ount of time, some citizens feel that the time is well spent. Many residents complain that street prostitution brings noise, declining property values, a bad environment for children, and a health threat. Residents feel that street prostitution detracts from the innocence of their children's childhood; and no price is too high to prevent this from happening. One tactic that is being implemented by a few urban police departments is the seizure of the vehicle belonging to the prostitute's client. “The driver must appear at an impoundment garage to pay a fine and processing costs, typically around $300. All parties whose names appear on the vehicle registration, wives and employers included, must then sign if the car is to be returned" ("Prostitution," CQ 32). Prostitution involves many different kinds of crimes. With this in mind, some citizens feel that if prostitution is eliminated, then many of the crimes associated with prostitution will also be eliminated or decreased. Thus, saving taxpayers money that would ordinarily be used in court fees and enforcement fees. On the other hand, a survey taken in 1993 showed that 40 percent of Americans think that prostitution should be legalized and regulated ("Database" 16). From the technical aspect, prostitution should not be illegal because the act itself does not infringe upon anyone's constitutional rights. Furthermore, nowhere in the constitution does it state that accepting or offering money for sexual acts is illegal. Many people, however, argue that our forefathers did not envision a nation where sex was a profession and taxable. Conversely, prostitution has been around for so long that it is almost apart of our history. No one actually knows when prostitution began or how it originated; yet, our forefathers had to know about prostitution, because Europe (especially France and Russia) is infamous for the prostitutes who work there. Still, "the world's oldest trade has always outwit...
