Talk:Prostitution in Germany
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> In 2003, Michel Friedman, popular TV talk show host ... he resigned his posts. > Also in 2003, well-known artist and art professor Jörg Immendorff ... his terminal illness.
it is misleading to mention this two cases of cocaine abuse in connection with the (il)legality of prosituition. While this occurances where connected with illegal prostituition, both men have had nothing to do with this aspect. OTOH both cases are highly relevant about the moral situation of prostitutes and their customers in Germany (and illegal drugs too).
- Well, these examples are not in the section discussing the (il)legality of prostitution in Germany, so I would argue that they belong where they are. I'll clarify that the men were only punished for the drug. AxelBoldt 19:59, 8 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Does anyone know the background to this story about the lack of traineeships in German brothels (http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1099818.htm) in the English-language media? Was the reason the exemption wasn't granted because the government wants to put pressure on brothels? --Robert Merkel 13:05, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
- I believe the main reason is bureaucratical: the ministry didn't want to have to precisely define the exempt businesses, and they were probably afraid that other businesses would ask for exemptions as well. In any case, so far the law is just a draft and hasn't been voted on. AxelBoldt 12:40, 12 May 2004 (UTC)
I removed two sentences:
- Generally the tighter the local regulations, the more power have the pimps and the more abusive is the whole business -- because the restrictions increase the competition between the women so that those without pimps will be driven away by the pimps of the others.
This claim is not supported by the cited literature published by the German government. Pimp pressure is low in Munich and high in Hamburg. In Berlin, pimp pressure on foreign women is high but on German women is low.
- (again increasing pimp power, since they often intimidate the unwilling customer into paying).
Pimps do generally not participate directly in the prostitute-customer relationship; they just induce or force the woman to work and to hand over the money afterwards. AxelBoldt 12:40, 12 May 2004 (UTC)
- I just removed the first statement again. AxelBoldt 18:48, 4 Nov 2004 (UTC)