Prostitution fight ‘requires sacrifice’
PA Wellington The police did not have enough resources to stamp out prostitution, the Minister of Police (Mr Couch) has said. Commenting on Wednesday evening’s “Close Up" television programme on the subject, Mr Couch said that prostitution in itself was not a crime. However, it was illegal to solicit in a public place, run a brothel, or live off a prostitute’s earnings. As people rarely complained to the police about these victimless crimes, the police concentrated their
limned resources on higherpriority crimes, such as serious assaults, where there was very definitely a victim to be protected. A lower standard of enforcement would have to be accepted if the police concentrated on prostitution, Mr Couch said. "I do not believe that most people consider prostitution is important enough to make this sacrifice," he said. . Even when convictions were obtained, the usual result was a comparatively small fine, and the prostitute could go straight back to work to pay for- it. Mr Couch said.
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