Is the law just, does it try to be or has it fallen because of wayward people in the system?

Question

In the papers one notices that there are advertisement from asian spa palors and a lot of lewd stuff. It soon becomes apparent that they are simply joints for likely prostitution. In many states, prostitution is illegal yet one sees them in many places and the police do not seem to be doing anything. Upon considering the facts, scenarios open up. The police may simply not have the evidence or there are larger crimes out there. It is only just and wise to go after the bigger "fish" since they do more harm to society.
This situation of prostitution is cousin to cases like Enron and relatives since it is difficult to know when a huge corporation is cheating the public. It takes a few brave people to stand out and make a point.
At the back of everyone's mind then is security and maybe something more.
The problem with prostitutes is their connections with pimps and drugs that do give problems of violence. Do powerful people deserve the right to get away with harm done to society?

Answer 1

It isn't a matter of right or wrong or even society and the people. It's a matter of what can be done and what is done.

If some criminals can do what they do without being investigated, arrested, prosecuted, and incarcerated, then they are just finding and fulfilling a niche in the world. If the police can protect and serve to the fullest extent of the law, then they are doing the same thing.

Nobody has a supposed civil right to get away with anything, but nobody has a supposed civil right either to live in a completely fair and just system since we all have difference perspectives and different capacities of performance. We can all fight to assign guilt and blame all we want, but it won't mean anything if we don't do and fight for the cause itself in order to achieve something meaningful.