What about the girl(s) involved in the sex trade, though? When is the media going to get around to using this incident to focus public attention on the plight of workers in the sex industry? I know that many prostitutes are in that line of work by choice but at the same time I think that, very often, there must be something fundamentally wrong with someone who willingly gives up all their self worth to make a living, not to mention the real physical dangers that the industry offers as the inevitable product of the work.
More and more people have been paying attention to the darker side of a dark industry and the reality of the sex trade is something everyone should be aware of. I know that in the United States we like to think we are somehow "above" human trafficking but we aren't. So perhaps this incident, although funny in a dark humor sort of way, can be used to shine a little more light on a truly evil side of human nature.
Article comments
1 - Dr Dreadful
Interesting. That's four articles on the Spitzer affair now. Did Larry Craig generate this many?
2 - Susan
Well, I heard Spitzer's statement, I am moved by Eliot Spitzer's humility and his expression of gratitude and regret. His description of having failed his family and the public took courage. All of us do have failings and all of us in public and private life can benefit from the example of how he has handled this unfortunate situation. Once I read a book about him -- "Spoiling for a Fight", I think he is unique. Though he did something wrong, I still admire his intention to continue to serve in the future and to make healing his first priority.
3 - Krutic A
I am moved by Eliot Spitzer's humility and his expression of gratitude and regret. His description of having failed his family and the public took courage
I hope to hell there was sarcasm involved in that statement.
Ever hear the phrase 'words are cheap'? He did it because he had no choice. Either he had to read a prepared statement or get impeached. He is over and rightly so. I can't believe the 'everyone's a victim' mentality that people have in this country. Its sick.