A quick thought. Judah (Joseph's brother) sleeps with who he thinks is a prostitute but is in fact his daughter-in-law. It's a long story, but Judah first calls for her punishment until she produces evidence that it was him that danced the happy dance with her, and he duly acknowledges his guilt.
There's a lot of debate in South Africa at moment about legalising prostitution. I think criminalising prostitution is a bit like this story in that we're quick to judge when we are really all guilty and we condemn the person outright. But does legalising it amount to condoning it? Is it not better to try and eliminate it by helping the women and men caught up in the vicious cycle it produces?
Like I said, just a thought.
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As we can see prostitution has been around many years and sick men like Judah.
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