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by kriz4 Being forced suggests she has no choice, she does
Originally posted by mwm1331
Kriz4 I agree she should be required to work. However I feel that the jobs in the sex industry should be exempt from this legislation.
The problem here isn't that germany is requiring her to work or lose her benefits. That is as it should be. The problem is that the profession of prostitute is included with and considered by german legislation to be no different than any other. While I dont feel that those who choose to take part in that profession should be stigmatised by society. I do feel that germany should have some safeguards in place to prevent this type of thing from happening.
Originally posted by Kriz_4
Again you miss the entire point. She was due to lose the benefits anyway. The job could have been for that of a doctor, she still would have lost her benefits if she chose not to take the job. Again, she had 12 months to get a job while recieving free money. The 12 months have ended, so has her rights to benefits.
Originally posted by Kriz_4
No I cannot compare it to that. A bad choice of example job on my part. However to think that the job of sexual worker is the only one there she could take is nieve.
There are hundreds of jobs she could go for, why has she not?
This lady obviously has no intentions of gaining work.
Originally posted by Nygdan
Because there are not hundreds of jobs.
Originally posted by DYepes
The fact that prostitution is legal is the whole reason she was offered the job. Had prostitution been illegal, this job would not have been offered to her, and she would have risked losing her benefits regardless because she chose not to take any jobs.
Also for those of you who are for legalized prostitution and have daughters, how would you like to hear your 17 year old daughter one day say that she is thinking about becoming a legal prostitute...
Originally posted by shoo
Originally posted by Nygdan
Because there are not hundreds of jobs.
[X] You tried to be tough in response
Originally posted by Nygdan
This is a woman on unemployment who is loosing her unemployment because she refused to have sex with strangers for money. What job besides that was part of the program she was on?