As Prostitutes Turn to Craigslist, Law Takes Notice

The real penalties are the disruption of business, the cost of lawyers and the seizures of computers and cash — as much as several thousand dollars at a time. The police say the focus on such misconduct is worthwhile because prostitution is often linked to other crimes involving drugs, weapons, physical abuse and exploitation of minors and immigrants.

Oh yeah. It's about protecting the poor, independent sex worker and not about the "several thousand dollars at a time" that the cops confiscate to fatten their budget for cop-toys.

Seizure laws need to be wiped off the books. How fair is it to create incentives for the cops to go after only the most lucrative criminals? If these women were trading baseball cards for sex, not a cop would care.