February 2003

My advice.

Spinman's post.

Pat's questions.

A humorous response by Dennis Hof.

Brother Flyfisher lays into Brother Broken Wind.

Dopey on the contruction progress for the Wild Horse Canyon Resort.

Dennis Hof gives me hell.

More wisdom from Brother Flyfisher.

Brother LL is long-winded (as usual).

Pat picks on Flyfisher.

Bree berates beepath.

A newbie's first visit.

Dennis Hof pushs his place over The Sagebrush.

Marilyn's post.

sportsman's multiple aliases. Here is more.

Tyler and Staci are back to being Brooke and Amanda.

Is this true?

Phoenix's advice.

Pat's trip.

Webbie on hits and other stats.

EDITORIAL #006 :

Have you ever wondered what the professional standards of ethical conduct are for prostitutes? I have. I've also wondered what the standards of ethical conduct are for brothel owners and managers, which I will address later in this editorial. However, to my knowledge there are no such public standards for anyone in the legal Nevada prostitution industry. If someone knows of such a standard then please let me know, I'd like to hear about it.

Of course, some will say that this is covered by house rules that are given to legal prostitutes when they go to work. Well, then, what are those rules? And how do they vary from ranch to ranch? I am not just some nosy trick with too much time on his hands - I wish I had a nickel for every e-mail message I've gotten over the years from women who were thinking about working as legal Nevada prostitutes, but who could not find answers to their very basic questions about almost anything about the legal Nevada brothel industry. I've received several e-mail messages asking questions about what is expected of them, and some of those questions would be answered by an industry-wide ethics standard. What other profession allows the ethics standards to completely change, at whim, with location? The answer is none, although you do find some that will change a little (key word is "little") from state to state. I shouldn't have to point out that house rules are exclusively designed to control the prostitutes, and to my knowledge never limit the power of the house itself, so this clearly points out the lack of any real standards for ethical conduct for the brothel owners and managers.

I am also not ignoring the standards of ethical conduct of the customers themselves. Back in November 1994 I wrote and published my original FAQ, in which I implored guys to be on their best behavior, and I stand by it today. Being on your good conduct is a basic, and simply does not need to be elaborated on, although it is perfectly acceptable to tell the world what sex acts, how much money, and how much time you spent with the lady. Remember, you must respect her for the human being she is, but she is not your girlfriend, as the working girls themselves are quick to point out when some guy starts acting like she is his girlfriend. Funny, isn't it, how a working girl wants a guy to treat her like she is his girlfriend when it is to her advantage for him to do so, but doesn't want him to treat her like she is his girlfriend when it is not to her advantage for him to do so? You can't have it both ways. Also, I am not making charges that the legal Nevada prostitution industry is totally unethical. I have, over the years, by and large been a satisfied customer and have a long history of publicly recommending visiting legal Nevada prostitutes for those who are already so inclined. Still, there have been those times that things did not work out so well, and I have wondered just what was going on, and it was not always my fault. Furthermore, there are any number of customers I know who have justified complaints, complaints that an industry that thrives in darkness is not well-inclined to receive. Well, I say that the best way to kill ugly fungal growths is to shine a bright light on them, and if I do anything here it is to get people to think seriously about what ethical standards this industry should have.

This is not an attempt on my part to further some "us against them" attitude. I am not at war with prostitutes and other women (or is that women and other prostitutes?), and do not suffer gladly those, be they male or female, who fan the flames of that war. I am not making blanket accusations of unethical behavior against all medical doctors when I ask them about the Hippocratic Oath, nor the same of attorneys when I inquire about their cannon of ethics. The fact that I point out the apparent lack of such a standard within the legal Nevada prostitution industry does not imply that I believe it lacks ethics - I merely marvel at the lack of such a codified standard.

I'll write more about this next week, with suggestions (merely suggestions) for ethical standards. Meanwhile, be thinking about it.

Be seeing you.

Bashful