Debbie Stabenow's Husband in Prostitution Sting

She's the Governor of Michigan, and the details are here.

Obviously there are political ramifications, but I want to talk about what I see as the real issue:

Troy police Lt. Gerard Scherlinck said Troy's undercover officers focus their efforts on breaking up prostitution rings about four times a year, depending upon manpower. During the stings they arrest only the prostitutes.

"(Detectives) stop people coming and going and interview them. If they have a cooperative witness, they will use that person to testify against the ring rather than arrest them. That's what happened in this case," Scherlinck said.

If the case goes to trial, Athans would be called as a witness to testify and positively identify the woman, he said.

Let me get this, the rich pig who who makes the illegal buy gets off scott free, but the woman, generally poor, possibly with a substance abuse problem, sometimes a single parent, gets prosecuted?

I believe that prostitution should be legal and tightly regulated. But, if it is illegal, going after the people at the bottom of the pyramid, frequently people who are doing this because they lack other alternatives, is evil.