Prosecuting Johns

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I was shocked to read this article by Newsweek. Eliot Spitzer was amoung many who hired a prosiitute yet no other man was idenified in public. This was clearly a set up to bring Sptizer down. Eliot was about to indict those involved in the Wall Street scam and as we see the Stock Market crashed. This was made to make him look bad, yet not one from Newsweek had a problem with George HW Bush having a mistress or Larry Craig lookin for sex in men's room or David Vitters who is still hiring prositutes. Bush had lied and committed more crimes then all the criminals in jail yet newsweek see's no problem. Eliot isn't perfect but I guess those who are paid by the White House Propaganda Dept. in Newsweek are perfect. I only wish newsweek had stepped up and given Foley as much coverage for molesting kids as spreading lies about Spitzer. No other John has ever had their name release and is just given a fine that's the law but Newsweek didn't bother to check with the legal department. Look for President Obama to hire Eliot Spitzer as he's one of the brightest Lawyers we have and he will finally bring down the corrupt people who robbed the Stock Market and the American taxpayers.

This decision is disqusting. It simply reinforces my belief that our government is morally and ethically corrupt. Will we ever find an american leader who simply has integrity. During the course of my 44 year life greed and corruption has deteriorated the very fabric of the country that I have defended as a member of the armed forces for the last 26 years and continue to do so today. We service members defend our constitutuon, bill of rights, and moral foundation on which our country was founded. We do not serve those who currently sit in positions of influence within our government and abuse their privilege and responsibility to repsresent us according to their own moral and ethical degradation.

As disgraceful as you might find Mr. Spitzer's actions in relation to his engaging women for sex for money, he did a heck of a lot of good for the public in going after corruption and corporate fraud while he was a prosecutor. That took some b#&!!s and backbone, and he was uniquely and broadly successful. Of course, the flip side is that as an agent of the law (prosecutor) you have a higher-than-normal obligation to uphold the law, and he obviously made a big mistake by deciding to pay for sex. Bottom line, he's not a total scumbag criminal, he's a mixed bag of mostly good with a little bad. Things are never black and white, just different shades of grey. He has paid for his sin - he has been publicly disgraced, lost his position of power and recognizes the significance of the law. Move on to something more important - like catching the real criminals who actually buy and sell people (not sexual services).

It is ABSURD to attempt to criminalize prostitution. It has been part of human behavior since the beginning of time and always will be.

I have no doubt that most women would prefer to be Oprah instead of a hooker; however, not every woman has the job skills or self discipline to succeed in a ???normal??? job. Wouldn???t we be more humane and realistic as a society if we required sex workers to license, have regular exams, and adopt a ???working name??? so that they would be able to leave the life at some point.

Let???s put the woman???s health and safety ahead of moral indignantion.

Adultery is a crime in New York State. Section 255.17 of the NYS penal law states, ???A person is guilty of adultery when one engages in sexual intercourse with another person at a time when that person has a living spouse, or the other person has a living spouse. Adultery is a class B misdemeanor.??? A class B misdemeanor is punishable by up to 90 days in jail or a $500 fine.

Although New York???s matrimonial laws were last updated on September 1, 1907 (I kid you not), these are laws that all New Yorker???s must abide by and our elected officials are no exception. Spitzer should be doing time. Take him over to Supreme Court, have him testify, cuffed and sent to some 75 year old upstate jail.

soo what if he manage to get some good sex. I do not mind. it is not my business what he do in his spare time with his money. He woork hard and if his wife is not letting him have some good sex, well that is all good. His wife should have been the one asking why he cheated and not us. She should have open up a little bit more and not hold back so much. I am a woman and if my husband want to have sex well, baby he will have it 24/7. women seem to forget when they were trying to get their men, they did all the frieky stuff and some. The problem come after they say I do. Women wake up. a man want you to be a wife, a family care taker, a friend, some one that is presentable in public, but must off all they need you to be a whore in the bedroom. To all the woman out there wake up, you are fullling yourself if you think your husband demand anything else. He may not say it but he sure is thinking it. It is your responsiility to make sure that you keep the fire burning in your bedroom, if not a prostitute will have your man during the same kind of sex twith her that you wish he could do with you. Men, wake up. if you like some thing just do it. take charge in the bedroom if your with is a cold woman. a little advice try adam and eve. com for all your sexy freicky stuff. To Eliot Spitzer, good luck next time. I doo not suggest that you try another prostitute when you already married to one. I'm sorry to all the women out there, but it is true. God create us to satisfy our husband sexally and he to us. everyone is a born whore in the bedroom, and a lady outside the bedroom, it is our responsibility to keep out partner happy. to both of you, if you do not know what to do try looking at some of the sex tape and experiment.

More feminist hypocritical drivel. According to feminists, prostitutes are victims, johns are criminals. Prostitutes that make $2,000 an hour are hardly 'victims'.

This quote really seems wrong:
"The DOJ policy is out of step with volumes of evidence that prostitution arises out of adverse social conditions such as being sexually abused in childhood, poverty, racism, lack of educational and economic opportunities, disability, and a culture that increasingly commodifies girls."

Those aren't problems caused by prostitution. Those are problems that will exist regardless of whether prostitution is around or not.

The authors of this opinion piece also apparently believe that the DOJ is obligated to prosecute every single crime. Prosecutors have an immense amount of discretion. This is normal and expected. Using their discretion is not considered to be subverting Congress.