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130. Keep dreaming. Snyder is so dreadful that those places won't take his business. n/t

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Sat Feb 23, 2019, 08:51 PM

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The Robert Kraft Scandal is Remarkable for Its Sadness [View all] MineralMan Feb 2019 OP

Remember when Donald Sterling was forced to sell the Clippers LoveMyCali Feb 2019 #1

Yes, I do. MineralMan Feb 2019 #3

Your worldview seems sexually conservative. radius777 Feb 2019 #124

Notice how the narrative starts as sex shaming/bashing. Then subtly turns to human trafficking. Progressive Law Feb 2019 #134

OMG PLEASE let Dan Snyder be one of the guys they caught Recursion Feb 2019 #56

Him and...... Traildogbob Feb 2019 #72

I stopped watching the Cowboys when Redneck Jerry Jones bought them. walkingman Feb 2019 #76

Ha! Traildogbob Feb 2019 #80

Keep dreaming. Snyder is so dreadful that those places won't take his business. n/t Yavin4 Feb 2019 #130

If prostitution was legalized... dubyadiprecession Feb 2019 #2

Except snowybirdie Feb 2019 #4

+1000 MLAA Feb 2019 #34

The movie Year of the Fish looked at this kind of system. mahina Feb 2019 #52

It's not just prostitution. I actually have no problem with sex work, as such. MineralMan Feb 2019 #5

I doubt he's losing much sleep over your opinion of him. BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #49

I never had any illusions that he would. MineralMan Feb 2019 #57

You're welcome. BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #62

Neither is Donald Trump or Steve Bannon RhodeIslandOne Feb 2019 #93

My point is the point I made. BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #100

That Bob Kraft has all the moral credibility of Donnie Trump? RhodeIslandOne Feb 2019 #102

The only quality sex GetRidOfThem Feb 2019 #86

This message was self-deleted by its author okaawhatever Feb 2019 #105

But you originally said it is "sad" that Kraft finds pleasure in sex acts with a stranger. Progressive Law Feb 2019 #135

No. I was talking about the whole situation, MineralMan Feb 2019 #136

Ok then, but reading from your first three paragraphs, it was all about shaming the sex act... Progressive Law Feb 2019 #137

Don't think she cares, she's been dead since around 2011...of course she MAY be looking down on him. BamaRefugee Feb 2019 #32

The type of activity that he was engaged in is grotesque. Blue_true Feb 2019 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #50

Kraft's wife died in 2011 after almost 50 years of marriage Submariner Feb 2019 #67

Kraft was dating an actress half is age in under a year RhodeIslandOne Feb 2019 #96

She's charmed by his bank account I'm sure. gldstwmn Feb 2019 #119

I don't think legalizing prostitution changes hows women end up in prostitution theboss Feb 2019 #69

Sure it would Loki Liesmith Feb 2019 #79

I'm not sure the Yakuza or whatever is going to fill out business licenses theboss Feb 2019 #82

You mean like in Amsterdam? You know trafficking is a big problem in Amsterdam, don't you? Squinch Feb 2019 #92

His wife is dead. LisaM Feb 2019 #74

Wherever prostitution is legalized, trafficking increases. So lots more people would have a problem. Squinch Feb 2019 #90

Well said! Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #6

Thanks. There are such places in every city, unfortunately. MineralMan Feb 2019 #10

is there some evidence that kraft knew these women Mosby Feb 2019 #25

I doubt that mattered to him in any way. MineralMan Feb 2019 #28

" I doubt that mattered to him in any way." mitch96 Feb 2019 #111

Sad, but true. MineralMan Feb 2019 #112

Is this a serious question Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #41

I have never been in a massage parlor Mosby Feb 2019 #83

Not cool calling a fellow DU'er an idiot... mitch96 Feb 2019 #113

The type of place that he went to has that type of history. Blue_true Feb 2019 #54

He's being charged with soliciting prostitution. Mosby Feb 2019 #131

The type of place that he went to have reputations for having women working Blue_true Feb 2019 #138

Quite often the rich and/or famous prefer that type of situation since they are less likely to okaawhatever Feb 2019 #109

that is certainly a possibility. nt Mosby Feb 2019 #110

What did he think was going on there? n/t gldstwmn Feb 2019 #120

Yes Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #39

I, too, don't know anyone who visits such place. MineralMan Feb 2019 #44

Strip clubs are creepy Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #51

I've not been in one at all. MineralMan Feb 2019 #59

I worked with an executive that got busted at one once. Blue_true Feb 2019 #60

the police ran this "sting" for 8 months Mosby Feb 2019 #99

Here's a little insight into this guy. gldstwmn Feb 2019 #7

"He was also a notorious non tipper." ... what an asshole uponit7771 Feb 2019 #11

One of the biggest I've ever met... n/t gldstwmn Feb 2019 #13

He sounds like the type of person who gets off on the humiliation of others. smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #14

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2019 #16

Definitely part of his mo. Probably why they gldstwmn Feb 2019 #20

No offense but... BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #53

Haha... unfortunately it's not. Believe what you wish. gldstwmn Feb 2019 #81

Great post malaise Feb 2019 #8

Thanks. I read a couple of accounts written about that particular place. MineralMan Feb 2019 #12

Funny how they are the ones who support malaise Feb 2019 #23

If they don't think twice - It's alright. MineralMan Feb 2019 #26

THIS malaise Feb 2019 #29

That could well be the case. MineralMan Feb 2019 #31

Might not just mock him malaise Feb 2019 #33

Do you think the TRIADE have their fingers in that situation at some level? Blue_true Feb 2019 #63

I have no idea. I have next to zero knowledge of those organizations. MineralMan Feb 2019 #66

Yep they always project malaise Feb 2019 #85

They interviewed a guy who owned a neighboring pizza parlor. gldstwmn Feb 2019 #121

I don't know if it's still the case any more customerserviceguy Feb 2019 #64

I don't feel sadness for him. madaboutharry Feb 2019 #9

I'm not sad for them. I find them pitiful and disgusting. MineralMan Feb 2019 #18

To a point I agree rockfordfile Feb 2019 #115

As a private investigator for 10+ years, I've followed dozens of men into Asian massage parlors NightWatcher Feb 2019 #15

I know about such places only third hand, from news stories about them. MineralMan Feb 2019 #19

It's not really a sexual urge or need that people like that are satisfying. DanTex Feb 2019 #17

Perhaps so. I can't put myself into such a mindset. MineralMan Feb 2019 #21

Power erpowers Feb 2019 #122

I don't understand someone of his means Hawaii Hiker Feb 2019 #22

Too much hassle, I guess. MineralMan Feb 2019 #24

Those have largely been shut down..... getagrip_already Feb 2019 #38

The SESTA Act signed last April forced many of the online (ad) places to shut down Hawaii Hiker Feb 2019 #68

I got hit up by a street walker just a few nights ago here in NYC . . . markpkessinger Feb 2019 #77

That's probably what makes it hot radius777 Feb 2019 #126

Um, it's the power imbalance that gets these fuckers off. hunter Feb 2019 #27

Ah, you may be close to the answer. MineralMan Feb 2019 #30

Where he has absolute power over the woman. A consensual encounter does not allow for that dynamic. Blue_true Feb 2019 #71

Sad is not the word snowybirdie Feb 2019 #35

Well, I'm very, very sad about the situation those sex workers are in. MineralMan Feb 2019 #37

At least it wasn't in the men's room under a stall like most Republicans Pepsidog Feb 2019 #36

I only know of one Republican who was involved with that. MineralMan Feb 2019 #40

I wonder what his GF thinks about this? maryellen99 Feb 2019 #42

Maybe it means he leaves her alone and she's fine with that. MineralMan Feb 2019 #45

Yep. nt Blue_true Feb 2019 #73

He should resign as head of his team and packaging business. Blue_true Feb 2019 #43

I predict he will not. The news will not last long. MineralMan Feb 2019 #48

You could be right, most likely you are. Blue_true Feb 2019 #58

He should be thrown out of the NFL. It's sick to have a person like that in the NFL. rockfordfile Feb 2019 #116

I agree with that also. I just can't see him sitting in the owner's box watching games anymore. Blue_true Feb 2019 #129

This message was High Sparrow approved. bluedigger Feb 2019 #47

I had to look that up. I'm not a GoT watcher, nor MineralMan Feb 2019 #55

+1 BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #70

The reporting about the women is the sad part. Who gives a shit about Kraft? Vinca Feb 2019 #61

Yes, that is truly sad. MineralMan Feb 2019 #65

Kraft has a beautiful girlfriend half his age. kwassa Feb 2019 #75

not for long..... getagrip_already Feb 2019 #78

why would she get "a bunch of his money"? Mosby Feb 2019 #87

lots of things come to mind... getagrip_already Feb 2019 #89

"Non-nuptual agreement." Kay. You really sound like you know what you're talking about. Squinch Feb 2019 #98

People are clueless. radius777 Feb 2019 #125

This message was self-deleted by its author getagrip_already Feb 2019 #84

Your belittling of the victim is really disgusting. An astonishingly ignorant comment. Squinch Feb 2019 #95

not at all.... getagrip_already Feb 2019 #101

Your ignorant explanation of your ignorant statement doesn't change the fact that your Squinch Feb 2019 #103

Women as objects? Really? n/t janx Feb 2019 #106

how can you have a discussion of prostitution without.. getagrip_already Feb 2019 #107

If you are incapable of doing so, janx Feb 2019 #108

"It always amazes me how very successful and rich men will risk everything for sex with any woman japple Feb 2019 #114

yes... getagrip_already Feb 2019 #118

Robert Kraft is not the one to be pitied in this story. Squinch Feb 2019 #88

I remember when there were stories about W getting an illegal abortion Ilsa Feb 2019 #91

The quest for anonymity, maybe? mainer Feb 2019 #94

I would think the opposite. A great way to be identified by another patron. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #104

Since they were virtual prisoners of the spa gldstwmn Feb 2019 #123

Anyone stopping by Staples or Olympia would probably know who he was RhodeIslandOne Feb 2019 #128

One doesn't pay a prostitute to perform the act only. Mr.Bill Feb 2019 #97

It seems to me he doesn't think much of women. Just like trump. rockfordfile Feb 2019 #117

I don't have a problem for him paying for sex, if the sex worker is working under conditions as WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #127

Patriots owner Kraft formally charged in Florida prostitution sting Mosby Feb 2019 #132

Good. MineralMan Feb 2019 #133