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jammies · 10-30-2007, 05:51 PM

Let us think - if you want to discourage prostitution you can target:

#1: pimps
#2: hookers
#3: johns

Now there are far more johns than hookers, and far more hookers than pimps. Logically, the biggest impact per arrest would be to focus on pimps. The smallest impact per arrest would be to focus on johns.

However, arresting johns takes the least amount of effort, and is highly publicly visible - therefore, in order to preserve the illusion that "something is being done" to curb prostitution, yet another crackdown on johns! Yay!

It's right up there with the Multinova in useless exercises that do very little to curb the problem they are supposed to be addressing, but at least the Multinova makes money and takes few resources, whereas this exercise in public relations takes plenty of resources and is a net money-loser.

10-30-2007, 05:51 PM	#45
jammies Basement Chicken Choker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants. Exp:	Let us think - if you want to discourage prostitution you can target: #1: pimps #2: hookers #3: johns Now there are far more johns than hookers, and far more hookers than pimps. Logically, the biggest impact per arrest would be to focus on pimps. The smallest impact per arrest would be to focus on johns. However, arresting johns takes the least amount of effort, and is highly publicly visible - therefore, in order to preserve the illusion that "something is being done" to curb prostitution, yet another crackdown on johns! Yay! It's right up there with the Multinova in useless exercises that do very little to curb the problem they are supposed to be addressing, but at least the Multinova makes money and takes few resources, whereas this exercise in public relations takes plenty of resources and is a net money-loser.