The scandals involving Gov. David Patterson, former State Senator Hiram Montserrate and former Gov. Eliot Spitzer all have one thing in common: abuse of women. Gov. Patterson’s top aide, David Johnson, is accused of domestic violence by his girlfriend, Serruna Booker, and the Governor is accused of using the New York State Police to silence her. Hiram Montserrate was convicted of assaulting his girlfriend, Karla Geraldo, by slashing her face with a broken glass, then dragging her out the front door of his building by her hair. The latter in full view of an operating security camera. Since he was charged with felonies, but only convicted of misdemeanors, his expulsion from the State Senate was not automatic. He had to be voted out. Still, he hasn’t given up. In fact, he wants his job back. So, he will be on the ballot for the special election called to replace him. You may think that former Gov. Eliot Spitzer looks good by comparison. After all, that call-girl was bought and paid for - many times - by him with his own money. There are no accusations of cruelty or excessively kinky sex (though what would be considered excessive on that gaudy scale?) Even if we overlook that, while Governor, Spitzer was breaking the law on a regular basis, he was still supporting – I mean supporting body and soul – the sexual debasement of women. That really sucks.
What the hell is wrong with these people? Were they raised on blood? Do they not know right from wrong? Or are they just assholes? Furthermore, what is to be done with them? Taking them out of public life, just puts them in the private sector, where they will commit the same abuses in their private life. Sending them to rehab only rehabilitates their images. You just know that none of them will serve time. I’d say mulch them, but they’d probably kill trees.
"What the hell is wrong with these people?"
ReplyDeleteI have no answers, only the same questions.