Ever watch Dateline, where they do the internet pedifile stings and everone ends up in jail.. Why is it a congressman gets special privliges when he did the same thing??? Explain that!!
2006-10-06 05:37:03 · 14 answers · asked by dogowner 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
The main difference is on the Dateline show, the pervs are actually making appointments to meet the girls they think are under age. I haven't heard (yet) of any evidence that Foley tried to do that. I'm sure that's one of the avenues the FBI is looking into.
2006-10-06 05:48:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is an easy one. White, rich, ellite and Republican. When it comes to underage, same-sex scandals, the Republicans can spin like nobody's business. Anyone remember the male prostitution ring debacle in Bush. Sr.'s White House? Of course not. Other than a few articles June 1989 in the Washington Times, the story got buried quicker than Vince Foster. Send money to some mosque in Pakistan, and you'll do 15 to life in prison. Rape a kid, and do less than a decade. That is what is truly wrong in America. As children are our brightest asset, the least we could do is make any crime against a child a Class A felony, with life in prison or death the only penalties.
2006-10-06 05:45:06 · answer #2 · answered by irish_american_psycho 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If there is any evidence that he broke the law, he should be arrested. But so far, all that we know he did was send IM messages to a 16 year old (or some say 18 year old) boy.
Last I heard, they are still investigating, so you never know what will happen.
2006-10-06 06:48:49 · answer #3 · answered by Mutt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they don't always arrest you until they have a case. You are only immediatly arrested if you are caught doing the crime. Many crimes the person is not arrested until charges have been filed and enough evdience to convict has been secured.
2006-10-06 05:45:30 · answer #4 · answered by Cheetah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What would be the charge.. Even the FBI had to drop the case of the emails.. and apparently you are not keeping up to date on the news.. those emails were doctored, as claimed by the FBI. The definition of pedophilia usually requires personal contact.. What would be the charge????
2006-10-06 05:57:37 · answer #5 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Technically all he is guilty of so far is sexual harrassment. Nobody has come forward with any proof that he solicited sex from anyone. You can't throw people in jail just for being creepy. or most of congress would be there already.
2006-10-06 05:46:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because sending text messages isn't a crime. if he acted on it or tried to actually sleep with the kids, he would be in jail, but just talking dirty...
2006-10-06 05:45:10 · answer #7 · answered by Chit P 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are still investigating. I think if they find anything against the law they will arrest him. He will not get special treatment because of his status.
2006-10-06 05:45:09 · answer #8 · answered by mnwomen 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think they're still trying to figure out what happened exactly.
I'm sure once they figure it out, they'll arrest/indict him if there was actually a crime committed.
2006-10-06 05:40:05 · answer #9 · answered by dapixelator 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason the Democratic perverts are not in jail, and their are a lot of them.
http://www.humanevents.com/lists.php?id=17357
2006-10-06 05:41:17 · answer #10 · answered by hexa 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋