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| Subject: In A Truly Libertarian World, Robert Kraft Buying Sex Wouldn’t Be A Crime Thu Feb 28, 2019 7:32 pm | |
| Friday morning, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft found himself caught up in a prostitution sting spearheaded by Florida’s Jupiter Police Department.
The details are still unfolding as to whether this was a consensual arrangement between two adults, or something more insidious involving sex trafficking. If it was the latter, one must wonder whether Kraft knew what he was getting into. But if this was run-of-the-mill prostitution, and he wanted to enter into relations with another consenting adult, and she with him, that should be none of our business.
One of the pillars of libertarianism is self-ownership––the idea that we have full autonomy over what we do with our bodies. Some gray area exists that divides the ideology on abortion, but sex is pretty standard: we are free to have sex with who we want, provided they are consenting and of reasonable age, and it should be none of the government’s business. So why would sex become the government’s business when money becomes a factor?
More: https://thefederalist.com/2019/02/25/in-a-truly-libertarian-world-robert-kraft-buying-sex-wouldnt-be-a-crime/ |
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