I promise, I'm being somewhat facetious about that second part

[trinityvixen]

And the monkey-face picture is back. Would you knock it off, NYT?

I found out that the lieutenant governor is both legally blind and African-American. His stepping up would be historic. And for that completely shallow reason (and the fact that he seems to be liberal enough of mind for my liking), I now have an interest in seeing Spitzer resign. Not 'cause of law or anything (and certainly not for being a client of a prostitute), that would be silly.

Comments

[avram]

Hypocrisy? Maybe. But the hooker he went to was in the trade voluntarily. The rings he broke up were involved in "sex tourism", generally a euphemistic term for international sex slavery.

[shell524.livejournal.com]

Given that prostitution is illegal (for whatever reason) whether people are in the trade voluntarily or not that doesn't really matter, now does it?

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

Not legally, but to most people willing, well-paid prostitution doesn't really bother them as a business. Kinda like most people turn a blind eye to internet piracy. I don't love the kinds of abuses that come with prostitution, but it seems this particular outfit wasn't bad save for its being technically a criminal enterprise (the girls seemed to have a lot more freedom than most prostitutes do).

[hslayer.livejournal.com]

(the girls seemed to have a lot more freedom than most prostitutes do).

Yeah, I think the ones who are THAT highly paid aren't usually the same ones who worry about not getting back to Upgrayedd on time.

[wellgull.livejournal.com]

To the law, no; to morality, absolutely.