Prosecuting Johns

THIS IS UNBELIEVEABLE,, FIRST OF ALL THIS COUNTRY DOES NOT SUCK,, FOR WE THE PEOPLE MADE IT THE WAY IT IS,, SECOND ,WHAT DIFERENCE DOES IT MATTER WHAT RACE ,SEX , RELIGION,, OR POLITICAL PARTY YOU BELONG TO,,,THIS AS TO DO WITH WHO YOU ARE IN THE FOOD CHAIN,,, TALK FIRST AND RAT ON YOUR FREINDS, AND YOU GET TO WALK,, THIS IS TRULY UNFAIR TO EVERYONE , ESPECIALLY TO THE PEOPLE THAT BELIEVED IN HIM,, HIPOCRIT COMES TO MIND,, TRULY SOME ONE THAT CAN BE TRUSTED,,, RIGHT,,,,,,,,,,

iT HAS BEEN PROVEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PROSECUTING FORCE CAN NOT BE TRUSTED TO OBEY THE RULES, TELL THE TRUTH, OR PAY THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THEIR ACTIONS. IT IS NO WONDER AMERICANS DO NOT TRUST THE ONES WE PUT IN OFFICE TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR US. OUR GOVERNMENT IS A JOKE.

He's shamed his image and family, his career is over, he destroyed himself. I'd rather see taxpayers money to investigate the larger picture. The Bush administration.

Who are you kidding! The whole thing was a political set-up, He was (prior to the arrest) trying to call
attention to the corruption of loose financial regulations (hence the mess we're in right now. Unfortunate
timing--he might have been able to save us a lot of sorrow if he could have been heard. Make up your mind,
pay-for-sex or rape (we apparently chose the latter).

I feel that Spitzer should be crimminally charged for his actions. Stings are set up by local police, using female officers to solicit potential johns, and are prosocuted villigently. Acknoledgement of these other persons did not sway the judicial system in N.Y. to look the other way. This is a clear example of double standards in our judicial system. This ruling should be overturned.

This country is morally bankrupt. No one is proscecuted for any thing. Bill Clinton is the founding father of setting the bar so low. Can't help but wonder whether Obama will keep his in his pants. But seriously doubt it. What a time to be an American - who would have thought we would see two Depressions in less than 100 years. Car loans, student loans, mortgages all given to folks who couldn't press two nickles together. No common sense; just spend, spend, spend and Spritzer's spending was on hookers and no prosecution. Hells bells, even that Mayor Berry in Washington DC caught on tape was prosecuted. Let's call the race card. Ooops can't do that anymore. The White House is now The Black House. God Bless America!

Mandatory castration for men found guilty. I'm pretty sure that's what Mrs. Spitzer would find fair.

Excellent article!! Couldn't agree more. It's about time someone said it as it is. Here in Phoenix they busted a big prostitute ring (not the first but the biggest, apparently) and the police have a list of johns it'll takes "weeks" to go through. I suspect that list will remain secret, as they usually do. Obviously, something has gone horribly wrong in a woman/girl's life to turn to prostitution. It sickens me that so few people see that and that they let the johns get away with this. I never believed prostitution was a victimless crime for the very reasons stated here. Good for Sweden to do the right thing! The U.S. should follow suit. Crack down on the scumbag pimps big time is essential, too.

What happened to ???No man is above the law, and no man is below it???? Mark my words: moral bankruptcy precedes financial bankruptcy and the ruin of America. It???s time for change, not just in demanding competent leadership, but in demanding justice. Once again, the Bush administration and its appointees flaunt the law and further weaken democracy in favor of an aristocracy where the crimes of the rich go unpunished. I say on January 20th, when Mr. Bush and Mr. Garcia are divested of their offices, we the people show them the power of the American legal system.

What happened to ???No man is above the law, and no man is below it???? Mark my words: moral bankruptcy precedes financial bankruptcy and the ruin of America. It???s time for change, not just in demanding competent leadership, but in demanding justice. Once again, the Bush administration and its appointees flaunt the law and further weaken democracy in favor of an aristocracy where the crimes of the rich go unpunished. I say on January 20th, when Mr. Bush and Mr. Garcia are divested of their offices, we the people show them the power of the American legal system.

Elliott Spitzer needs to go to jail. I worked as a county jail nurse and when someone was caught
doing what Spitzer was doing with prostitutes they were arrested. What makes him any different?

Laurie
King, NC

Prostitutes aren't blameless victims, these women need to exercise some judgment and start making better choices for themselves. They know they're breaking the law. Just because someone has been abused as a child doesn't mean they are absolved from the responsibility to make reasonable (law abiding) choices in their lives. The millions of econoimically-challenged and disadvantaged women out there who wisely choose not to turn to prostitution are ample evidence that there are alternatives....that don't include a criminal way of life. This is the same defense that nazi war criminals took after WWII - "I had do it, I had no choice." Start taking responsibility for your actions.

This is a disgusting miscarriage of justice - a violation of the laws of the State of New York and a violation of the Mann Act which is a federal law. Spitzer has NOT "paid for his sin" - it has only become public knowledge. He got caught so he "admitted" it. Not a big deal for him.....

Excellent article!! It's about time someone said it as it is. Here in Phoenix they busted a big prostitute ring (not the first but the biggest, apparently) and the police have a list of johns it'll takes "weeks" to go through. I suspect that list will remain secret, as they usually do. Obviously, something has gone horribly wrong in a woman/girl's life to turn to prostitution. It sickens me that so few people see that and that they let the johns get away with this. I never believed prostitution was a victimless crime for the very reasons stated here. Good for Sweden to do the right thing! The U.S. should follow suit. Crack down on the scumbag pimps big time is really needed, too.

Missy, Norma, You're surprised by this ?! How is it that the only point never acknowledged in your rant got by you; Spitzer is a Dem - 'nough said.

With all the quoting of President-elect Obama, let's just hope that unlike his democratic predecessor he doesn't mistake human trafficking like black slavery for the secretarial office perks that are bound to become a part of his daily temptation. Men in power can rarely help themselves and will later justify their previous public quotes of sanctimonious behavior with "it depends on the definition of it"!!

I am embarassed by this complacent enabling of those who perpetuate human trafficking and prostitution in the USA. Sweden is bright, Spitzer is not. The DOJ must have something to hide......