Why is prostitution illegal again?

As Elanor Roosevelt was quoted: "You become that which you tolerate." That's why it's illegal.

Eleanor Roosevelt doesn't know squat about snot. Prostitution is illegal because of moral crusaders pushing their God-genda down our throats.

Lot's of laws of our land make no logical sense. Abortion is legal. while Prostitution is not. Alochol is legal while Marijuana is not. We claim to be a free country and while we have the most laws of any nation. I am probably breaking some law right now as I sit here and type my comments. This person does have the looks to find a lover, So desperate people will do desprate deeds.. just a side note countries that have legal prostitution do not have the large number or abused wifes or rape or child molestation as we do. So their can be benefits to legal safe prostitution.

I have respect for this man, I see no crime here... put me on the jury, please! Who is being harrased by police? EVERYONE. This Gentleman, chose to pay a woman who wanted his money and he wanted her sex, what's wrong? No victim, no crime at all! Maybe next time this guy will drive around town, looking a 17 y/o girl walking on the street, force her in his car and rape her. Since we don't have a victim from the paid consensual sexual encounter, why would we as a society want to encourage the rape scenario? We must not arrest those who seek legal, safe and victimless sexual encounters, paid or not! LEGALIZE PROSTITUTION!!!REDUCE RAPE!!!

He deserves no pitty. Look into an on going investigation called the Jonathan Luma case. This fella you are respecting is a suspect in a murder of former Assistant U.S. Attourney John Luma. Men like Wantz can get plenty of women, even with his mug.

Its spelled pity Billiam.

Laws to ban two consenting adults make no sense.

Ironically, the government turns its head as long as they get their take in the form of a tax, as with beer, smokes, gambling....or....prostitution in Nevada.

Hypocritical.

Remember Singapore? Where sales of chewing gum is banned for the sake of city cleaniness?

There's a section of the city dedicated to legalized, regulated prostitution. The prostitues get monthly health checks and police protection.

Singapore also enjoys one of the lowest crime rates, including sexual assault rates, in the world.

it is not illegal for one to pay a plumber for his services, or an electrician for hers, so i feel it should not be illegal for a person to pay a prostitute for theirs... there are far worse occupations that ##### out one's body and possibly soul (circus clowns anyone? people laugh at them mostly due to slapstick humour), yet the people who do a job such as a circus clown do their work because they love it (or because it pays the bills)... bona fide prostitutes like the young woman posting her ad on craigslist should be treated with the same fairness as a person with a job such as a clown is. This country has always run on a goods-for-services basis, with people paying goods or services (money, electrical work, et al) for another good or service in return (food from the store, landscaping work, etc)... yes, i have landscaped a friend's yard and he installed an electric outlet for my stove in return.... isn't prostitution among the same lines? paying for service (pun intended)? it is time we give these people the rights they deserve, wether we think it is moral or not