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by gonick_daysbury 6282 days ago
Interesting article. I think prostitution should be legalized. But this website seems like it could fall afoul of the law since it is essentially taking a commission on illegal sexual transactions - not so different from what an escort service does. Obviously police frequently look the other way when escort services with white-collar clients are involved and that's probably what will happen here too. But an overly zealous public official could cause a lot of trouble for a site like this, I would think. Especially after it receives high profile coverage in The NYT. Of course I'm not a lawyer so take that with a grain of salt.
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scott_s 6282 days ago
From page three: Indeed, most go to considerable effort to distinguish between “sugar” and prostitution. (Legally, at least, they are right; since the 1970s, courts have ruled that as long as the woman is paid for some service besides sex — housecleaning, companionship — the arrangement is not the equivalent of prostitution.)
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sahaj 6282 days ago
you bring up an interesting point.

also, what happens when one of these girls ends up seriously hurt or even dead? who now owns the responsibility. i just can't imagine this lasting very long, especially as it becomes more and more popular.

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yan 6282 days ago
What do you mean who owns the responsibility? The person who hurt or killed her, of course. I don't see the gray area. How is, what is in essence, a niche dating site responsible for what its members do any more so than the mainstream ones?
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sahaj 6281 days ago
the person who spilled the hot coffee bought from mcdonalds was responsible for it, but somehow mcdonalds got stuck with paying for the lawsuit and the alleged damages.

to a certain degree, the lawyers will push that it's the sites responsibility to check who is on the site.

i'm not saying it will happen, but it's just something to think about.

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mahmud 6282 days ago
"what happens when one of these girls ends up seriously hurt or even dead?"

A replacement of equal or higher quality is obtained from the toy-mill and the customer given a discount coupon for his next service.

[please HN, don't be another internet male chauvinist creep den]

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