Keith Vaz MP steps aside from select committee after revelations he paid 2 male prostitutes for sex

Tefal · 4 Sep 2016 at 15:40

Energize said:
Seems to be more of a personal issue than one of corruption.

Well the srug use makes it a potentially criminal issue.

That and the fact it opens him up to blackmail etc makes it a professional issue and makes him unfit to hold an office of power

dowie · 4 Sep 2016 at 15:43

Tefal said:
Well the srug use makes it a potentially criminal issue.

Nope again, poppers are legal - amusingly he was one of the MPs fighting to make sure that that remains the case when 'legal highs' were outlawed.

The blackmail thing is a valid concern though more so if he was a minister.

Energize · 4 Sep 2016 at 15:48

Tefal said:
Well the srug use makes it a potentially criminal issue.

That and the fact it opens him up to blackmail etc makes it a professional issue and makes him unfit to hold an office of power

Possibly, but everyone commits crimes in their personal life and has skeletons in their closet that could be used to blackmail them.

I don't see it being hugely outrageous in itself as some people are making it out to be, and is not really beyond the same kind of dirt you could find on anyone. I don't find it strongly enough connected to his public office for me to find it a major concern.

semi-pro waster · 4 Sep 2016 at 16:02

Energize said:
Possibly, but everyone commits crimes in their personal life and has skeletons in their closet that could be used to blackmail them.

I don't see it being hugely outrageous in itself as some people are making it out to be, and is not really beyond the same kind of dirt you could find on anyone. I don't find it strongly enough connected to his public office for me to find it a major concern.

You're right, in many ways this is no-ones business apart from Mr Vaz and those directly affected by his activities. What perhaps makes it more noteworthy for some is the sense of shadenfreude that a man now most famous for his committee position which includes oversight of the crime and drugs policy and who appears to enjoy criticising others for their actions (or inactions) has left himself open to comment on his behaviour and morals.

Again you're right that most of us will have done things in the past that we aren't particularly proud of or wouldn't want others to know so perhaps it's best to try not to judge people too harshly.

Stretch · 4 Sep 2016 at 17:22

SPG said:
Why does it matter ?

If he was using his own money to party on then I fail to see if enjoys the **** has anything to do with running the country. Aside from breaking some archaic laws about prostitution.

That being said he is a smarmy git and hope he gets the book thrown at him. Purely down on smarmyness.

p.s

Good job I not a MP, due to be so easily corrupted.

It matters because they make the laws but think they don't apply to them. If a school teacher had been caught in the same situation, they would be fired and would never work again.

There are a whole host of professions that are off limits to people with fairly minor criminal records. If taking drugs is ok for politicians (and there has been many many cases now), then why don't they drop the pretence and hypocrisy.

I agree the law is ridiculous, but that's even more the reason to stop listening to prudes at the daily mail (who are actually probably all on coke to), and change the damn law.

Tefal · 4 Sep 2016 at 17:38

dowie said:
Nope again, poppers are legal - amusingly he was one of the MPs fighting to make sure that that remains the case when 'legal highs' were outlawed.

The blackmail thing is a valid concern though more so if he was a minister.

Oh was it poppers? Was just going the "provide drugs" assumed it was coke/crystal/mcat/G which tend to be the big drugs in the gay/sex worker circles

Tefal · 4 Sep 2016 at 17:39

Energize said:
Possibly, but everyone commits crimes in their personal life and has skeletons in their closet that could be used to blackmail them.

I don't see it being hugely outrageous in itself as some people are making it out to be, and is not really beyond the same kind of dirt you could find on anyone. I don't find it strongly enough connected to his public office for me to find it a major concern.

A large conflict of interest though given this is an area his office advises on.

Rosbif · 4 Sep 2016 at 17:40

Its not often I feel sorry for a member of the Labour party.

Destination · 4 Sep 2016 at 18:03

Tefal said:
Oh was it poppers? Was just going the "provide drugs" assumed it was coke/crystal/mcat/G which tend to be the big drugs in the gay/sex worker circles

Article said class a, not poppers.

Tefal · 4 Sep 2016 at 18:22

Hikari Kisugi said:
Article said class a, not poppers.

Right so i stand by my original point that its a criminal matter then.

Destination · 4 Sep 2016 at 18:26

Agree.

adolf hamster · 4 Sep 2016 at 19:03

"any criminal record?"

"absolutely not sir"

"oh come on baldrick, you're going to be an MP for gods sake, i'll just put down public indecency and murder"

datalol-jack · 4 Sep 2016 at 19:38

That's one way to bail out of picking sides in Labour's leadership contest, I suppose. Top marks for style! :eek:

Malevolence · 4 Sep 2016 at 19:53

How long before this corrupt piece of **** blames his actions on violent video games?

bluesouljah · 4 Sep 2016 at 20:05

Can't stand him, bet he's feeling a bit butt hurt at the moment!

Tosno · 4 Sep 2016 at 20:40

That's why he was giving free coffees to Romanian men! Hopefully he wasn't giving sweets to little Romanian boys as well.

Zethor · 4 Sep 2016 at 20:41

2 male escorts lol. Hardcore!

Destination · 4 Sep 2016 at 20:46

Zethor said:
2 male escorts lol. Hardcore!

LOL I have an image of old Vazzy being spit roasted by two strapping fellows oiled up like dancers on strictly.
That greasy little smile smirking out of his stuffed mouth.

Although given the man, he might have been the one rogering the two fellas, one after the other, hail labour, always shafting the proletariat!

datalol-jack · 4 Sep 2016 at 20:49

Hikari Kisugi said:
LOL I have an image of old Vazzy being spit roasted by two strapping fellows oiled up like dancers on strictly.
That greasy little smile smirking out of his stuffed mouth.

Although given the man, he might have been the one rogering the two fellas, one after the other, hail labour, always shafting the proletariat!

He really Balls'd it up, eh, eh?

Dirk Diggler · 4 Sep 2016 at 21:05

I have no interest in what other men do with their penis, and I'll never understand why people pay any attention to this pish.

I also think newspaper journalists rank amongst the most sanctimonious, cowardly hypocrites in our society today. They give the clergy a right run for their money.