Ill Considered Policies in Action

[Bob]

It seems absolutely ridiculous to me that individuals are being forced to work in the sex industry against their wills.

Particularly of note here is if someone takes the job simply because they're likely to starve to death otherwise, i.e. not a really considered choice how is it likely to affect them psychologically in 5 or 10 years time? Having sex with strangers for money isn't your average job.

...what jobs are okay to force people to work in (?)

None, <inflammatory opinion> A country isn't worth living in if 'it' believes that it can force it's citiziens to do anything, for the good of themelves or 'the nation'. People have the right do decide what they do with their lives (ignoring punishment meted out by the justice system, they 'chose' to commit a crime) and neither governments or individuals should be allowed to choose for them. </inflammatory opinion>


On a slightly different and historical note (I don't what to hit any nerves here, apologies in advance if I do), 60-70 years ago you'd have ended up in a concentration camp if you turned down 2 job offers, although this didn't apply to women as they were encouraged to not work. But these are different times and I'm certainly not advocating anything like that solution.

Reading further in the thread I see that the issue has been 'resolved' but it's worth keeping an eye on such policies to make sure that they don't go as far as making it illegal to turn down morally questionable lines of work.


-Bob