It wasn't even a crime -- except in our New World Order of "virtual" crime. There was NO victim. It was all playacting.
What a moronic, uninformed statement. It stopped being "playacting" when Ritter made arrangements and then physically entered the Burger King looking to hook up with his underage thrill toy. Sorry, Buster, maybe you and a few other morally-empty fools think that it is OK for 40-something guys to go trolling for underaged girls on the net, but a lot of US here don't. (And that goes for any Joe--not just famous or politically active Joes who troll.)
And, yeah the Monica's of the world and a few foolish tramps are willing--that still doesn't make it right. One doesn't have sex with underlings or take advantage of minors if one is morally sound. Contrary to what Bubba and others want you to believe, there are company/government policies and laws on the books for very good reasons. (You obviously don't agree with these policies or laws.) Just stay away from my nieces and my fellow FReeper's underage daughters...