Monday, May 14, 2007
What was he thinking pimping?
Richard Seigler, who is 26 years old, was arrested on Thursday for pimping in Las Vegas.
He clearly was not making enough money as a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
I wonder why Richard assumed that US law enforcement would not catch him. They have a reputation for showing no mercy to pimps.
Another sportsman fired. If Richie Anderson of the Arizona cardinals got fired for soliciting a prostitute, then Richard should have realised that he would be going down.
Have a good week.
Labels: AHN News, Naming and shaming, Prostitutes
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"I wonder why Richard assumed that US law enforcement would not catch him. They have a reputation for showing no mercy to pimps. "
Oh, how I wish this were really true.
In the U.S., law enforcement officials pay a great deal of lip service to their notion that ALL prostitutes are victims, whether at the hands of their customers or their pimps.
And yet, their response to this "problem" is to punish the victims. Pimps are almost never arrested -- for the simple reason that the police make very, VERY little effort to catch them. It's a lot easier to catch the prostitutes, and when they "snag" large numbers of them they get the media coverage that they crave. Prosecuting pimps is much less glamorous, thus the police spend very little time or effort on doing it.
Oh, how I wish this were really true.
In the U.S., law enforcement officials pay a great deal of lip service to their notion that ALL prostitutes are victims, whether at the hands of their customers or their pimps.
And yet, their response to this "problem" is to punish the victims. Pimps are almost never arrested -- for the simple reason that the police make very, VERY little effort to catch them. It's a lot easier to catch the prostitutes, and when they "snag" large numbers of them they get the media coverage that they crave. Prosecuting pimps is much less glamorous, thus the police spend very little time or effort on doing it.
Scarface,
Thank you for your comments. It is the media hype in the US that gave me that idea. I am not familiar with what happens on the ground.
It is strange that prosecuting pimps is seen as less glamorous.
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Thank you for your comments. It is the media hype in the US that gave me that idea. I am not familiar with what happens on the ground.
It is strange that prosecuting pimps is seen as less glamorous.
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