Reply #7: legalization would be harm reduction

[mongo]

for both parties. I've had 70yo men come into my store (well we're close and we're open) after being robbed by the crack ho's here.

Likewise, a woman is murdered every few years or so in this neighborhood.

You can't get rid of prostitution, so why not regulate it? Get rid of street walkers altogether, license and test prostitutes for STD's.