Hookers Union Sues Amsterdam City Hall December 29, 2006
Posted by Michael in Ducks, Economics.trackback
Mrs. Michael has relatives in Amsterdam, and we have heard about how the libertine Dutch attitude towards prostitution and drugs has made this wonderful city a magnet for organized crime in Europe, and one of the world capitals of sex tourism.
The merchandise is displayed so that customers can window shop.
Apparently, the city council has decided to scale back, and the prostitutes are fighting the move.
Brothel owners in Amsterdam’s red light district have taken the city council to court over its decision to close a number of sex businesses.
The council is demanding the closure of 33 brothels, which account for around a third of the district’s sex businesses, by the end of the year.
The prostitutes union says the move will force many women to work illegally.
But the attempts by the Dutch to be “open-minded” about sex have resulted in a seamy underside to the city of Amsterdam.
Amsterdam’s mayor, Job Cohen, claims that many sex businesses are fronts for criminal activity, such as women trafficking and money laundering.
But the prostitutes’ union, the Red Thread, which represents 20,000 prostitutes, argues that closing legal brothels will force many women onto the streets.
20,000!!!
Something is profoundly wrong with that.
I was stationed in Holland for seven years. If anyone needs directions to the red light district and the infamous Banana Bar just let me know.
There was a really good Mexican restaurant named El Pacifico very near the red light district too. Turn left to the restaurant or right to the window shopping.
And come on South Carolina, you’re screwing me if you don’t cover.
Union Whore. That just sounds right to me.
Poor dears. Maybe an outreach program…?
Am I the only thinking about Norm MacDonald’s character in “Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo”? Of course I am. I’m probably the only one that saw that movie, let alone thought there was anything remotely amusing about it.
That whore is wearing white stockings.
In Winter. Well after Labor Day, I might add.
Tut-tut.
Tsk- I say, TSK!
When will these whores honor the traditional conventions of polite society?
That is IT,
I’m writing a letter.
She probably has a straw handbag too.
Oh wait — her shoes are black though.
Maybe it’s just an ‘Amsterdam whore’ thing.
Tulips and windmills and wooden shoes and such. Those people are out there.
Are you sure those are white? They look a little blue to me.
ba dum dumdum.
Holland’s attitude towards legalizing drugs and prostitution bugs me.
On drugs, they make end use legal, but trafficking is still illegal. And on prostitution, they make the transaction legal, but do almost nothing to prevent the exploitation of women (mostly from the third world).
They get the organized crime and exploitation that come with prohibition, along with the social ills of legalization. They choose the worst of both worlds.
Not surprisingly, I’m all in favor of legalizing marijuana and psychedelics here in the States, just as long as we don’t do it the Dutch way.
[...] I’m Moving Out The Sunday Morning Talk Shows - preview FY08 Budget Preview - Oak Ridge Schools Chess player banned after cheating The Wrong Horse USDA Study: No BSE Sales Loss Hookers Union Sues Amsterdam City Hall If you ever wondered if invading Iraq was a good idea… Tasty Waves and an Infuriating Bud This is SO Wrong! Eroticism in popular culture 2 ounces of shampoo or Marvin Bush? Yet Another Escape The Foreboding Shadow Cast By President Bush good things come to those who wait? ‘On Faith’ — A conversation on religion… [...]
Please, Have any of you ever actually vistited the “city of inspiration”. If you did you would have witnessed a beautiful sea of tranquility among the people, places, and “hobbies” in the nederlands. If you walked around the RDL you would have seen that most of the women in the windows were not “third world.” Next time you want to make judgment, please do your research. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but, no one can create their own fact.
OK guys, time for somebody to take one for the team and do some research on Amsterdam whores.
Pick me!Pick me!Pick me!
I make a motion that we take up a collection and send harrison.
Or, we could just ask WP.
True Story.
A Møøse once bit my sister…
No realli! She was Karving her initials øn the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law -an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: “The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist”, “Fillings of Passion”, “The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink”…
Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti…
I have just returned from amsterdam and found it a truely peacful place everyone minding their own business, I endulged in all the pleasures of the free society and have never been so happy and relaxed! Baah Humbug to all you church goers who say its a bad place Amsterdam is Heaven on Earth!
Drugs and whores?
If that’s Heaven, let it stay in Holland.
I’m an atheist, Andy. Some things are still just wrong.
I’m developing a rash.
Excellent point, Sandy. I’ve never understood the “cafeteria plan” laws about drug use in the Netherlands. It’s legal or it’s not - pick one and regulate from there.
This might be a job for Batman.
[Asst. Site Administrator Note: Lest anyone think our dear lauraw is talking to herself, I have removed three comments that extolled the virtues of Amsterdam nightlife in rather graphic detail. Bunny?]
Did you learn anything?
Nothing thats legal
hi
zup
Yo.
HHEEYYY!!
Greetings, Earth people
People of Earth…..Hello.
Hello!
YEEEEAARRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHH
Hello. (I love you.) Won’t you tell me your name?
You say “Hello.” I say “Goodbye.”
Prevyet.
Hello darkness my old friend
HELLO, Hello, hello. Is there anybody out there?
Hay.
Helloooooooooo….McFlyyyy…….
Hi there!
Hellloooooooo baaaaby!
Howww-dee!
Hello??? Is it me you’re looking for?
¡Ola!
Herro?
Aloha!
Hello, what is the nature of your emergency?
Hippie: “Hi!”
Sgt. Joe Friday: “Are ya?”
Helloooo again, hello.
Hello.
Hello again.
Hello Kitty
Hello, Joe.
Good Morning, Vietnam!
but i wnt 2 go there saw let me know more abt it
Hello Cleveland!!
So, you are Spinal Tarp?
Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.
Hello! hooray! let the show begin Ive been ready
Hello! hooray! let the lights grow dim Ive been ready
Ok, so, I missed the Bat-Signal the first time….
Hell-loo it’s meee
hmm people! stop talking so stupid about holland and amsterdam! take a look at your own country! maybe it’s better to have comments on america! I’m from holland! and I love it don’t make a problem out of everything… we don’t! well bye!!
So, how’s that whole capitulating to Islam thing workin out for you?
Somebody needs a Midol and a hug.
maybe it’s better to have comments on america!
Svensandwich! is right, you know. You almost never see something like that anywhere around these intertubes.Be careful when ordering a “sandwich” in Amsterdam. Just sayin’.
this is a very fantastic sock my dick
Oh yeah?? Well, sick my duck!
Sack my deck!
I LOVE WHORES!!!!! AMSTERDAM IS THE SHIT!!! WHORES! WHORES! WHORES!
Heh, someone likes whores.
I like that “capitulating to Islam” comment. Very educated indeed. Let me guess, you do your research on FOX? Or is it CNN? I think it’s both, b/c that’s a poorly informed statement. So, just wondering, are you under the influence of Propaganda or Paranoia? Stunad!!!
“So, just wondering, are you under the influence of Propaganda or Paranoia?”
Let’s ask Theo Van Gogh, shall we?
Or, since she hasn’t been murdered by Islamic fanatics (yet), how about we ask Ayaan Hirsi Ali what she thinks about paranoia.
StefanO’s looking forward to life as a dhimmi. Or perhaps he’s already living it.
Or high on hash.
well stefano, at the moment, I’m under the influence of “you’re boring”.
Let’s ask Theo Van Gogh, shall we?
ZING
Cohen is a motherfucker and has to die!!! This total piece of shit ha dno fucking idea what he is talking about! I live in Amsterdam, I was born and raised there. What the union says is right, if you close them windows these woman will be forces to go underground, meaning that they will be victim to more dark shit. Besides, it’s a good deal of our tourism you’re killing…alot of people come here, for one reasont o see the Red Lights. If ou close it, some manny less people will come here, and you are making less money. And I can go on for hours telling reasons why it’s totally worthless closing any brothel.
I notice some people have a problem woth our drugs policy. Well, before anyone goes on anout that, first tell me why The Netherland have, since 1970 or so, the less drugs addicts in the FUCKING WORLD! Yes, is HAS to do with our drugs policy you idiots!
Oh, and let me add: Sandy Burger is a dick. God how can somebody be so stupid!
We pick the best there is. America is total shit man, meybe we ;legalize’ drugs (which we don’t) and meybe we legazile prostitutes (which we don’t) at least we don’t go and attack countries for no reason, torture people for no reason, and oh yeah, go and practically GIVE guns to children, which allows them to shoot up their schoolmates.
Wow, I love America! It’s so much better then Holland!
You obviously don’t remember who saved your skanky asses in WWII do you?
Has it dawned on you that if it wasn’t for the USA you’d probably be speaking Russian right now? I didn’t think so.
Asshat.
Cohen is a motherfucker and has to die!!!
Apparently Holland has a big problem with cowardly neo-Nazis.
What a shitty little country with shitty little people.
Please leave Amsterdam just as it is. Also if you dont like the place , dont return. Thats assuming you have been there in the first place. Holland a shitty little country ? no way.
We are so sorry to offend you. Holland is a fine country.
Please enjoy your fine whores.
And thanks for the tulips.
laura you are a joke you have been posting on this for ages yawnnnnnnnn
goddamn scandi snowbilly
at least we don’t go and attack countries for no reason, torture people for no reason, and oh yeah, go and practically GIVE guns to children, which allows them to shoot up their schoolmates.
…talk about a country that just doesn’t know how to have fun.
I visited Amsterdam twice. I totally love it and am thinking of moving there. Fuck man, it really is my kind of place. I don’t know if it would be the same living there or if it is just my ideal holiday destination. The place is tranquill; people mind their own business. Even the scum don’t really bother you. Guy comes up to you when ur minding ur own business and is all like “want some charlie!?!?”. And if u all like ignore him and shit they just walk away. Awesome! And the sluts!? Third world my ass! Some of those babes are so hot most of u dickfaces will shoot your load just walking through the door.
Innocent Bystanders; is there anything they can’t do?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,317126,00.html
jiljhl
eieio
Whores?
[...] February 9, 2008 Posted by daveintexas in Crime, Current Events, Ducks, Travel. trackback Michael posted this a year ago, back then it was selectively shutting down different businesses. But it was a slippery slope, [...]
you say hello n i say goodbye 2 all u calvinistic stuck-up amsterdam trashin people. i was stationed overseas n amsterdam was a must place 2 visitthank god 4 their policies on sex n drugs one didn’t have 2 worry ’bout gettin ripped off some of the most beautiful women were in the windows n w/such beauty wearing white out of season doesn’t really matter now does it? as they say in the “hood” amsterdam, its the bomb! baby! wish they had something like it here in the states in the mean time we just have 2 travell back there w/pleasure
Now that was interesting.
But as I don’t do numbers, I zoned out after the eighth “word”. Was it a useful equation there?
in the mean time we just have 2 travell back there
Or, you know, get an actual girlfriend.
got one sandy burger check out my comment on good news frm s. korea
Sandy:
That would take skill
I’m just being a smart-ass, marco. This is the internet, it’s what I do.
its all good
Marco, I take it you’ve never been to New Orleans.
i have n gettin ready 2 return but ur talkin apples n oranges
Just got back from The ‘Dam and had a great time enjoying all of the pleasures the city has on offer - several times each, in fact.
Right outside the door of the HOTTEST girl in the RLD was a lady holding up a cardboard sign saying something crazy about jesus! Guys were coming out the door laughing at her and she was getting really angry. Good, good fun!
Rio is the next stop for me then back to the states and vegas. man it’s great to be an american with money
Honestly? I don’t see what the problem is. Every country will have problems with other countries, because they weren’t born there. They haven’t lived it. And I’m talking all countries, not just America and whatnot.
I don’t see the problem with hookers. If that’s what they want to do, and they’re happy, and healthy, who cares? As long as no one is getting hurt.
As long as no one is getting hurt.
That is the point you seem to be missing. They do get hurt. Legalizing prostitution doesn’t make it any less degrading or dangerous for the women involved.
I’ve been to the a-dam twice and am going back in May. I’m pissed some French tourists are responsible for removing mushrooms from smart shops. The weed is world-class, as expected, but if you want to smoke a blunt bring it from the states; they don’t have them over seas. Try the volcano on some hash if the shop has one…it’s awesome. Go to Abraxas for the brownies and Barney’s for breakfast (during the week it’s not so crowded). There are always about 5-6 girls in the very center of the red light district that are knockouts but most of the girls are average or above average. Try the Blueberry weed at Noon near the art museums…the smell of that stuff will stick to your fingers all day!!!
Dang — there’s weed and hookers in a-dam.
I have wasted so many vacations.
Why on earth would anyone mix high quality weed with tobacco in a blunt?
I thought the whole idea of a blunt was concealability.
It would be like intentionally pouring Kahlua into a Martini.
Oh, and the lady on the street with the sign in the RLD?
She wins in the end.
shit happens when you naked party
still love to see amsterdam… but the Union Of Prostitutes really bother me…
there are some world class girls and the weed is good every been there twice will be going back for some girls and weed
amsterdam is heaven
if we would like to have fun in the night with a sexy rented girt in Amsterdam/Frankfurt/Hanover, is this risky or not risky, I mean to say that will it be leagal or illegal.
Can police trouble me or there is no need to worry ?
Please explain.
is this risky or not risky, I mean to say that will it be leagal or illegal.
It is well known that if you actually touch one of the ladies, your manbits will fall off. If they somehow survive, they will be confiscated by the police. If neither of those situations bother you, then there is absolutely no need to worry.
Have fun!!
What is the latest news on the closure of brothels? Are they closed or is everything still legal and girls working as usual
You tourists disgust me. Why don’t you GET A GIRLFRIEND. I live in Amsterdam and so support the RDL for the income the city gets from it. But some of these comments are really very pathetic.
But some of these comments are really very pathetic.
Excuse me, but you have mistaken us for people that actually give a shit!
But some of these comments are really very pathetic.
Thank you. We try.
keep the RLD very much alive i say! Crime is really no greater visibly than anywhere else! Get over it haterz! These girls know wat they are doing so leave them to it!
amsterdam was the most beatufil place that i’ve ever seen! people were extremely kind. and witte biers were perfect!
i love amsterdam!
i love the people of amsterdam!
I Love Amsterdam If There was more places like it in the world We could see less crime and corruption Having it like Holland takes the temtation and mistrust of drug/medicine users The Workin girls get checked regularly
Anyone who has been to Amsterdam will see the success of their pragmatic approach to society and law. Amsterdam does not prosecute most victimless crimes, but crime rates with victims and violent crimes are much lower than those in the US. Plus their universal healthcare is far superior to our substandard healthcare system. so if you’ve never been, but are talking down on Amsterdam shut the —- up.
Yeah. And how many people has Amsterdam? And how many The United States?
You cannot compare apples with oranges. I am always quite displeased when people point out European lax laws and socialized healthcare. They don’t have even a fraction of the population the US has. (Okay, well, technically they do. Stop ruining my point.) Such policies would be unwieldly, impractical, and impossible in the US.
Of course, this is ignoring the fact that currently Europe is suffering because of its laws and policies.
Educated Person, in what city do you live? I suggest changing all of your city’s laws and social structure to match that of Amsterdam.
Check back here in ten years and we’ll see how it’s working for you.
And the dhimmitude approach Western Europe is taking will lead to even more Van Gogh murders in a few years.
I just do the phone whore thing - no one cares what color stockings I wear then!
Well, that saves on wardrobe. And laundry.
Hi. do they ask for id’s in amsterdam for pubs etc? thanks