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> Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't want the US Attorney General to be someone who frequents call girls. What's the problem with that?

• j_s 13y ago
  Is it the specificity that is tripping you up? How's this instead: > Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't want the US Attorney General to be someone who [frequently breaks the law].
  • Spearchucker 13y ago
    I'd rather he (anyone) blows his biscuits with a hooker than live a life of misery (at best) or go on a violent rampage or something, driven by sexual frustration (at worst). Some laws are wrong. Drugs, prostitution and indiscriminate surveillance, for instance. Getting laid is a basic need, like breathing, eating and parking a chocolate hostage. All three of these are things that have always, do, and will always happen. Accepting that, legalising it, and overseeing it results in fewer deaths, less violence, heath care for prostitutes, extra tax income, and a transparent democracy. Amongst other benefits.
    • privong 13y ago
      Part of the complexity with this particular example is that Spitzer was known for going after prostitution. So, in addition to the issue of legality, he was also a hypocrite. Hypocracy doesn't always need to be a condemnation, but in his case it was a hypocracy which put others in jail.
      • Amadou 13y ago
        I look at his case the same way I look at all those anti-gay politicians who are secretly gay. They hate themselves and in order to compensate for that internal conflict they put a lot of effort into a public show of opposing what are their own internal demons. The misery they cause the people who get caught up in their personal psychodrama is unacceptable. But I think this type of problem is orthogonal to politicians who engage in illegal activities (e.g. being gay hasn't been illegal for a long time), it is more of a loss of perspective.
  • seszett 13y ago
    Well I had not realised that call-girls were illegal in the US. So yes, I guess it makes sense. It doesn't seem particularly bad though, it's not like he had embezzled millions or committed crimes. Or actually... that is what most politicians do or have done, and even once it's known they usually can still keep their career.
    • aestra 13y ago
      As mentioned, Spitzer, before he was Governor, was the Attorney General of New York. As Attorney General he aggressively prosecuted prostitution. For him to be caught with prostitutes was not only illegal but made him look terrible. He was sworn in as Governor in January and was forced to resign over the prostitution scandal in either March or April so he wasn't Governor for very long.
• walshemj 13y ago
  Blackmail by any number of actors
  • badwetter 13y ago
    But that threat disappears if this information is public for everyone.