Yes, she sounds like Mother Teresa. She baited him and then started the recording. I guarantee it. She already knew how she would respond to him. Yes, the unashamed home wrecker, played it well on the recording ... . Someone screwing around with a married man has NO CHARACTER in my book. Mel was STUPID.
“She set him up, spun him into a frenzy, then turned on the recording. Is this legal?”
Without CONSENT, I doubt that it could be admitted in court. I doubt Mel KNEW she was recording him. He sounds like he's two sheets to the wind. His speech is slurred.
“I thought people who did this sort of thing were prosecuted? On a final note, it was not that out of line, even the usage of the N word, if it came out of Pee Doody’s mouth, would be brushed away.”
Well, it depends on WHO it is. If the person is CATHOLIC which btw I am not) or conservative (which I am), then you are FAIR GAME.
OTOH, if you are s LIBERAL, it is understood that you have NO BOUNDARIES. That's the only difference I can determine.
I would say there are boundaries for libs if they have been e caught red handed (see Alec Baldwin as an example) but a simple apology and all is well again in libland.