▲ 721 ▼ DOJ announces arrests in ‘high-end brothel network’ used by elected officials, military officers and others (www.cnn.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 184 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (3 children) If the girls were sex trafficked I have a problem with this, if they were free to do as they please, then I have no issue with this. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] squiblet@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago Since it’s illegal and probably secret from their wives, it opens the client to blackmail, which isn’t good for the public if they’re in government or military. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DontMakeMoreBabies@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) Regardless of whether someone was trafficked, folks in positions of power chosing* to disregard the law is itself an issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sex shouldn't be illegal if it occurs between two consenting adults. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ExcursionInversion@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago It shouldn't. But if elected officials are breaking the law instead of fixing it, that is bad. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Consent can be hard to judge when you have wildly disparate financial powers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stella@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Not really. I'd give 0 shits if people in 'positions of power' smoked marijuana while it was illegal. Heck, I'd support them for their civil disobedience! permalink fedilink source parent [–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nothing in the article suggests it wasn't consensual, but you never know permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago That is why the context matters. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] squiblet@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago Since it’s illegal and probably secret from their wives, it opens the client to blackmail, which isn’t good for the public if they’re in government or military. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DontMakeMoreBabies@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) Regardless of whether someone was trafficked, folks in positions of power chosing* to disregard the law is itself an issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sex shouldn't be illegal if it occurs between two consenting adults. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ExcursionInversion@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago It shouldn't. But if elected officials are breaking the law instead of fixing it, that is bad. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Consent can be hard to judge when you have wildly disparate financial powers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stella@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Not really. I'd give 0 shits if people in 'positions of power' smoked marijuana while it was illegal. Heck, I'd support them for their civil disobedience! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sex shouldn't be illegal if it occurs between two consenting adults. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ExcursionInversion@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago It shouldn't. But if elected officials are breaking the law instead of fixing it, that is bad. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Consent can be hard to judge when you have wildly disparate financial powers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExcursionInversion@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago It shouldn't. But if elected officials are breaking the law instead of fixing it, that is bad. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Consent can be hard to judge when you have wildly disparate financial powers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stella@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Not really. I'd give 0 shits if people in 'positions of power' smoked marijuana while it was illegal. Heck, I'd support them for their civil disobedience! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nothing in the article suggests it wasn't consensual, but you never know permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago That is why the context matters. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago That is why the context matters. permalink fedilink source parent