Pherdinand
the snow must go on
but then, "In street prostitution the prostitute solicits customers"
that's why i ask-
then how can he be accused of soliciting sex, if the prostitute is the one soliciting sex?
that's why i ask-
then how can he be accused of soliciting sex, if the prostitute is the one soliciting sex?
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
probably it does not matter anyway, because if these two words "politician", "sex" show up in the same sentence, the apocalypse hits us 
and if you add the word "public place", that's what can be worse than the end of the world.
and if you add the word "public place", that's what can be worse than the end of the world.
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
the arrest tape.
one kind of feels sorry for Craig if he was not such a hypocrite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBChWSpVCyQ
one kind of feels sorry for Craig if he was not such a hypocrite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBChWSpVCyQ
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lionelpina
Newbie
Alot of laws outlaw behavior that unto itself is not illegal. Quite frequently if someone has broken a law it depends upon the "totality" of the circumstances. An experienced Law Enforcement Officer or Judge or attorney can construe behavior via this standard. In fact Law makers like Larry Craig write laws that empower law enforcement to construe intent by behavior.
dazedgonebye
Veteran
If it had been shown that he had a gay lover on the side, he would have been held up as a hypocrite and likely have lost his next election. What he was exposed doing though was not only hypocritical and creepy but illegal.
I would say that it’s the illegal part that makes a difference, but there are too many politicians who are caught doing things illegal that do not lose their jobs for me to think that’s all there is too it.
Recently, a congressman was charged with assault (I think) for pushing an airline employee that told him he had to leave a restricted area. Assault, abuse of power (“You can’t make me…I’m a congressman!”), and just plain bad manners do not have the power to capture attention like anything having to do with sex.
So, minor illegalities and sex scandals can be tolerated until the voters get another cut at you. Put “sex” and “illegal” together and you’re a gonner**…if for no other reason than your own party will want to get your embarrassing butt out of the way as soon as possible.
** Excepting of course where the definition of “is” is in dispute.
I would say that it’s the illegal part that makes a difference, but there are too many politicians who are caught doing things illegal that do not lose their jobs for me to think that’s all there is too it.
Recently, a congressman was charged with assault (I think) for pushing an airline employee that told him he had to leave a restricted area. Assault, abuse of power (“You can’t make me…I’m a congressman!”), and just plain bad manners do not have the power to capture attention like anything having to do with sex.
So, minor illegalities and sex scandals can be tolerated until the voters get another cut at you. Put “sex” and “illegal” together and you’re a gonner**…if for no other reason than your own party will want to get your embarrassing butt out of the way as soon as possible.
** Excepting of course where the definition of “is” is in dispute.