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Maybe just throw holy water on them

[Italian Interior Minister Giulio Amato] told a Senate committee he was examining efforts to keep prostitutes off the streets where they were near children or places of worship.

And not to, say, end trafficking or battle human rights violations or ensure that sex workers aren’t abused. Nah. Just keep them away from kids and church.

(To his credit, he is also suggesting on-the-spot fines for men who hire sex workers, but that doesn’t exactly solve the problem).