One blue law that just seems to linger on is the legal prohibition against prostitution.
Here are two scenarios to consider.
Scenario A – An adult man meets an adult woman in a hotel lobby. They have a few drinks and go to his hotel room and have sex.
Scenario B- An adult man meets an adult woman in a hotel lobby. They have a few drinks and go to his hotel room and have sex. After they have sex, the man gives the woman an envelope containing some money.
The man and woman in Scenario B run a very realistic risk of being thrown in jail for violating laws prohibiting prostitution. The only difference between Scenario A and Scenario B is that in Scenario B, money was exchanged between the two parties.
Here is the challenge:
Can you name any activity, that would otherwise be legal, that is made illegal simply due to the fact that money or something else of value is exchanged?
If you can think of one, please leave a comment. If you can't think of one, then why is prostitution singled out as the only crime that is made illegal simply by virtue of money changing hands?
