Was Spitzer using prostitutes or acting as a pimp?

[uppityperson]

Good morning/afternoon DU. I'm trying to figure out the problem here. Was he running a ring of prostitutes or paying one for sex personally? Thanks.

[MrCoffee]

1. He was a client, identified in a RICO investigation

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23561606/

[Tom Joad]

3. gotta admit, a politician who does the wild thing all day for lobbyists, would

probably be relieved to have a change in roles in the evening.

[uppityperson]

9. Thanks.

I get tired of "oooo, sex" stuff. I feel whatever someone wants to do is fine, so long as all parties are of legal age, and it is consensual. That said, I also think people who knowingly break the law know they might get caught. That said, I think a lot of laws should be changed.

[papau]

11. He showed bad judgment paying at least $1000 for services available for less - but wiretap by GOP

DA is interesting.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

2. Don't ask me. I have never figured out what a "prostitution ring" is.

Except for a bunch of men going to the same prostitutes. Why the need to give it a special category that makes it sound like a cool club with decoder rings and secret passwords and all is beyond me.

[Jed Dilligan]

5. I think it's a quirk of the criminal justice system

that makes conspiring to commit crimes a larger crime than the crime itself.

[Benhurst]

10. I haven't either. Maybe it's to differentiate between men getting

women from a service and those picking prostitutes up off the street.

:shrug:

[TwilightGardener]

4. How stupid does it get--he HAD to know he'd get caught! I will never understand this shit.

[Clear Blue Sky]

6. Idiot!

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. Apparently he used the escort service.

Naughty boy.

[uppityperson]

12. Aside from being illegal, which I don't think it should be, so? I really don't get this.

Maybe they need to legalize and monitor prostitution.

[The_Casual_Observer]

13. Only shows some pretty weak judgment on his part.

Goes to show that nobody is perfect.

[Clear Blue Sky]

8. Idiot!