The page in question, in the IM, said he was under 18, and wouldnt be 18 until Feb 23.
Xxxxxxxxxx (8:33:29 PM): ya slow things down a little im still young...like under 18
dont want to do anything illegal...im not 18 till feb 23
There simply is no excuse for Foley's behavior and some people around here really need to stop trying to defend him!
So according to the chat, the page was born Feb 23, 1985- what is Foley accuser's birthdate and when exactly did the IM's take place. I looked at that website and couldn't make it out either.
I haven't seen a single post where his actions were being defended on FR? I think the tree is being lost in the forest because of the "scandal laundering" to steal a term from another freeper.
Show me the post where there is a defense to Foley's disgusting behavior.
"There simply is no excuse for Foley's behavior and some people around here really need to stop trying to defend him!"
If you think fellow FReepers such as myself have anything but disgust for Foley, you're mistaken. He's getting what he deserves. What I and others are doing is busting the Dims and MSM for another canned political hit job, directed at the election of Republicans in general. You do see how this is being used, don't you?
Are you sure that this IM was exchanged with Jordan? There was more than one page contacted by Foley, wasn't there?
I don't see how they could have done all this investigating, but missed what the IM itself said.
I believe the cybersex itself didn't start until AFTER the "kid" was 18.
We are not saying that this guy is good. But even being bad doesn't make one a criminal unless he specifically broke a law on the books.
Which then leads to the question of whether using the internet to make arrangements with a 17 year old to have a sexual liason after his (or her) 18th birthday constitutes solicitation of sex from a minor under the statue Foley sponsored as a House bill.
I think that would be a really tough sell both to juries and for the prosecutors to appelate judges: if the person in question showed up for the tryst, he or she would be a consenting adult.
Yes, it is discusting, but the left has been condoning this type of behaviour for years. BJC had an actual physical, intimate relationship with an intern, and the left still defends his actions to this day. Homosexuality doesn't bother them(Barney Frank.)
If this guy is 17 or 18 seems to make all the difference in the world. Why? I don't know. At 45, there doesn't seem to be much difference between 18 and 17. It was wrong by my standards, but it would seem to be extremely hypocrytical by the standards of those that would defend Bill Clinton and homosexuality.
Not condoning Foley's behaviour, simply pointing out the political hypocracy of the left and the MSM.
good point.