Sex workers say they will die to save brothels - World news - Asia-Pacific - msnbc.com

Why isn't prostitution legal? It really helps no one the sex workers in South Korea are protesting threatening to set themselves on fire in order to keep their livelihood. Maybe they need to start web camming Hey girls call me if they get you shut down. All the laws and policing of the street have not stopped prostitution when will it just become legal so that sex workers can have more safety?

By HYUNG-JIN KIM SEOUL, South Korea —

The pimps and prostitutes of Yeongdeungpo start the day as if preparing for a siege, stocking their brothels with flammable liquid and gas containers. Large, red-lettered signs warn police that they're willing to die to protect their livelihoods.

"We can turn on the gas and light the flames," said a 47-year-old pimp who would only give her surname Sohn. "We know that we don't have much chance of winning ... but we're ready to die fighting."Sex workers say they will die to save brothels - World news - Asia-Pacific - msnbc.com