What killed Deborah Jeane Palfrey? A Growing Trend of a Lack of Freedom in America.

Thanks for the insightful comment. I wish someone in big media was making the points you raised during discussions of this tragedy.

For instance: if by “crime” you mean felonies, misdemeanors, and even violations on a par with speeding tickets, then both are “crimes” in every state of which I’m aware. If, on the other hand, you mean just felonies and misdemeanors, then both are crimes in most states. Finally, if by “crime” you mean just felonies, then only being a madam is a crime in most states.
I did a little bit of research on this last night for a comment at Megan Mc’s site, and being a madam is almost always subject to much harsher legal punishment than being a “john” or, for that matter, a regular “prostitute.”
Since madams in particular actually reduce the social harms caused by prostitution’s illegal status (they provide a discreet and safe location for it in which it is much easier to ensure the use of contraception and in which johns will be unable to act abusively towards the prostitute), this state of affairs is truly sad indeed.