carrdero Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Concerning the current events of New York Gov. Spitzer what do Phatmass members think should be done with him? Do you think his apologies towards New Yorkers was sincere? Should his wife forgive and stand by him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apparent Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 [quote name='carrdero' post='1477533' date='Mar 15 2008, 04:27 AM']Concerning the current events of New York Gov. Spitzer what do Phatmass members think should be done with him? Do you think his apologies towards New Yorkers was sincere? Should his wife forgive and stand by him?[/quote] [list=1] [*]When it is considered the height of sophistication to be "non-judgmental," one of the corollaries is that "personal" failings have no relevance to the performance of official duties. What that amounts to, ultimately, is that character doesn't matter. In reality, Character is what we have to depend on when we entrust power over ourselves, our children and our society to government officials. [*]What apologies? The New York Governor addresses the media at his office in New York, March 10, 2008 by apologizing to his family for a "private matter" only, but made no public apology or referenced his wrong doing. [*]In sickness and in health, till death due us part should sill apply [/list][url="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/a...1,5719205.story"]http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/a...1,5719205.story[/url] In conclusion, just look at what sophisticated non-judgmental attitudes can bring. Yesterdays' Los Angeles Times is advocating the decriminalize prostitution, because it's not terribly uncommon, it's a part of our culture and so on. The paper writes Spitzer's resignation will help convince Americans that it is finally time to decriminalize prostitution across the country. Isn't that Lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrdero Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 (edited) New Yorkers have to pay for the investigation and the litigation. I just read in the paper today that if the prostitute testifies she goes free. She'll probably be offered a spread in Playboy. Since it isn't news she is an inspiring singer, she will be offered a record deal and most likely a 6-figure advancement for the story of her involvement in the affair. Edited March 15, 2008 by carrdero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Was in a lecture on human trafficking on Thursday, and was told that legalizing prostitution increases the amount of exploited women and children. The country that has done the most to cut down on this kind of thing is Sweden. They did it by making the solicitation part a serious crime, but decriminalized the prostitutes. So in other words, the men go to jail, and the women get treated as victims. Finland still has 15-20,000 people a year trafficked in, and Sweden is down to 800. The number world wide is about 800,000 a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dusk Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 I say that NY should cede NYC and join the rest of us in New England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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