In a lot of major cities, prostitution is largely ignored. One just have to look at the plethora of sketchy massage parlors. It is rare that someone is arrested

In a lot of major cities, prostitution is largely ignored. One just have to look at the plethora of sketchy massage parlors. It is rare that someone is arrested for prostitution. It seems as though law-enforcement and society have tacitly agreed that so long as it is behind closed doors and doesn't get out of control, people are free to do what they want.