04-20-2017, 05:57 PM
(04-19-2017, 09:11 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Why is it fair to allow one to move on to a career of earning millions, and another to have to lose one?
Mixon judgment was effected by a fit of anger while O'Reilly meticulously planned his actions.
Mixon is not a sexual offender while O'Reilly is.
Mixon did it once and apparently learned from his mistake. O'Reilly did the same thing over and over and over and over again even after being punished for it multiple times.
Mixon's transgression did not involve an abuse of power. The law recognizes that people in authority positions should not be allowed to use their power for their own personal gains. That makes the crime worse.
But to me the biggest difference is the level of hypocrisy attached to O'Reilly. O'Reilly made a career out of claiming moral superiority and squealing about the "lack of individual responsibility" among the people he opposed. But all the while he was completely devoid of morals or any shred of "personal responsibility".
