Our own Nassau County District Attorney Katherine Rice outing over 100 johns at the end of the day accomplished nothing.
“Naming names in prostitution sting” (Bill San Antonio – June 7). She would have done us a better service by publicly outing an equivalent number of delinquent deadbeat taxpayers and business firms that owe Nassau County millions of dollars in back taxes.
Collecting just a fraction of the amount collectively owed could have paid for essential services including keeping police on the beat and precincts open to fight real crime.
The enjoyment of good sex be it free or paid for is ageless. Prostitution came out of the closet long ago and is now part of mainstream America.
Both the police and Moral Majority social police attempt at stopping this is a total failure. Just go on the Internet and check out various sites including Craig’s list or the Village Voice classified ads to see for yourself.
What consenting adults consume, inhale, perform, read or view in the privacy of their own home, another persons home, hotel or private social club isn’t the concern of government. Individual economic and civil liberties prosper best when government stays out of both the bedroom and marketplace.
The free market place will always provide what ever products citizens desire regardless of government approval. Consumers have voted with their dollars making prostitution as part of adult entertainment a multibillion dollar enterprise today!
The worlds oldest profession delivers their product on time and within budget. What you see is what you get.
Contrast that with elected officials who represent the worlds second oldest profession. They seldom keep their promises, can’t deliver within budget and are never on time with their services.
It is time to take prostitution out of the shadows and into the light of day.
Imagine how much revenue could be created with a simple sales tax per transaction? Both the provider and customer could conduct consensual activities in a safer environment.
Our tax dollars would be better used if our district attorney, police and judges spent more time prosecuting those who commit real crimes against individuals or property than going after those who engage in prostitution.
Citizens have more to fear from murder, arson, muggings, robberies, auto and identify theft or home-break-ins along with ever increasing levels of confiscatory taxation and debt by government. Law enforcement authorities should be free to pursue those who commit real crimes against citizens and property.
If prostitution was legal, Elliot Spitzer might still be our governor today.
Larry Penner
Great Neck
