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I don't have a big issue with it. To me, they contracted the services of what they thought was an of age girl (i hear she stated her age was 21??), who was willing to be paid for sex, with their own $, in their own time. Really I think they took a kinda more moral route towards satisfying their needs. I mean they can sexually take advantage of the young girls under them, but they didn't, they chose to do it in a way that didn't take advantage of anyone. In a sense you can say they had SOME self control already, and maybe going to a pros was a way for relieving their needs. It doesn't mean they're looking at the young girls they teach in the same way. In those pictures floating around of the girl online she looks way older than 17, with makeup on anyway. Anyway it's in their own free time and there's no evidence that it affected their work so I think it's okay.
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what i just googled. she DID lie about her age to all those men?! i feel quite sorry for them now cause they didn't know they were doing anything wrong if they thought she was overage...?
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Okay I'm not sure about all of the details since there are like a ton of rumors flying around. So I don't know if the guys actually KNEW the girl was underage or whether they were lied to that she's of age. I don't know if she's been pimped out or if she made the decision on her own, or if she's mentally ill or if she really needs the $, or if she simply wants $ to spend on branded goods.
I'm sure you'd have seen the quote by Subhas Anandan, prominent criminal lawyer, representing some of the accused men.
"As far as I am concerned, this girl does not deserve protection as she is a
hardcore prostitute who got so many men into trouble.” and something along the lines that his clients are the victims.
Some people are not happy with this statement. They are like, prostitute or not, she is still young, yada yada, it's those awful lecherous old men.
I personally to some extent I can see where Anandan is coming from. We are prosecuting the men cause we want to protect the victim (the girl). But really, who should we actually protect her from? The men or herself? From what it seems, she voluntarily became a prostitute, i don't know all the details but i assume. And according to some rumors she charged damn high. like $500USD an hour??? That's probably like high class escort rates, and for escorts you're paying for alot more than sex, it's like also for conversation or whatnot (they are usually smart). All I can say is the sex must be pretty damn good la.
I don't know how much we can actually consider her a victim if she's earning big bucks and it's consensual and she saw it as a way to earn beyond what she otherwise could at that age with no qualifications. it is not after all like they all raped her or abused her, she provided a service and they paid up. She put herself in danger here.
other than the underage thing. It's the law. I get it. there's probably good reasons for it. some MP was all like, she should go for counselling etc still young bla bla bla. so those guys did break the law and they should be punished. Assuming they did know she was underage at the time. but i also think that prosecuting them so harshly with the naming and shaming and everything won't actually solve anything in the long run. I find it quite hard to convince myself the girl had no idea what she was doing. She had sex with so many men and was charging so much $$??? Unless of course she's mentally ill whatever, i dunno.
So I guess everyone is at fault. I feel sad about those men that they have to pay $ for sex to a minor and feel no qualms about it (assuming they didn't know). I feel sadder yet for the girl who voluntarily (assuming) whored herself out for $ and saw it as a legit way of earning $$$. I feel even sadder yet for the society that has produced the attitude of the girl herself. -
the way i see it, guys have always been like that, and the industries cater to it, eg in advertisements, movies etc. it's just that society is more open to it, or turning a blind eye. i don't think there's anything "wrong" with it, as long as it's in moderation. as long as it doesn't reach a point where things are too extreme i think the change is fine.
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i suppose societal attitudes and expectations have changed
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crap. i'm hoping it'll pick up.
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good luck ;) if you're the same anon i went back and re-read your answer/qn. personally not that i would rather they not, in fact i usually feel suspicious if they tell me so. because i think they're probably lying. either way i'm fine.
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no. well. as long as it's not the creepy sort la. like the rape sort... or anything too demeaning. or weird fetishes. like 2 girls 1 cup. basically the kind of stuff i feel should put ANYONE off, guys and girls included.
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A refrigerator. It is my own personal box of magic, whenever I open it, it has a great variety of stuffs inside that magically appear from week to week, so it's a surprise what I get out of it! However sometimes when I really want something, I discover my magic box hath failed me, or that the coldness has disguised the slow rotting away of food hidden at the back of the fridge.
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I am catatonic or hysterical until my attempts to reach someone who can comfort me succeed. Not a very good coping mechanism, if one at all.
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An awesome sitcom that's on the verge of being cancelled because not everyone gets it. but in the conventional sense, people that I have a shared bond with and can relate to on some level (not necessarily geographically).
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intelligent evil-doer. assuming that both ways result in equally disastrous actions, the intelligent evil-doer still has a chance at rescuing himself. it's quite hard for someone to get smarter, but the intelligent one might realize that it's smarter to be good.
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omg formspring also got spam!
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idealistic, difficult, contradictory
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Denise Ee
Singapore, Singapore
Denise Ee’s Bio
I want to be gracious someday.
