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By: Spitzer Resigns

Spitzer Resigns — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:40:39 +0000

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By: Feministe » It’s worse

Feministe » It’s worse — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:47:26 +0000

[...] said in my post yesterday about Eliot Spitzer’s revelation that he was a patron of a prostitution ring that I hoped he [...]

By: Betty Boondoggle

Betty Boondoggle — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:29:57 +0000

Generally speaking, call girls charging $5,500/hour do not. No one is “desperate” for $5,500/hour.

This is untrue. The price tag can also be an indicator of the risk involved in getting the goods to the buyer. If what the buyer wants involves higher risk, or even more law breaking (i.e. he wants a child), the price goes up.

We know nothing about these women. They might be willing workers, they might not be.

Price tag is no indicator.

By: Hector B.

Hector B. — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:53:28 +0000

It’s either arrogance or the political equivalent of a deathwish that would lead New York State’s No. 1 Law Enforcer to break the law by hiring prostitutes. His position has got to be that no one is above the law. Now I wonder if he performed other favors for the prostitution ring to insure against exposure.

By: skippy

skippy — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:11:38 +0000

ps please ignore all the terrible mispellings in my previous comment.

By: skippy

skippy — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:07:58 +0000

assuming the sex worker is in charge of her own business and not being run by a pimp or madame, and assuming he/she is safe and responsible about his/her work, and assuming there is consent between the sex worker and his/her client, i see no negatives involved other than the illegality of it.

rather like drug use. it’s illegal. and boy, there’s a sh*tload of bad stuff around illegal drug use. guns, death, od’s, etc.

but responsible use of recreational drugs, like responsible sex work, should be a victimless crime between the people involved.

now, to addres spritzer: he’s an idiot and a hypocrite. to run on a law and order platform, on a cleaning up corruption platform, and then to flout those very laws, is the height of hubris.

tho i would bet money that the big money men he’s p’o'd over the years probably went out of their way to investigate him.

By: Medicine Man

Medicine Man — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:03:13 +0000

The 5500$/hour is probably the price of discretion. I bet that client list is mostly prominent people.

By: exholt

exholt — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:12:47 +0000

Though I am saddened….I am not totally surprised. From what I’ve seen in my historical studies and from my cynical side…his behavior is par for the course for politicians and other famous powerful people who may have felt their political power, socioeconomic status, wealth, and/or connections exempted them from the rules and laws the rest of us are expected to follow.

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:44:33 +0000

Every time one of these things goes down, I shake my head in wonder at how many people do the utterly stupid thing and leave evidence like that lying around.

Yeah, breaking the law doesn’t help either.

By: the fshk blog » say it ain’t so!

the fshk blog » say it ain’t so! — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:32:04 +0000

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