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To: TimF who wrote (806)	3/11/2008 2:55:24 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6846

Tim - I agree with everything in your post. Spitzer has hurt his wife, but the hurt is compounded because what he did was illegal and he will be forced to resign in disgrace. If he had simply had an affair, she would have been hurt, but she could still have maintained her position in society. If prostitution were not illegal, she wouldn't have been hurt as badly. - Allen

To: TimF who wrote (806)	3/11/2008 4:09:59 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 6846

"non crime with a victim" Now there's an interesting new way of describing a matter the law specifically makes a crime. Because the text of the law determines what is a crime and what is nor, not you. 40 years ago you might have had a point. But you ever hear the saying "when you have sex with someone, you are having sex with not just them but everyone they have had sex with." 40 years ago there were cures for whatever you might catch. Not now. Now the common argument here is "Well, if we legalize it, we will require periodic inspections." Hmmm. Really? After every trick? And the prostitute has to wait for the results before she can do another trick? Because that's the only way you can defang that argument. Care to name ONE SPOT on this planet where things are done that way? There's a reason you don't see Libertarianism anywhere, Tim. It's the same reason you don't see real Communism or anarchy. They don't work. There's another little matter here. Now the wife MIGHT be a witch and deserve what she got. (I'm not saying she is- -she might be the sweetest lady on earth too.) But there are kids involved here. ny.gov This could easily result in a divorce of their parents. What did THEY do to deserve this result?