Spokane Mayor Scandal: Entrapment?

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"The crucial evidence was obtained by The Spokesman-Review newspaper, which hired a computer expert to pose as an 18-year-old high school student after hearing rumors that West — a former Republican state legislator who voted against gay-friendly bills — was trolling Gay.com in search of young men...

"The expert used the screen name "Moto-Brock" to communicate with West, and their sexually charged online conversations formed the basis for the single recall allegation that West improperly used his political office for personal gain..."

http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8EB7VI08.html

I know he's not facing criminal charges, but it sounds like the paper acted improperly.

― andy --, Wednesday, 7 December 2005 19:53 (nineteen years ago)

I mean, the paper was creating news, not reporting it.

― andy --, Wednesday, 7 December 2005 19:57 (nineteen years ago)

I like how they have to hire "a computer expert" to pose as an eighteen-year-old boy.

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 20:02 (nineteen years ago)

...when it should of course be the reverse.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 20:03 (nineteen years ago)

Fair or not, the Spokane mayor was a jerkwad (haha, literally in some cases i guess.) He's even admitted to being "at peace" now that he's been recalled. I guess the world of gay boi chat rooms are now all his. joy.

― dali madison's nut (donut), Thursday, 8 December 2005 03:15 (nineteen years ago)

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