Should prostitution be legalized?

Prostitution is one of those things that people consider taboo. Even those that participate in it don't necessarily talk about it, and they certainly don't share experiences with family and co-workers. But the question is should it be legal. If you are going by the constitution, the document that we Americans live by, then yes. There is nothing in the constitution that says we should not park in a dark alley and enjoy the services a woman has decided to provide for money, morally is a different story all together. A woman has the right to have sex, there is nothing illegal about that, but as soon as she charges for it she can be arrested. Some people joke about marriage being legal prostitution, because most wives that want to buy a new pair of expensive shoes or a new dress will sometimes use sex to get the answer she is looking for when asking for her husbands credit card. In another example a woman can go to a bar and go home with a random stranger and wake up in his bed, but as long as its a free service, its not illegal. In America, we glamorize sex, drugs, drinking, and gang membership by making movies and video games on how to achieve greater status by participating in these activities. Some of the best selling movies are the ones that include the most morally incomprehensible behaviors, for instance, Pulp Fiction, Blow, and American Pie. I think that if a woman chooses to sell her body, then there should be no law preventing it. But just like in other businesses, there should be legal regulations on the business itself. A woman in that field should have to submit to regular STD checks, use condoms, and pay taxes. When a prostitute is arrested, Americans have to pay the salaries of the officers arresting her, the process of booking her, the film for her mugshot, the ink for her fingerprints, the meals she eats behind bars, and the gas to transport her to jail. We might as well legalize it and make money as a country.