Shooting women for refusing sex is OK!

[The Steel Magnolia]

In other words, you ADMIT that they didn't understand the law. They had NO legal precedent to make this decision upon. They threw up their hands and said, "obviously this bitch deserved it because she didn't give him sex!" That's NOT how the law works.

They understood the law.

Prostitution being illegal on paper =/= prostitution between 2 individuals is illegal in practice.

What's legal or illegal in practice is irrelevant.

[Mavorpen]

In Texas, prostitution between individuals goes unenforced and so is customarily legal. They only crack down on you when you're a pimp or leading some kind of massive prostitution ring...

It's a good thing that this isn't how the law works.

[Mavorpen]

And she didn't break the law by taking the money.

She is in the escort business which often times offer sex.

Offer sex OUTSIDE of the legal contract.

[Slazliyka]

And she didn't break the law by taking the money.

She is in the escort business which often times offer sex.

Yeah, and car washes often give you a nice complementary car freshener. I still don't get to shoot up the car wash if they don't give me one.

[Linderman]

Laws in practice/customary laws =/= everything that's on paper.

In Texas, prostitution between individuals goes unenforced and so is customarily legal. They only crack down on you when you're a pimp or leading some kind of massive prostitution ring...

It's not that hard to grasp.

However, in ANY US court... stealing and theft are unequivocally illegal.

Funny. So is prostitution.

No... prostitution is not enforced in many jurisdictions.

Otherwise why isn't Senator Vitter facing charges for his contracts with prostitutes?

What's on paper =/= what''s illegal/legal in practice ALWAYS. It's not a 1 to 1 correspondence. There are a ton of laws in the US books that are in effect considered ineffective because they are disconnected from reality and customary law.

[The Steel Magnolia]

Funny. So is prostitution.

No... prostitution is not enforced in many jurisdictions.

Otherwise why isn't Senator Vitter facing charges for his contracts with prostitutes?

What's on paper =/= what''s illegal/legal in practice ALWAYS. It's not a 1 to 1 correspondence. There are a ton of laws in the US books that are in effect considered ineffective because they are disconnected from reality and customary law.

Which means... precisely nothing, thank you very much for nattering on and on about an utterly irrelevant tangent.

[Linderman]

They understood the law.

Prostitution being illegal on paper =/= prostitution between 2 individuals is illegal in practice.

What's legal or illegal in practice is irrelevant.

It is relevant.

Prostitution, once it is considered legal... means that the woman was 100% guilty and the man 0% guilty.

It is hugely relevant.

[Mavorpen]

Otherwise why isn't Senator Vitter facing charges for his contracts with prostitutes?

Because of something called the statute of limitations, which applies to ANY crime.

Holy fuck you REALLY have no idea what you're talking about.

[Linderman]

No... prostitution is not enforced in many jurisdictions.

Otherwise why isn't Senator Vitter facing charges for his contracts with prostitutes?

What's on paper =/= what''s illegal/legal in practice ALWAYS. It's not a 1 to 1 correspondence. There are a ton of laws in the US books that are in effect considered ineffective because they are disconnected from reality and customary law.

Which means... precisely nothing, thank you very much for nattering on and on about an utterly irrelevant tangent.

Actually, that would be your department and unfortunately even there I can't say you are doing what can be termed, even a remotely acceptable job...

[Mavorpen]

What's legal or illegal in practice is irrelevant.

It is relevant.

Prostitution, once it is considered legal... means that the woman was 100% guilty and the man 0% guilty.

It is hugely relevant.

And since prostitution isn't legal...

[Chernoslavia]

She is in the escort business which often times offer sex.

Sex for money is illegal, and thus it's not part of any contract. What part of this is so hard to understand?

How do you know she didn't offer sex? If I shouted on the street "come one come all! Cherno's big crack chain is open for business" and a junky decides to pay me before I give him crack and I run off, I robbed someone.

[Linderman]

Otherwise why isn't Senator Vitter facing charges for his contracts with prostitutes?

Because of something called the statute of limitations, which applies to ANY crime.

Holy fuck you REALLY have no idea what you're talking about.

I am not the one who doesn't understand that you can't simply scam a person off 150 dollars and then make a run for it... You are.

[The Steel Magnolia]

Sex for money is illegal, and thus it's not part of any contract. What part of this is so hard to understand?

How do you know she didn't offer sex? If I shouted on the street "come one come all! Cherno's big crack chain is open for business" and a junky decides to pay me before I give him crack and I run off, I robbed someone.

...No you didn't.

The judiciary cannot enforce illegal contracts.

[The Steel Magnolia]

Because of something called the statute of limitations, which applies to ANY crime.

Holy fuck you REALLY have no idea what you're talking about.

I am not the one who doesn't understand that you can't simply scam a person off 150 dollars and then make a run for it... You are.

Well thank fucking christ she didn't scam him out of 150 dollars.

[Mavorpen]

Sex for money is illegal, and thus it's not part of any contract. What part of this is so hard to understand?

How do you know she didn't offer sex? If I shouted on the street "come one come all! Cherno's big crack chain is open for business" and a junky decides to pay me before I give him crack and I run off, I robbed someone.

No, you didn't. Selling illegal drugs is an illegal contract, and therefore BY LAW, the court cannot consider your act theft and CANNOT force you to give back the money.

[Linderman]

It is relevant.

Prostitution, once it is considered legal... means that the woman was 100% guilty and the man 0% guilty.

It is hugely relevant.

And since prostitution isn't legal...

It's legal in practice in Texas. I've met many friends in Texas who regularly call on the services of prostitutes and brag about it all the time with the police doing absolutely nothing.

I could open blog about solicitating prostitutes while staying in Texas and no officer would come see me.

I'm speaking from experience...

[Linderman]

I am not the one who doesn't understand that you can't simply scam a person off 150 dollars and then make a run for it... You are.

Well thank fucking christ she didn't scam him out of 150 dollars.

She did.

That's why the jury acquitted the man. It's not that complicated.

[The Steel Magnolia]

And since prostitution isn't legal...

It's legal in practice in Texas. I've met many friends in Texas who regularly call on the services of prostitutes and brag about it all the time with the police doing absolutely nothing.

I could open blog about solicitating prostitutes while staying in Texas and no officer would come see me.

I'm speaking from experience...

Whether it is legal in practice doesn't matter an iota. Stop pretending it does.

[Mavorpen]

I'm speaking from experience...

In other words, you're lying.

[The Steel Magnolia]

Well thank fucking christ she didn't scam him out of 150 dollars.

She did.

That's why the jury acquitted the man. It's not that complicated.

or you, like the jury, are ignorant of what the law says.

and the prosecution did a fucking terrible job.

[Mavorpen]

Well thank fucking christ she didn't scam him out of 150 dollars.

She did.

That's why the jury acquitted the man. It's not that complicated.

No, the reason why they did it is mostly because they have no knowledge of jurisprudence, as it seems you do not.

[Greed and Death]

And if we don't like the 2nd restatement, how about the United States Supreme Court?

Judicial refusal to enforce promises contrary to public policy . . is not unknown to the common law, and the traditional course is to leave the parties where they stood when they knocked on the courthouse door.

General Dynamics Corp. v. United States, 567 F. 3d 1340

I was about to say you forget to explain what the Restatement of Contracts is.

Also you better cite the UCC just to be careful Texas might consider sex a Good.

[Slazliyka]

And since prostitution isn't legal...

It's legal in practice in Texas. I've met many friends in Texas who regularly call on the services of prostitutes and brag about it all the time with the police doing absolutely nothing.

I could open blog about solicitating prostitutes while staying in Texas and no officer would come see me.

I'm speaking from experience...

Whether or not something is de facto legal should have no relevance in a de jure court ruling.

[Grad Duchy of Luxembourg]

Sex for money is illegal, and thus it's not part of any contract. What part of this is so hard to understand?

How do you know she didn't offer sex? If I shouted on the street "come one come all! Cherno's big crack chain is open for business" and a junky decides to pay me before I give him crack and I run off, I robbed someone.

The witness testified that sex was not offered.

[Grad Duchy of Luxembourg]

It's legal in practice in Texas. I've met many friends in Texas who regularly call on the services of prostitutes and brag about it all the time with the police doing absolutely nothing.

I could open blog about solicitating prostitutes while staying in Texas and no officer would come see me.

I'm speaking from experience...

Whether a not something is de facto legal should have no relevance in a de jure court ruling.

Thank you, I was just about to post that.