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Death and the D.C. Madam
Call girls speak out about the suicide of Deborah Jeane Palfrey and the complicated truths it reveals about their lives.
By Susannah Breslin [2008-05-05]

  • What a deeply disturbing article

    When I heard on the news that the DC Madame had committed suicide, I was outraged. Suicide, my ass! And by hanging, to boot!

    This country is still as Puritan as it was 400 years ago. I'm from Germany, where prostitution is legal. Sure, people there look down on prostitutes. And prostitution is a dangerous profession. However:

    (1) Prostitutes pay income taxes

    (2) Prostitutes have full health benefits - and this is crucial for their profession.

    When, oh when, will the U.S. wise up? And when will the world wise up to illegal drugs and the "War on Drugs"? If something's broke, keep on doing it?

    True crimes should be illegal. Deciding to take money for sex, or getting high, should NOT be a crime. America, of all places, should have learned the lesson of Prohibition.

    -- RDisdier
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    Monday, May 5, 2008 10:59 AM
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