maniac Pahis
Nov 3, 2010

by Ralp

Nooner posted:

You guys should have succeeded when you had the chance, didn't even have to kick limey rear end like we did -- but no, voting to still live under a queen (like that makes any sense)

Seceded, you illiterate oval office

Nooner
Mar 26, 2011

AN A+ OPSTER (:

Maniac Pahis posted:

Seceded, you illiterate oval office

Lol autocorrect also I'm an illiterate c*** (we don't like the c-word here)

NotWearingPants
Jan 3, 2006

by Nyc_Tattoo
Nap Ghost

Nooner posted:

I thought they were all like more liberal and culturally advanced and poo poo than us

Sorry to be a buzzkill, but I believe this is considered the more advanced way to approach prostitution and human trafficking. The idea is to criminalize the buying of sex and to treat those that sell sex as victims. Supposedly it worked very well in Sweden or something.

NotWearingPants fucked around with this message at 17:19 on Jun 21, 2015

Oh Hell No
Oct 10, 2007

I've got the world on a string.


i just assumed from the ad that the guy's wife has Alzheimer's and he's seeing prostitutes because she can't legally consent

why do you support marital statutory rape, Scotland

ChlorophileAddict
Jun 15, 2015

staberind posted:

Clutching strings of pearls about the worlds oldest profession, good going Scotland, I'd imagine legalising it and making sure its a lot safer is too much work.

it's quasi legal in the UK its weird

return0
Apr 11, 2007

ohsosad posted:

Eww gross does his penis even work he must be like 40.

Remember Scottish people look old. This guy is an Premier League footballer (an athlete) in his 20's, from Dundee:

Roy
Sep 24, 2007

NotWearingPants posted:

Sorry to be a buzzkill, but I believe this is considered the more advanced way to approach prostitution and human trafficking. The idea is to criminalize the buying of sex and to treat those that sell sex as victims. Supposedly it worked very well in Sweden or something.

Nope the prostitutes have it just as bad if not worse.

It's been said that the primary goal of that legislation is to shame the men who buy sex. It does nothing to stop human traffickers and other middle men. The prostitutes themselves still have absolutely no legal rights, and nowhere to go if things get ugly. Prostitution is even more hidden because possibility of getting caught = no business.

Jabberlock
Nov 29, 2014



return0 posted:

Remember Scottish people look old. This guy is an Premier League footballer (an athlete) in his 20's, from Dundee:



Are Scottish people also all hunchbacks?

return0
Apr 11, 2007

Jabberlock posted:

Are Scottish people also all hunchbacks?

Nah he's a particularly ugly fucker. Did score this ridiculous goal though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJIvSyrH4Ng

Murderion
Oct 4, 2009

2019. New York is in ruins. The global economy is spiralling. Cyborgs rule over poisoned wastes.

The only time that's left is
FUN TIME

spud posted:

When I think of Scotland I think of 2 things

This irritating socialist twat:



Lol if you think wee eck is a socialist

Johnny Aztec
Jan 30, 2005

by Hand Knit

Roy posted:

Nope the prostitutes have it just as bad if not worse.

It's been said that the primary goal of that legislation is to shame the men who buy sex. It does nothing to stop human traffickers and other middle men. The prostitutes themselves still have absolutely no legal rights, and nowhere to go if things get ugly. Prostitution is even more hidden because possibility of getting caught = no business.

Serisouly, people are gonna gently caress whatever you do.
Legalize it, regulate it. BAM, there goes the pimps, the crime, and the human trafficking.
Well, rather you'll know the licensed hookers aren't. You can still bust those who work outside the system.

ChlorophileAddict
Jun 15, 2015

NotWearingPants posted:

Sorry to be a buzzkill, but I believe this is considered the more advanced way to approach prostitution and human trafficking. The idea is to criminalize the buying of sex and to treat those that sell sex as victims. Supposedly it worked very well in Sweden or something.

the sex workers disagree

Robo Reagan
Feb 12, 2012

by Fluffdaddy
if a lady wants to gently caress weird looking dudes/rich old men for a living then that's her business imo and we should make it so they have a safe and clean place to work with security nearby because lol if you think people are going to stop paying for sex just because someone writing laws is uncomfortable with the idea of sex not being some magical thing between two people who love each other

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ChlorophileAddict
Jun 15, 2015

Roy posted:

Nope the prostitutes have it just as bad if not worse.

It's been said that the primary goal of that legislation is to shame the men who buy sex. It does nothing to stop human traffickers and other middle men. The prostitutes themselves still have absolutely no legal rights, and nowhere to go if things get ugly. Prostitution is even more hidden because possibility of getting caught = no business.

it is believed that the German system works best, at least according to the sex workers.
I personally find it weird and hosed up that people who allegedly care for the well being of the sex workers would want to deny them their agency.

There are a lot of sex workers who do it as a personal choice. Criminalizing it only drives it into the underground. It'sin that regard similar to abortion- it has always existed, it is part of the human experience and making it illegal does not stop it, just makes it incredibly dangerous.

Prostitutes provide an obviously needed service. Surely anybody who cares about them should actually listen to them?

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