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Legalize prostitution

Thu., July 19, 2012

Why do we endure this same Operation Red Light/massage parlor/police crackdown/media event every seven or eight years like it’s mandated in some Orwellian scripture?

All of the places that were busted were, in no small part, helping to keep prostitution out of the alleyways. Where do you think it’ll go now?

Why don’t we legalize it, regulate it, tax it, and help Joe Jean keep it off the streets.

Steve St. George

Spokane

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