Redlight district

[cyberbard]

Just a thought, but if by some ignoring of the facts there was an area that was deemed a "red light district"...where would you put it?

Too much residential downtown T.O....I'm thinking Mississauga or Durham or somewhere in the 'burbs where there is larger areas of street without housing.

Just curious if anyone has any thoughts on this.

Bard

 

[CyberGoth]

Thats actually a good idea. but why all the way out in Markham? far away from central Toronto?

Amsterdams RL district is great! they have these window fronts that you walk past, and "window shop". it was wonderful.

planning on going to Amsterdam for vacation soon.

something like that could work in Montreal, but might be a bit difficult to do in Toronto due to various local cultural issues etc.

grins.

 

[C Dick]

The railway lands where the tent city was. Or exhibition place. Or the industrial area by the Docks.

 

[cyberbard]

The reason I would suggest out of town is that it would also be a political coup in the sense that it would possibly discourage some from partaking of this hobby if it is too hard to get to. They can't make it an easy thing without some political back lash.

Again, just a thought,
Bard

 

[Shallow Throat]

Queen's Park - we get screwed there anyway.

 

[pblues]

The railway lands where the tent city was. Or exhibition place. Or the industrial area by the Docks.

They could have built it where tent city was.... Heck, they might have been even able to offer some jobs (drivers, security guards, etc..) to the folks.

 

[Pyro]

Wait a second...

Heck, they might have been even able to offer some jobs (drivers, security guards, etc..) ...

If a red-light district is offering jobs, shouldn't they be of a slightly different nature (hand, blow, rim, etc.)?

Pyro the (hummed) Pig.

 

[ShizzleMaNizzle]

Hwy 10 and 403. That's just me though, It'd would be wicked close to my house.

Yeah, lots of jobs for sure. drivers, security, more custodial business, more construction, more interior design, more spending because it'd be legal. And everyone loves more spending

P.S. Shizzle is getting tired of the one emoticon rule. :>

 

[Hand Solo]

If they ever have the red light distract legalized, they should put in where the Toronto islands is...that would be like "fantansy island" LOL, maybe also turn that area in to strips of casinos...IMO

 

[thighspy]

Sex Ghetto????

Whatever Politicos come up with,you can be sure,that it will be detrimental to the whole Scene.They like to REGULATE+TAX..
Change in Law--had huge effect in the Nederlands.There Prostitution was allowed-not legal.
Now it is legal,the Dutch girls have to post a notice in their hometown,Applying for Prostitution Status..
They just head for Germany --Danmark-Switzerland-or Spain instead.
Any concentration,will bring Crime--Control--lower Fees--poor conditions--monotoring.
In other parts of the world,sex is considered a Human need,and not a crime ridden affliction.That is the difference .
From my point of view, as a "Libertarian",i am offended by the idea,to force anyone to live anywhere,so people can be CONTROLLED.
Life is too short to hurry.

 

[cyberbard]

One other thing, considering the potential of poor winter situations...this might almost have to be a mall.

Bard

 

[ShizzleMaNizzle]

thighspy, yeah that sounds about right. I'm not sure why there are so many people out there that want to impose their morality on us.

I'm a liberal too, and I think Vice laws are archaic and *biblical* (I use the term loosely) and do not belong in a secular government.

But a red light district would've been soooo cool. *sigh*

 

[thighspy]

ViVa Freedom!!!

Ma nizzle--I am a Libertarian--certainly not a Liberal--i believe in liberty for all---not however in the Liberty to give away my future like the Liberals do..
A Libertarian is one with very strong ideals and direction.
Liberals are washed by the tide ,and polished by the sands of time into a meaningless nothingness of decrepit socialism,with the future sold to the highest bidder--E.I.-The I.M.F.

Life is to short to hurry.

 

[ShizzleMaNizzle]

(At the risk of sending this thread careening off it's course)

see, this is where shizzle gets confused. Thighspy and bard may be able to splain this to me.

1. Libertarians oppose too much government control, which is really the right wing of the political spectrum.
2. Right Wing parties in Canada are the alliance and the PC's (not so much).
3. Yet these 'rightist' parties seek to uphold laws against gay marriages, marijuana, and other so-called 'Vice', which is a clear violation of Libertarian doctrine/theology.

If premise 1 and 2 are correct (and I'm sure they are), result 3 should not logically follow.

That's not much freedom if you ask me. I want to be able to do whatever I want as long as it doesn't hurt (violate the individual inalienable rights of) anyone else.

This includes visiting a red-light district, providing services in a red-light district, or visiting or being an SP OUTSIDE of a red-light district.

(you like how I came back to the point, sort of... deftly done if I do say so myself).

anyways, 'sall in good fun, no flamings pls.

P.S. I'm a liberal by default because I'm not PC, CA or NDP

 

[thighspy]

Confused???

Libertarian=Freedom for all--even rightist pigs--or leftist pigs--even confused Liberals.Confused =usual state for camouflage SOCIALIST.a state achived by giving away,that which does not belong to them.Get It???

Life is too short to hurry.

 

[ShizzleMaNizzle]

Got it.

So you're an anarchist?

 

[seven]

The political spectrums are circles.

The only difference between an anarchist and a socialist is the middleman. In the case of anarchy I would steal for myself instead of having the government do it for me.

Libertarian philosophy doesn't equal freedom for all (it's about leveraging your abilities and capital over others). In truth, it means exploitation of the poor (stealing) for the benefit of the rich minority.

So basically at the extreme ends of the political spectrum the only difference is who's stealing from whom.

 

[midLifeCrisis]

Just a thought, but if by some ignoring of the facts there was an area that was deemed a "red light district"...where would you put it?

My place

Originally posted by seven
So basically at the extreme ends of the political spectrum...

This implies a one-dimensional view of politics that is demonstrably wrong. I'm not a pro, but I understand that the backroom-boys routinely use 5-7 groups to determine the appeal of their policies (e.g., "Soccer Moms", "Yuppies", "Traditionalists", etc.).

I don't know how many dimensions their should be - which is to say, for instance, how many questions do you need to ask someone before you're pretty sure of the rest of his answers? Can you predict someone's views on Gun Control by asking about Abortion?

There's surprisingly little academic research out there. I tried asking some questions once and didn't get very far - the academics are more interested in grinding their own particular little axes than doing messy research.

However, one good, popular article is ALL ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM that at least introduces one more dimension to the mix.