To anyone remotely trying to find excuses to Robert Landry's actions: Think of any qualifications that would get me banned here and apply it to you.
Seriously ???
Anyone advocating that a 16 years old could be enticed for the purpose of performing GB's through internet, or any other way, with a bunch of middle aged + men is completely insane, and you seriously need to get your head checked. Period.
Although I will be the first to be able to say that some 16 years old might look older and be attractive, I can still make a moral difference and act like a normal adult and respect normal decency. Also there is NO WAY a16 years old has the maturity and emotional ability to handle these situations without long term psychological issues.
This whole situation, and anyone that tries to trivialize it, is just plain wrong, and also explains why LE and politicians will continue to demonize the hobbying industry.
This particular individual was a creep. I have been to his GB once and haven't been after. It was a GB with a couple that was well into their 40's and they seem to be legit, but he was giving me bad vibes and clearly isn't right in his head. Period. Once you wrote to him, he was sending you invites, in which he was also advertising for ''friends'' to go on sex trips in foreign countries, and was posting pictures of himself with girls that could not be more than 16 in his email chains. Clearly the LE did what they had to do.
And EVEN if the JdM's reporting is slanted and biased, the fact remains: He knowingly asked a 16 years old to engage in paid sexual services. He was also selling pharmaceuticals illegally.
So...although I absolutely agree that some men and women might enjoy GB, and there is nothing wrong with that or orgies, there are limits that should be respected. And in this case, like any other sex related industry issues, Moral issues are relevant, and making sure that women (or men) participating in it should be free of pressure and have the moral and maturity ability to be in complete control of their decision. At 16, you can't.
Anyone else not in agreement is just not right between the ears, and is contributing to making hobbying illegal and frowned upon.
Some of you might disagree with me, and I honestly don't care. But most of us, I hope, do and need to speak up. I rarely hobby, but if I do I try to do so with a moral compass, which includes avoiding SP's that are in pimping, desperate ( read in need of drugs or other), underage and generally too young , and situations in wehcich they are not in control of their decisions. Anything else, you are contributing to the problem.