New York Adult Entertainment: Shame for the shameful
Our view: For a besieged neighborhood, prostitution is hardly a ‘victimless’ crime
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To the extent that efforts like the one in Brooklyn are successful, residents are to be commended for helping to undermine a vicious system that cruelly exploits women and under-age girls, abets drug dealing and violent crime and contributes to the dangerous spread of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV. Prostitution is hardly a “victimless” crime, as its apologists often argue: When the social and public health costs of the trade are all added up, the whole community suffers from its consequences.
If would-be Johns seeking sex for hire fear discovery will bring shame on them for their shameful behavior, so be it. The more residents and police cooperate to rid their streets of such predators, the harder it will be for prostitutes and their clients to flout the law with impunity.