As I said in an earlier post, if you had a crack house next door, prostitutes walking up and down your sidewalks, and an OTB parlor and bar across the street from where you live, that would be OK because no one's forcing you to partake in what's being offered?
C'mon.
First off, the scenario you detailed is happening in many urban areas. Crack houses are all over cities because the neighbors tolerate them or are not willing to take care of the issue themselves. I and my neighbors would not tolerate this because we don't tolerate the baggage that comes allong with it.
Second, I have no problem with a bar across the road or next door for that matter. My uncle owns a bar and I don't think that alcohol is evil.
Third, I could care less about OTB parlors because I don't care about gambling.
Fourth, I think that prostitution should be legalized and regulated. That would create a new source of tax income for the government. After all women have been doing it for years all over the world legally, it's called hooking up with a sugardaddy. The street walkers would not work my neighborhood, not enough traffic, and they would end up getting chased away by people anyway.
Most importantly, the government has no business protecting people from themselves or what goes on in the privacy of your home when it comes to consenting adults.