Maine people are mean

I just read this article in the Bangor Daily News about the bust of a Brewer prostitution ring. The fact that the women's photos were published bothered my co-worker. Her thought is that if women are resorting to prostitution they have issues and are in trouble -- so why make it worse?

I was interested to see what people were saying online. As of 11:20 am there were over 110 comments on the story. To my horror most of them were EXTREMELY MEAN! Why? I was amazed at the lack of compassion. Sure, prostitution isn't the most highly regarded job, but these women were doing what they had to do -- or wanted to do -- to make a buck. Sure if they are cheating the system they should be punished but the hateful messages on the board surprised me.

And don't forget -- you might be surprised as to who went to these women for services.

Wonder why none of the Brewer Johns weren't busted. It takes two to commit prostitution. Maybe the Brewer Johns were Good Ole Brewer Boys protected by the cops. Must be nice to be connected in Brewer. - posted by Knightscross

Some of the mean comments:

The coup-de-grace......other than Kimberly Oakley, these girls are so ugly the tide wouldn't take them out!!!! -- from limestone65

Why can't people start using their brains and get real jobs? -- from Mapleton09

surprise surprise!!! Nasty ignorant people, why can't people make a living just working and not spreading their nasty diseases. GROSS!!!! -- from citizens

I guess I just expected more empathy and less insults. Call me naive.