When are our lawmakers going to realize...

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Seattle Crime Blogger
...that efforts to regulate prostitution are pointless?
Snohomish County sheriff's deputies arrested two dancers at Honey's topless club for investigation of prostitution on Sunday.

Deputies had been investigating the club, in the 12900 block of Highway 99, to determine whether there was prostitution going on, said sheriff's spokeswoman Rebecca Hover. Two 19-year-old women, one from Lynnwood and the other from Everett, were arrested.

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In recent weeks, Seattle police vice officers have made at least six arrests at Rick's, a strip club on Lake City Way Northeast. Police said they have gone into the club twice for separate prostitution investigations.
There are many folks who've made strong arguments in support of legalizing prostitution, but few have said it as simply and eloquently as George Carlin:

"Selling is legal. Fucking is legal. Why isn't selling fucking legal?"

Interesting point, George. Now just tell that to the federal government. We hear you two have already got a pretty good rapport.
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Seattle Crime Blog - April 10, 2008 1:09 PM
While I may not necessarily agree with the Seattle Crime Blogger's take on legalizing prostitution, we are in agreement that the SPD's insistent focus on staking out Rick's Cabaret is beyond ridiculous.This 2006 article from the P-I details one of...
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Tazia - April 13, 2008 9:29 PM

The sex trade in Amsterdam was the best primer for Bosnia I could ever have had,

what can I say, if you ever watch TV and see shit happen, it is like a pimp's head.

Tazia

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