But honestly the fact of the matter is that it IS ILLEGAL, and I get so fucking pissed off at how it is prosecuted. If you truly want to reduce prostitution by making it illegal, then you need to prosecute the CLIENTS! Looking at this from an economics point of view, and since it is a business, I think it’s valid, prosecuting the protitutes and not touching the clients essentially reduces the supply while maintaining or increasing demand. Therefore, prices for services and available jobs as a prostitute rise and make it a very lucrative business to be in. Since you are at risk for being arrested as a prostitute you can charge higher prices (I know I am ignoring the fact that pimps and madams often get a major cut). If you put a lot of effort into prosecuting the clients while ignoring the prostitutes, on the other hand, you reduce demand, maintain supply, and reduce how lucrative being a prostitute is. When it is hard to find a John (because they are scared of being arrested) and can’t charge that much, you reduce the appeal of the job.

But of course, what am I thinking. The reason prostitution is illegal is not to reduce it, or to protect anybody, it is just to slut shame.

What does surprise me, however, is that he wasn’t charged with the violation of the Mann Act. He did violate that law and there was plenty of evidence that he did. So, on that point, it is asinine that he wasn’t charged.

http://www.evri.com/person/eliot-spitzer-0x2fc60.html

That the charges being dropped meant that Spitzer was targeted and removed by person(s) unknown and for precise motive(s) unknown.

Same here, honestly. I just kind of assumed that they were and was going to say something about it in the post . . . and was really surprised when I fact-checked it and could only find mentions of those running the business being charged with crimes.

I AM shocked that they aren’t prosecuting the prostitutes involved. In a pleasant way, though it doesn’t count for much.