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Hunter Thompson predicted this..... RagAss Apr 2012 #1
Mentally ill, no doubt. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #2
Actually, my first guess would probably be "drunk." TheWraith Apr 2012 #5
I'm going to go with "hungry." sudopod Apr 2012 #57
Maybe just very hungry. emilyg Apr 2012 #29
Sad trof Apr 2012 #37
Very sad Typical NYC Lib Apr 2012 #48
Yes indeed, but what's wrong with saying, $250.00 and I get to eat first? nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #47
what's wrong?!? Well for starters that's about $200 too high of a price... OneTenthofOnePercent Apr 2012 #75
If it were me, I'd ask for $250,000. Just sayin'. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #129
What exactly are you "sayin'" maundy thursday Apr 2012 #210
and it matters to you why? Javaman Apr 2012 #226
No. I think it's very unlikely that this is the result of just being very hungry. JVS Apr 2012 #52
Unlikely. Certainly she was hungry but she was also somehow impaired cali Apr 2012 #252
We prefer "empowered sex worker". PassingFair Apr 2012 #94
Nope. I put her down as starving. vaberella Apr 2012 #153
Probably. Starving to the point at which her brain isn't functioning properly nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #194
Apparently she's not in the sex work biz for the fame and glory MrScorpio Apr 2012 #3
I agree Mr. S. XanaDUer Apr 2012 #6
Correct. mmonk Apr 2012 #30
entrapment - invited the woman into his car knowing what he would get nt msongs Apr 2012 #4
No. Entrapment is only if a law enforcement officer entices you to commit a crime. TheWraith Apr 2012 #27
To expand JonLP24 Apr 2012 #115
Hopefully she was able to eat the burgers before being arrested. aikoaiko Apr 2012 #7
The article says it is unknown if she got to eat them siligut Apr 2012 #19
He didn't tell her he had a whopper... ? n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2012 #8
DUzy! Even my wife smiled... PCIntern Apr 2012 #67
migth of been a decent human if he just bought her a couple hamburgers cause she was hungry...... seabeyond Apr 2012 #9
But then he wouldn't have ohheckyeah Apr 2012 #35
We've heard plenty of similar stories, about teen girls, in my country... DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #10
Good thing they never heard about all the ones giving sex away for free... n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2012 #13
They are good burgers. Why not get fries and a shake though? Meth is my guess. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #11
Sad however you look at it davidthegnome Apr 2012 #12
No no no, redqueen Apr 2012 #14
Or she's a meth head who finally got hungry... snooper2 Apr 2012 #22
Wow. redqueen Apr 2012 #26
Ugh what? I related a true story that happened last Thursday Afternoon snooper2 Apr 2012 #32
The WOW might be because zappaman Apr 2012 #93
I was busy playing one-pocket. snooper2 Apr 2012 #128
I bet you were. Son of Gob Apr 2012 #139
I hear you. sudopod Apr 2012 #135
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Let's focus on the US... sudopod Apr 2012 #155
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Oh good, more misplaced sarcasm and self-built strawmen to show off your self-righteousness. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #24
Everyone was having a perfectly good time making whopper jokes. sudopod Apr 2012 #136
I believe you're conflating LanternWaste Apr 2012 #182
what LanternWaste said.... Scout Apr 2012 #212
What do preemptive attacks on non-existing points of view have to do with feminism? DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #223
I agree LanternWaste and Scout said. sudopod Apr 2012 #265
I still think they should go after the johns. moriah Apr 2012 #73
That IS strange, because it would not solve any problem. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #90
What you're describing redqueen Apr 2012 #123
I think both or none is the only fair solution, and I have a strong preference for none. stevenleser Apr 2012 #247
My only question is what if she refused to go? Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #17
It would have been less costly to taxpayers to help her Turbineguy Apr 2012 #23
Reminds me of Les Miserables! sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #43
Rounding up stray dogs would be more useful Major Nikon Apr 2012 #148
Prostitution should be legalized. Beacool Apr 2012 #213
There's a "pink slime" joke in here somewhere jberryhill Apr 2012 #15
This has what the War on Poverty has devolved to. bluedigger Apr 2012 #16
Who says she was poor? My guess is meth addict. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #18
Yeah, a rich meth addict. redqueen Apr 2012 #20
Are they meth addicts because they are poor or poor because they are meth addicts. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #21
Yeah, redqueen Apr 2012 #25
I'm just waiting for the usual brigade to show up who say things like "consenting adults" and Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #28
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Dworkin-MacKinnon Feminist Paradise?! KamaAina Apr 2012 #42
The feminist paradise, where prostitution is concerned redqueen Apr 2012 #45
I'm sure prostitutes there enjoy not having access to police and health clinics for protection... DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #56
You obviously know nothing redqueen Apr 2012 #58
I know that it is backward. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #62
+1 LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #65
It involves sex! And men like it! That's what makes it evil, don't ya see?! DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #92
I know, I know... LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #95
"My" workers? LOL DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #101
Ouch ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2012 #137
Did I say France was a Nordic country? redqueen Apr 2012 #141
Gee, I thought you would be interested in the dealings with prostitution elsewhere... DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #159
You really should consider trying to redqueen Apr 2012 #188
If you don't read my posts, then don't bother replying. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #205
LOL redqueen Apr 2012 #208
So now "Not my opinion" = "Misinformation"? DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #219
Youre entitled to your opinion, not your own facts. redqueen Apr 2012 #225
You even admitted yourself you didn't even read my posts before replying. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #230
+100 n/t zappaman Apr 2012 #233
I said I didnt read ALL of it. redqueen Apr 2012 #237
Oh, so you are basing your Pavlovian reactions on HALF the information you would need? DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #240
She doesn't read your posts because that part..... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2012 #231
I appreciate the "book(s)" you are writing on this. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #209
Thank you. I think it's important to bring nuance to the often black-and-white discussions. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #229
I also know nothing about it. Jim Lane Apr 2012 #110
Try here redqueen Apr 2012 #189
Thanks, interesting link, but it doesn't go into much detail. Jim Lane Apr 2012 #217
Its been in practice for years. redqueen Apr 2012 #228
I don't think France has adopted such a stance yet muriel_volestrangler Apr 2012 #276
A resolution, yes... redqueen Apr 2012 #277
Exactly. Its hard to imagine that kind of thing (criminalizing only one side) would hold up here stevenleser Apr 2012 #248
Post 239 Downthread LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #274
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I don't think it is, either KamaAina Apr 2012 #53
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"Preemptive", that's the word I was looking for! Thanks! DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #88
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I consider that a threat, douche.` DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2012 #96
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What color is your car? Pearl white? n/t zappaman Apr 2012 #99
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Why do you have a car? zappaman Apr 2012 #117
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Wonderful, isn't it? LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #64
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I was on my way back to delete that post LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #76
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I think that woman's life was in dire need of an intervention and the police have provided one. JVS Apr 2012 #69
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... redqueen Apr 2012 #41
It should be legal. sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #44
More often than not, one adult is under duress to consent. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #46
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Don't we often argue that there is an economic military draft in this country? nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #59
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I would think the solution is to make the military unnecessary or less necessary. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #74
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Odd how your answer seems to be the answer the patriarchy loves. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #80
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Easy to find. Just ask who loves to think some women just "gotta have it" Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #83
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Given his current track record anything is possible. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #105
I've seen girls in brothels who'd rather do that than work at McD's. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #103
The great majority of strippers and prostitutes come from a history of abuse. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #106
So that renders them incapable of making any decision for themselves for the rest of their lives? DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #111
Until they are offered any type of therapy? Yes. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #161
Wow. I'm glad we don't live under your dictatorship! DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #166
I know many men are against these women getting therapy. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #169
I'm against women being FORCED to do things they don't want to do. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #172
Damaged women feed the industry. Sorry that bothers you. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #173
Lots of women make their own well-informed choices. Sorry that doesn't serve your agenda. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #175
I'm sorry the realization that abused women feed the image has bothered you so much. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #184
I'm sorry that you don't bother about womens' freedoms at all, just your own superiority. nt DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #198
Freedom to pleasure men. Works out well for you. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #258
Freedom to do with her own body what she damn well pleases. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #263
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They are already criminalized LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #114
My older relatives told me that during the depression there were brothels in our town (pop. 25K). HiPointDem Apr 2012 #149
But every job has an economic incentive. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #158
Dunno about men, but it's my opinion that the majority of women working as prostitutes would HiPointDem Apr 2012 #176
But you never think certain kind of women *want* to think most prostitutes are victims? DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #178
I'm talking about pure physiology. After awhile, it hurts, no matter how much lube you use. And HiPointDem Apr 2012 #179
They may gag at some men, but like others. Not everything has to be black-and-white. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #180
"Women should, blah blah". Most prostitutes don't set their own rules and times. Most didn't HiPointDem Apr 2012 #181
20 blow jobs a night with strangers..... seabeyond Apr 2012 #187
The 'moron' from the documentary with the college degree, obviously. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #236
this is why i dont even answer your posts. 20 bjs a night, really, she just likes sex seabeyond Apr 2012 #253
You called her a moron and now you're back-peddling from it. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #259
You called her... you would be wrong. and that is only the beginning of your wrong. nt seabeyond Apr 2012 #261
I thought you weren't going to bother with me? DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #262
Again, you're confusing opinions and assumptions with facts and data. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #201
two hamburgers *and $40* LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #97
For that she can buy 2 really good hamburgers. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #107
For that PLUS two cheeseburgers LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #127
Would much rather just involuntary commitment for evaluation and treatment, but that is nearly Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #165
Wow, how anti-choice of you. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #167
Sorry I want treatment of people instead of jail. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #168
False dichotomy. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #170
Enjoy legs and eggs today. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #171
Thanks, and have a nice day! And don't you forget to lecture and belittle an adult woman today! DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #174
Once again, I'm sorry the realization that abused women feed the industry has bothered you so much. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #185
Again, I'm glad you're not the dictator who gets to decide over other womens' capability... DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #199
It's amazing about how your of women's rights and pleasuring men seem to intermingle. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #257
Why don't you read my post #229 instead of making wild accusations? DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #260
and your evidence that she is mentally ill would be...? LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #190
I think she may be a meth addict. Admittedly, just an assumption at this point. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #196
Possible LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #256
Which one? If it is legal, it becomes a business and like any other business. sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #55
Depends on what "this woman" is. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #60
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Sure. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #82
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The exact opposite. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #108
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Absofreakinlutely. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #163
I have no idea what her problems are but I think you are wrong. She asked for food, that says sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #124
Meth addicts tend to have a strange sense of exhange rates. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #164
It should be legal. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #54
Waiting for you to post something not from the right wing playbook Kingofalldems Apr 2012 #63
Yes being against prostituion is so RW. ROFL. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #72
Denying women the right to work.. Upton Apr 2012 #91
ROFL. You've obviously never worked counseling any of these girls. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #104
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In my mind I was thinking of women 17-24. Not exactly girls, but I tend to call 18 year old men Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #186
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I don't think the "usual brigade" advocates streetwalking.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2012 #134
Because meth addicts just enjoy trading sex for fast food, right? bluedigger Apr 2012 #31
Meth addicts exchange rates tend to be a little off. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #34
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You're a riot. :/ nt sudopod Apr 2012 #131
Randy Bobandy! JVS Apr 2012 #36
LOL! redqueen Apr 2012 #39
I thought he went by Smokey when he was whoring for cheeseburgers.... TheMightyFavog Apr 2012 #130
"I need a storebought cheeseburger Mr. Lahey" Erose999 Apr 2012 #191
she would have held out for fries and a drink too bart95 Apr 2012 #40
Hope she got extra pickles KamaAina Apr 2012 #49
McDOnald's to offer "Round the World" Value Meal....nt Evasporque Apr 2012 #183
FLORIDA!!! slampoet Apr 2012 #61
There's a LOLCAT Joke in here somewhere AnnieBW Apr 2012 #84
All joking aside This poor woman is probably starved. 2 double cheeseburgers off the dollar menu Justice wanted Apr 2012 #85
2 cheeseburgers *and $40* LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #98
still $40 bucks. That can buy a lot of dollar menu items, Justice wanted Apr 2012 #100
That is so sad. Cleita Apr 2012 #102
Mugshot adds no clue flvegan Apr 2012 #109
Meth users seem to lose their teeth. Could that be why she's grinning Cleita Apr 2012 #118
No idea. flvegan Apr 2012 #120
Well, I have one living up the hill from me. Cleita Apr 2012 #125
Glad police are spending time getting criminals like this off the street. Puregonzo1188 Apr 2012 #122
It's very sad Catherine Vincent Apr 2012 #126
Sorry, Catherine, I mean to reply to the OP. nt sudopod Apr 2012 #132
This thread is just chock full of everything that is wrong with this country. sudopod Apr 2012 #133
Liberals suddenly turn libertarian redqueen Apr 2012 #138
It's like you said above: we should be striving for a society sudopod Apr 2012 #142
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What, you're Dr. House now? nt sudopod Apr 2012 #157
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I don't find it amusing at all LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #140
Anti-sex-buying does not mean anti-sex. redqueen Apr 2012 #143
ok, I'll bite LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #145
Sex that's not the expression of a commodity relationship. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #150
What are you sudopod Apr 2012 #156
I do not see any of you LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #192
Seems like it would be obvious. redqueen Apr 2012 #193
That darn Patriarchy! DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #238
"Hey Hey, Ho Ho, This Penis Party's Got To Go!" Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #273
Also, I guess you somehow managed to miss this, redqueen Apr 2012 #144
the Nordic prostitutes think otherwise LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #146
Once again, my concern is for the exploited, abused, addicted, trafficked women and children. redqueen Apr 2012 #195
States like Nevada, where the the trafficking rate in legal brothels is zero? LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #200
Youre seriously throwing out the fact that traffickers dont operate out of legal brothels redqueen Apr 2012 #203
Yes, it IS meaningful. ZERO trafficking IS MEANINGFUL. LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #207
Oh my God. You are aware that there are other places where traffickers would operate, redqueen Apr 2012 #211
Yes, there are other places they operate LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #218
So what if its illegal? It still gets worse where prostitution is sanctioned. redqueen Apr 2012 #221
Worse like in Germany, where trafficking went down? LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #234
She obviously looks down on sex workers. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #246
It's mostly f'n boring, truth be told LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #254
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I have a file full of those LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #250
So, how are those sex workers going to survive when no man dares to pay them anymore? DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #162
Spoken like a defender of sweatshops. redqueen Apr 2012 #197
So you don't have an answer to the robbing of the livelihood of women who chose to be prostitutes? DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #204
Ive answered t many times redqueen Apr 2012 #206
No, you didn't, you just used a personal attack where you could've used arguments. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #220
What personal attack? redqueen Apr 2012 #224
You advocate taking away their livelihood because you don't agree with their choice. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #232
Ooh! Ooh! I have some! LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #239
All those media outlets must be under the control of The Patriarchy! DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #241
Good stuff, but I have to say the 'target John's only' approach is an obvious failure... stevenleser Apr 2012 #278
Sweden, apparently LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #279
Assimilate, or die. LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #202
Only the.most dedicated capitalist would conflate redqueen Apr 2012 #216
My, we are having fun with the talking points today! LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #227
What on earth gives you the idea.that I dont know that underground prostitutes die? redqueen Apr 2012 #235
Aaawww, you must feel very bummed, having to waste all your precious time on facts and reality. nt DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #242
Your own words in the post above gave me that idea LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #244
LOL redqueen Apr 2012 #249
Thank you for the links zappaman Apr 2012 #251
You're most welcome! LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #255
I haven't been here very long, but I have seen enough of the same names Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #147
A joke is just a joke. Lighten up. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #160
"A joke is just a joke. Lighten up. " sudopod Apr 2012 #264
I feel sorry for her. KitSileya Apr 2012 #154
There was a time when they wouldn't have been able to. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #177
That's the whole point of releasing the name.. Fumesucker Apr 2012 #214
When I was much younger, I knew somebody who was rumored to have done something similar RZM Apr 2012 #215
may be she was hungry? Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2012 #222
Doesn't she know how unhealthy McDonald's burgers are? Freddie Stubbs Apr 2012 #245
Maybe she was horny and hungry? BiggJawn Apr 2012 #269
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If the cop were any kind of .. sendero Apr 2012 #271
+1 nt sudopod Apr 2012 #272
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