An early December Associated Press story out of Atlantic City caught my eye. "Prostitutes arm selves as body count rises," read the headline.
"Selling sex on the streets of this gambling capital is a dangerous pursuit," began AP writer Wayne Parry. "Streetwalkers have been strangled, smothered, slashed and set ablaze.
"So far this year, six prostitutes are believed to have been killed in or near Atlantic City, a seventh survived after her throat was slashed. Countless others are believed to have been assaulted but chose not to report the crimes to police."
"Selling sex on the streets of this gambling capital is a dangerous pursuit," began AP writer Wayne Parry.
But is it legal?