why do americans care more about a child molester politician than politicians who r war crimminals?

Question

why do americans care more about a child molester politision ie foley than polititions who r war crimminals ie bush and those who voted for an unconsitutional retroactive law to protect him from war crimes. In other workds why do americans care more about sexual offences that crimes that involves killing and torturing poeple

Answer 1

Good question.I think the laws are already in effect in that regard so it is easier to prosecute Foley than it's going to be to prosecute Bush. But if your asking which is more evil? In my opinion Bush leads that race.

Answer 2

Most don't. If you listen to the average american talk, they're more likely to talk seriously about the torture and killing our government is guilty of then the sex crime thing...But the media knows sex sells, and because it is a mid-term election year, the media likes to point out the irony of the whole thing. The Mark Foley thing is ironic because he was one of the loudest voices against gay rights.

Right now, everyone with half a brain hates bush in or outside of america. I personally find it funny that someone with a lower GPA than me can run a country. Unfortuantely, until there are enough people who can agree that he actually committed a high crime or misdemeanor(crimes against humanity don't count, as there are many things he isn't actually liable for), then there isn't anything we can do but wait out his term and hang our heads in shame as he drags our reputation further down the toilet.

Answer 3

because american culture typically has a more squemish attitude toward sex than toward violence. shows, movies, and games that feature killing and violence are easily seen and played by kids, but put a naked person in the game or movie and now you have to be an adult to access it. do you remember when there was all that fuss about the hidden sex scenes in grand theft auto? a game where you are encouraged to kill citizens and police, where you can literally blow old ladies' heads off and chainsaw people to death, but put in a HIDDEN sex scene, and everybody is outraged. Its a totally irrational approach to things.

One thing I wonder about is what if the page Foley had sent those IM's to had been 18? There surely wouldn't have been any outrage or scandal. But the page was 16. Do those two years really make the difference between scummy but not outrageous behavior and monstrous pedophilia? We like to pretend that there is a sharp line dividing adults from children. That once you turn 18 you are an adult, mature, and sexually active. Before 18 you are innocent, a child, and have no sexuality. But this is blatantly false. Its a myth that has its roots in our cultural history. Of course there may need to be an arbitrary dividing point for legal purposes, but we shouldn't confuse a legal boundary with a moral one. I find it strange that people take the legal boundary so seriously that sexual advances toward an 18 year old by a 50 year old are considered normal, or at worst a little odd, but those same advances toward a 17 or 16 year old are absolutely monstrous crimes, indicative of a sick and twisted individual. Nevermind that there is rarely any differences among 16,17, and 18 year olds in maturity levels of body or mind. And from the teenager's point of view, we claim they are underage and so are not mature enough to accept the consequences of their actions, that they are still too young to make important decisions. But that same teenager can commit a crime that will result in life in prison. On the one hand, they lack the agency to decide for themselves in matters regarding sex, on the other they have sufficient agency to be jailed for life if they commit a serious enough crime. It's indicative of the double-standard we have regarding sex and violence. Our legal system is full of contradictions.

I'm not necessarily saying that the age of maturity should be lowered, only that its absurd to see a large moral difference between sexual advances toward an 18 year old and sexual advances toward a 16 or 17 year old. Its absurd to claim that a 16 year old lacks the rational maturity to openly enter a sexual relationship with an adult, but, if they kill that adult, have enough rational maturity to be held accountable for the rest of their life.

Answer 4

Bush is just a puppet, who is being controlled by his father. I do agree that he is a tool, (meant as in stop being a tool). However I have to say he has gotten rid of a horrible dictator, (even if that was not his true intentions). In other words, I don't like Bush, but I can like some of the things he has done. The Americans will have to make a decision.
CyberNara

Answer 5

the reason there is not any conflict on newborn molesters: it quite is not politically suited, between the solutions given already is they could be fearful of at once judging human beings, nicely i've got self belief that once you molest a newborn, it would be tried as a capital crime punishable by execution. the sufferer does not die, yet they could pass on residing with this tragedy in there lives perpetually they won't ever recover from. some months in the past a newborn molester replaced into permit off with probation because of the fact he replaced into too short to serve time in detention center. The choose suggested that she replaced into fearful of what could ensue to him in detention center and he or she believed that he should not be subjected to the ridicule and torture. the choose is from Colorado, the molester replaced into @5 ft tall

Answer 6

Because it's election time and Republicans want to stay in office so it's an embarassment to the them and they want "the people" to see that they have not tolerance for child crimes to rehabilitate the Rep's reputation and poll chances.

Secondy, our innocent, sweet, vulnerable children are easy for us Americans to relate to because we all have children and to fathom the thought that they would experience horrible sexual assaults (or death) and then be permanently traumatized beyond repair. It seems most people consider an adult someone who has lived their life and people and gov'ts for centuries established the thought pattern thousands of years ago.

In my eyes they are equally horrible disgusting unthinkable crimes to be comitted on any living soul.

Answer 7

The war crimes committed by the Bullshit Father and Son, as well as by Penis Clinton, includes hurting children as well.

Answer 8

Because you can't spell English properly.

And its also voting season.

Answer 9

Beacuse they like to watch people crash and burn, especially those in authority.