“I don’t know how he became the chief of the Border Patrol with his character,”
In all other regards, the current administration had maintained such a high bar for ethics in selecting high-ranking officials that this instance could scarcely be believed.
I don't know how he resigned from his position under this administration with his character. A sex scandal is a qualification for office.
A high bar compared to degenerate pedophiles, alcoholics and manchildren - comparatively speaking.
I don't know why he is resigning?!
Didn't PEDOnald give Rush Limbaugh the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
You make me happy today by reminding me Rush Limbaugh is dead 🤗.
He resigned because he's ashamed he paid for it, unlike the other rapists Trump picked.
No he's ashamed that she was an adult, that's frowned upon in this Administration.
They all paid.
I think trump wants him to resign b/c he actually paid for the services.
What is “sex tourism”? I feel like it is a phrase that sugar coats what he actually did.
going to other countries with lower age of consent laws to fuck children.
Notable the two countries mentioned, Thailand's age of consent is 15. Colombia's is 14. One can only speculate about the other countries he solicited sex in.
These are not kids in school, btw. They’re slaves sold for rape.
Not that republicans have any problems with raping kids. In fact, their golden leader is king of kid rape. So maybe it’s like he said; he just wanted to retire. Maybe do some travel.
Canada's age is 16, irrelevant because we don't fuck children.
Canada's consent laws are also more nuanced than just a bottom age:
A 14 or 15 year old can consent to sexual activity as long as the partner is less than five years older and there is no relationship of trust, authority or dependency or any other exploitation of the young person
A 16 or 17 year old cannot consent to sexual activity if:
their sexual partner is in position of trust or authority towards them, for example their teacher or coach
the young person is dependent on their sexual partner, for example for care or support
the relationship between the young person and their sexual partner is exploitative
Wow. Leave it to Canada to make common sense sex laws. I've heard way too many stories of lives being ruined (i.e. incarceration and sex registry) because two people with a wide age gap but a genuine love for each other let their hormones get the better of them.
Some US states are also like this. Often limits on the types of relationships and a low age of consent (16, say, but with a harder limit on how many months there can be between the parties).
There are a lot of people who are against the kind of predation that is lauded amongst the vile and the wealthy.
Thailand’s age of consent is 15. Colombia’s is 14.
That's insane.
That's not the issue, though. The age of consent is a scape goat to distract from the actual source of the sex tourism problem. Colombia's laws for example are on par with the Canadian example quoted above. Yes the age of consent is technically 14, but there's a ton of nuance, like access to sexual rights (which was a big issue, like contraceptives and medical care). As well as strict rules regarding no more than 5 years of age gap.
The real problem is that both Thailand and Colombia have armed criminal groups controlling large swaths of territory where they engage in drug and human trafficking. With both, forced and sex labor intentions. Effective modern day slavery, due to a complex web of factors that make establishing the rule of law very hard. They're far from the only ones, tons of countries all over the world suffer from this issue regardless of age of consent.
Going places to have sex with the people there. Not necessarily to abuse children, but in this administration it's a fair assumption
If you just want to have sex with hookers, you can do that in America. You leave the country for more...exotic...adventures.
Reverse sex trafficking
Resigns so he can take a higher position in government, I assume?
I mean this kind of trash is drumpfs type to promote
Throw a stone, hit a sex pest ... The dregs of the swamp fill this adminstration
rapist of a feather...
Are stuck together...
sticky together?
Eww, gross.
Are in the Epstein files
Given who he works for it's more understandable he bragged about it than they fired him over it. Maybe he tried to hire a trans person or read his kids a book with a gay character.
He'd probably still have his job if he hadn't mentioned Thailand.
great way to bring home some epic STD's....
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