The Mounties and the “bullying busybodies.”

This week, Craigslist, the online classified ad service,  shuttered the erotic services sections of its US websites, replacing them with a black banner reading, "Censored." Canadian Press reports that the RCMP want Craigslist's Canadian section to follow suit, and block access to its adult services section. If the Mounties get their way, the main result will be more suffering by vulnerable women. Some prostitutes will be forced back onto the streets; more will be deprived of a way to screen potential clients in their dicey occupation. The one thing that won't stop is prostitution. I can't put this better than a recent post by...