Via today’s RGJ website: the RPD has arrested 7 “suspected” prostitutes in a sting operation and then the RGJ went to the trouble of putting the names and mugshots of those women online.  Great job, guys.

Here’s an idea:  do sting operations that target johns.  Sting operations that target prostitutes should be used to put prostitutes in touch with treatment programs that could potentially change their lives for the better, not treat them as criminals for being addicted and in poverty.

One might think this would be a no-brainer in a state that already has legalized prostitution, but Nevada’s bizarre combination of libertarian rhetoric and authoritarian actions seemingly knows no bounds.  It’s time for a change.