Dom and Jonah, it's articles like this that make me thankful The Stranger exists. There's no way the mainstream press would get this story right. These people have done nothing wrong, are being totally fucked over by the city. It's always a bad thing when government tramples on the civil rights of its citizens.

Dom, as someone with experience with successful initiatives, you should start an initiative to legalize brothels in Seattle. Sell it to liberals and feminists as a woman's right to her body and livelihood, and as a way stop exploitation by pimps. Sell it to the neighborhoods as a way to end streetwalking. Sell it to everyone else as a way to boost tourism and tax revenues.

You all know it's the right thing to do, and you have the balls and talent to do it.

Posted by seandr on May 29, 2009 at 11:22 PM