In response to Briony's post on Prostitution

Briony's post

I think you are right about prostitution requiring a large amount of confidence. I have no problem with the act of exchanging money for sex between two consenting adults. Unfortunately, in reality, the issue is rarely that simple. Many prostitutes are under the control of pimps and perform their task under threat of violence. Often, they are addicted to drugs and see no way out the life that they have. Is it confidence or destroyed self-esteem that causes these women to sell themselves? Would legalisation be an option? maybe. It would certainly help to take out the parasitic 'middle-men' and might make things safer for all concerned.