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Originally Posted by bk400
I dunno, man. Maybe I'm a prude and a cultural philistine....
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Yes you are. Me I have no problem with other peoples' sexual mores so long as the consent element is present. As a Libertarian I'm a
laissez-faire individual and not just on economic matters.
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Originally Posted by darwinbulldog
That he was married and had kids is largely immaterial. Most likely she was 14 years old, though you can see why he would want to argue it didn't start until she was 16 and only happened in Ohio given that Ohio had the lowest age of consent at the time and that it just so happened to be the same age he's alleging she didn't realize she was.
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Like I say, I'm not among those silly enough to care.
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Originally Posted by bk400
If they elect guys like this -- who were also banned for betting on baseball and convicted of tax evasion -- in the Hall of Fame, then they should also elect guys like Dale Murphy into the Hall.
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Why not? It's not the Baseball Hall of
Honor; it's the Baseball Hall of
Fame and these fellows are famous primarily for their exploits on the field. Other considerations just aren't relevant.
