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0 pointsgojomo12y ago0 comments

Spitzer prosecuted people for both prostitution and the same kind of 'structuring' of large cash transactions that he himself did. He deserves his place on the above 'moral crusaders who turned out to be hypocrites' list, even if you happen to like some of his other crusades.

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dclowd990112y ago

Fair points, but on the flip side, it's one thing to prosecute because it's your job, and another to persecute simply because it's your political ideology or fundamental belief. For all we know, Spitzer felt like prostitution laws were stupid, which really wouldn't make him a hypocrite at all.

jessaustin12y ago

Yeah sure, doing evil because it's your job to do evil is very normal, very human. The practice still merits criticism.

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jessaustin12y ago

Yeah sure, doing evil because it's your job to do evil is very normal, very human. The practice still merits criticism.

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