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San Francisco Looks to Legal Hookers, Gambling Next?
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA --
San Francisco voters will decide next month whether they favor decriminalizing prostitution. Proposition K on the ballot would forbid law enforcement from investigating, arresting, or prosecuting anyone for the sale of sex.
Proponents argue that over $11 million in public funds is spent by police agencies attempting to enforce laws against a victimless crime. Further, regardless of which side of the moral debate one is on, illegalization and prosecution have not proved effective nor functional in preventing the activity.
Gambling enthusiasts understand this problem all too well. Police at locations around the country invest millions of taxpayer dollars to organize undercover operations investigating gambling which require hundreds of man-hours. The results are busts of penny-ante casino setups at local bars and charity organizations, seizing a fraction of the money spent.
As with gambling, San Francisco police make numerous arrests, but only a minute percentage ever do more than pay fines.
Opponents use the tired reasoning that prostitution, if legal, would attract other crime and social ills. This argument is an old one to casino operators, and it doesn't hold water.
If other crime is committed, the police are supposed to arrest the criminals and stop the criminal activities. One does not close a bank because robbers might find it an attractive nuisance, one arrests the robbers.
Perhaps, if hookers can legally ply their trade in San Francisco, then the city will next allow casinos, so that more comforts are available in one location. Who would ever leave?
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