The way I see it, the nature of Farley's research has a direct bearing on the issues. And if that research is going to be used to craft public policy and put laws into place that we're all supose to live by, then I think that in a democratic society, people have a right to quite ruthlessly question the nature of the claims that are being used to justify such policies and laws. Farley makes some sweeping claims as a result of her research, far more sweeping than most other researchers who done research on prostituion. The natural question then, is whether her research results are really as active as she claims they are. Especially given Farley's degree of access to the media and policymakers, which is far greater than other researchers have had.