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.
Right, and the law allows ytou to take action against this crack house if you and your neighbors wish to. The law allows you to address the prostitute issue, or the bar, or the OTB parlor if you and your neighbors wish to.
If it doesn't bother you and your neighbors, fine.
I'm saying that the law similarly allows the people to address the issue of stores selling sex toys.