This has been a good discussion, lots of good points and views here, let me throw this out and then I will hang back and see if you guys react.

We all agree that the general definition of prostitution is the exchange of sexual gratification for money, right?

Now consider the following case, Hugh Hefner. The founder of Playboy is 84 years old and has at one time had 2 or 3 "GirlFriends" These young, attractive women in interviews have at times admitted to having sex with Mr. Hefner.

Let us be real here, if Viagra consuming Hugh, were just some regular 80 plus year old guy I seriously doubt that a gaggle of 20 something women would have the slightest interest in being with sexually. They are there because of the potential of possible earnings they may have being seen with him, and for the opportunities they may gain (financially) from being with him.

They traded sex for wealth, fame, etc... In other words that makes them..

Prostitutes

Now to JD and others who wish to keep this illegal, should we have him and the women arrested? Or do we maintain some kind of double standard?

Such laws regarding "vice crimes" are so laden with hypocrisy.

For example in my state, one can get arrested and jailed for smoking a joint, on the other hand it is perfectly legal for a parent to have their child pumped full of pyschoactive drugs (Ritalin) if they cannot focus in class, drugs which do far more long term damage to brain activity than "mary jane"

My state also outlawed, online gambling from stations set up in storefronts, because it is "addictive to poor people" yet sponsors a lottery that is just as addictive, I guess you can hook the poor on gambling if it pays for a "public" Good, (schools)

sorry for the long post, I think you guys get my point... thanks for reading