People with narrow minds find it sensational...sad

Theft is theft and should be prosecuted.

However, the images should not have been on a machine that is accessable by the public, especially if that machine is connected to the Internet or is networked. To do so, is like placing the photos on a cafe table and leaving them there for anyone to find.

There are many issues to be resolved here to say the least, but as I said, theft is theft.

Hum, ok so I was curious about this story. I found it strange that anybody would care if anybody - mayor or not - would be caught naked at home.

So, actually, the story is a little different. Pictures of her, wearing only her ceremonial mayor necklace, and sitting in her leather chair in her Mayor office were found in her office's computer.  The pictures were not takenj in the privacy of her home, but in the public place that is the official Mayor's office.
Now, there lies the difference.  Of course, nobody had the right to take the pictures and publish them on the Net, but also, somebody can question the mayor's right to sit naked in her public office...

I'm *just* as guilty? hehe Does this mean every news station, newspaper, newsletter, website that has covered this story should be prosecuted as well? If we're agreeing that I'm "just as guilty as the person who stole the pictures" - then that implicates every person/group/TV station that has covered this story as well. The person who stole the pictures *will* be charged wih theft, does this mean EVERYONE who posted/covered the story publicly will also be charged? - No? Then I'm not as guilty. I realize you back-tracked a little a few posts later, became pseudo-moralistic and chastised me for a lack of indiscretion in my post, but did that really buy you your pass into the pearly gates?

This would be like if you came down on people who covered the "Michael Jackson hanging his baby out the window" story. For all we know, he ALSO feels great remorse/shame about it. I guess we could sue the world, and the greater north american pop culture for this crime.

My point? I did nothing wrong, morally OR legally in asking people's opinions.. Don't you think the question has already been asked a million times by millions of other's seemingly north-america wide?

Besides, for all you know, I am on the mayor's side, and am seeing what the public thinks, bringing attention to matters like this to provide support for her. It seems from the response here, most people are in HER favor, and do NOT think she did anything shameful/bad. If anything, the Mayor should read this post, so if she *does* feel even a semblence of shame that she needen't. What she did was fine. It wasn't immoral IMO. It wasn't illegal, it wasn't even that kinky..hehe

19 by Sir SpyderbyteGraphX - 12/15/2003 12:22:41 PM I'm *just* as guilty?

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Put simply, the thief is scum
I love it when Jafo gets right to the point!

I thought she looked fine Nothing to be ashamed of.

.The thief on the other hand...hope she catches him and post naked pictures of him on the internet.

Hum, personnally, I'm pretty sure I'd lose my job if I was caught naked in the office...

It may not be morally right for somebody to post these pictures on the Net, but again, I don't think that mayor is completely innocent.  Sure, she tried to be kinky at the office, but she got caught... Or the pictures did anyway.

I agree with paxx, the mayor had no business posing nude in her office, and to save them on the computer was idiotic. But I also agree with crissy, there was no reason to post this here. The matter is between the mayor and her constiuents, our opinion have no bearing........... it's just gossip.