Really?

Okay, so I wrote on this lady last year. We read about how she totally freaked, threw her phone and started screaming at the airport, thus earning her a trip to a holding cell for a major timeout. Not to mention the whole, "I'm not a terrorist" thing which totally keys off police in an airport. Well, this is the end result. I'm not saying it's not tragic that she ended up dying, but I don't see how this even became a case to be heard by a judge. All parties involved admit to following procedure and her husband even said that she was unbalanced. I don't understand how they think they should be compensated because his mentally whacked wife didn't follow the normal protocol, ended up arrested and then hanged herself. How is this the city of Phoenix or their police department's fault? It's not. If you want to point the blame at someone, maybe you should look in the mirror. Harsh? Maybe, but as I stated before, if you knew a loved one was "unbalanced" and needing to check into a rehab facility for an alcohol problem, don't you think you would accompany them instead of sending her by herself? Maybe it's just me. Maybe I've become too callous, but somehow I don't see how the taxpayers of Arizona should be forced to pay out $8 million to their family for doing the right thing. Personal responsibility people. That's all I'm saying.

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Another example of the great youth of America

I feel the need to comment on the New York governor's call girl scandal. My thing is, besides being totally illegal in every state except the great state of Nevada, this is just rather horendous to think of. He was married with kids, and paid a hooker (doesn't matter how much you get paid when you do the deed, that's what you are) to have sex with him. Is this girl being villified for her acts? Nope, the media is talking about book, movie and record deals for her. I'm not saying that Spitzer isn't totally guilty of solicitation and adultry, but he's being crucified while it seems that "Kristen" is being rewarded for said behavior. Wrong? Yeah, I'd say so.

Look, I know that women seem to always get the bad rap on these types of deals but in this case, I'd say it's deserved. Is this the message you want to send the young girls around the world? Don't worry about going to college Suzie, just get yourself hired as a high-price call girl, make the right connections (no pun intended there) and you can be an insta-star. I say she should go to jail for solicitation and prostitution (are they the same thing? I'm not up on my felonies.). She certainly shouldn't be given money for her "story", or a record deal since that's what she came to New York for (all the way from Jersey folks, that's quite the haul), and talks of movies, etc. The only thing that seems fitting is the centerfold for Hustler or Penthouse. Maybe it's just me. I loved Pretty Woman as much as the next person, but the idea of a hooker lucking out and making it big and it actually happening are vastly different.

Which brings up another point in my book. How come the average Jane working the corner is picked up and booked for solicitation but this girl who has admittedly done the deed is not? Is it because she just has a much more expensive corner to work? Is it because she dresses nice and doesn't look like she's carrying fifteen bazillion diseases? Why is it a double standard? Last time I checked prostitution was still illegal in NY (not that I check mind you) so I say book her, send her to the local jail for a while and she probably won't be popular anymore. Say bye to the deals.

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