Video footage has resurfaced of a North Carolina Republican caught without his pants inside the local town hall after hours with a female journalist, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The incident involving Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney and has outraged — and also amused — people in the t...
So let’s just assume his excuse is false and he was actually there having sex with the journalist. Let’s be honest, he almost certainly was. If you lose respect for the guy over the act or the lying to excuse it and don’t want to vote for him to represent you, I get that. If you’re his wife and want a divorce, absolutely. If you’re his child or family and embarrassed by his behavior and don’t want to be around him, fine.
Short of that, like… who gives a shit? “He’s got to pay” “It’s an insult to the city.” Really? Because he had casual sex with another consenting adult that isn’t his subordinate? Because he did that in a (closed) government building? Why does that matter? Why does that need to be punished? Why does he need to lose his career over it? Of all of the less than righteous things someone in a leadership position could do with their power, the thing I care the absolute least about is consenting adult sex in a government building after hours. Hell I’m not even an adventurous person and I’ve had sex parked in a dark parking lot and in a closed store. Should I “have to pay” for those dalliances, and lose my career over it?
Reading the article, I think it’s because the dude tried to use his mayoral power to delete the video. There’s two lawsuits about it. That’s probably why people still give a shit.
Also it’s a small town, not much going on there
Ah I didn’t see that part. That does move beyond lying to cover up embarrassing sexual event to destruction of public property.
Yeah, if this wasn’t an abuse of power, or otherwise using his position, it’s just sex.
Yeah, fucking in the office is pretty stupid, but I don’t think anyone should be fired just for that. Demoted, maybe. Given a stern warning, absolutely (and eventually shit canned for repeats, but only because sex is messy and that’s shared space). But being punished for having sex? Fuck that, it’s stupid, and the idea can fuck right off
Yes, if I had sex at my workplace and got caught literally in public with my pants down, I’d expect (and deserve) to be fired. Come on. It is such a low bar to clear. Society has basic expectations
That’s not what I said. If the city council wants to fire him, I’m sure that’s in their power. But for some random dude they interviewed to feel like this guy needs to be taken down, it’s ridiculous.
Why wouldn’t a random dude want someone like this out of office? I do too.
If you care more about this dude having sex in his off hours at an inappropriate location than literally any other detail of his performance as an elected official, then you’re as ridiculous as that guy, yes. Actually you’re probably way more ridiculous because they are at least one of his constituents, and I’m guessing you are not. If that is the case, you need to majorly sort out your priorities. This purity test shit, is nonsense.
Yes, I am unapologetic about demanding politicians nationwide of either party clearing this very low bar of wearing clothes, and not having sex in their office and/or vomiting on themselves without explanation.
Good for you. Lets hope your standards for conduct that actually matters for their job are as high.