Virgin territory for whorehouses.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Capone jokes that providing illegal brothels is just opening up new business territory.
- In plain terms
- He treats crime like a normal business opportunity.
- What can you take from it?
- Crime is often treated as commerce by those who profit from it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do criminals justify their work?
- Is crime ever just business?
Another view
The joke minimizes the harm caused by sex trafficking.
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