You yourself are countering your arguments. What you are saying is that even now when it is banned the solicitation happens. Legalization does not meant that it will be allowed in open places like Parks etc. That would still be illegal as it is now.
Do you think there are no prostitutes in India. Here are the nos and I quote
"In 2007, the
Ministry of Women and Child Development reported presence of 2.8 million
sex workers in India, with 35.47 percent of them entering the trade before the age of 18 years
[1][2]. The number of prostitutes has also doubled in the recent decade
[3]."
This is from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_India.
And you think 2.8 million is a small no?? It is more than the population of several countries on this planet. Also 35% of these are under 18.
If legalized, then atlease govt can regulate it better. NGO's can be more helpful, there could be better education for their kids, their health etc. That;s what SC is trying to convey - Either you control it or legalize it. If there are more than a million under age gals in this then that does mean something - It is going on with the help of Police, Mafia nexus.
I dont think SC is happy in recommending legalization but that seems to be out of the frustration in law machinery.
I dont think your thinking that it is going to create a demand for prostitution. Sex is already available everywhere. It is there in terms of ads for massages, in red light areas, in escort services etc. Anyone who need it just have to spend 5-10 mins looking for it whether in news papers or on Internet. Those who are not that tech savvy or paper readers can go to red light areas like GB road in Delhi.
Actually my 'imagination' has logics and only logics can prove it a false imagination. You are talking about the countries where you are in these days, but I am talking about the country I am in. Residential areas are not for selling liquors, but in Delhi it is common in each nook and corner. I couldn't get the link but in cricket world cup 2003 in South Africa, there were the herds of prostitutes around stadiums seeking for the clients. Such scenes don't give a good impression of any country. In India leaglization of prostitution will mean much more than the law book.
And you just picked up a single word there 'illegal' from my earlier post, but why didn't you pick up these points;
-Legalization of prostitution doesn't control the sex industry. It expands it.
-Legaliztion of prostitution increases the demand for prostitution. It boosts the motivation of men to buy women for sex in a much wider and more permissible range of socially acceptable settings.
What answers do you have for these points?
Your answers will just be logicless, because you just want to see India follow the western mode of life. Nothing else.