Title: Why is prostitution illegal? - The Straight Dope
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Why is prostitution illegal?
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Why is prostitution illegal? By Cecil Adams Jan 14, 2000
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Dear Cecil: Why is prostitution illegal? Frank Carroll, Arlington, Virginia
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Cecil replies: Because hookers are a nuisance, that’s why. Always around when you don’t want them, and never there when you do.