https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/19/the-dutch-experiment-with-legalized-prostitution-has-been-a-disaster/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 04:21:02 -0400<![CDATA[Pimps, under legalisation, have been reclassified as managers and businessmen. Abuse suffered by the women is now called an ‘occupational hazard’, like a stone dropped on a builder’s toe. Sex tourism has grown faster in Amsterdam than the regular type of tourism: as the city became the brothel of Europe, women have been imported by traffickers from Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia to meet the demand. In other words, the pimps remained but became legit — violence was still prevalent but part of the job, and trafficking increased. Support for the women to leave prostitution became almost nonexistent. The innate murkiness of the job has not been washed away by legal benediction.]]>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:45:47 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/19/the-dutch-experiment-with-legalized-prostitution-has-been-a-disaster-n281018