Saturday, 27 June 2009
As I'm here in Hollywood, the news from back in NYC continues to come in. I have done my job as a Madam and protected my clients privacy. Discretion with me was always key.
However, a number of my former clients are currently fighting major legal battles. Crimes much more heinous than mine. This week another one was arrested for sexual crimes against a number of women. His bail - less than 1/4th of mine.
I feel very disturbed by this. The injustice of our legal system is appalling. My bail was $2 million dollars for a victimless crime - 2 counts on my indictment. Yet my former clients - 3 of them now- have victimized hundreds and they are allowed out on bail until they can meet the requirements.
I think this injustice needs to be addressed and I feel strongly that I should speak out. Not against all my clients but those that have victimized people. Why is it that these rich white men are allowed priviledges yet a woman like me who came from nothing sits in jail on a ridiculous bail amount?
The answer to this is that there are distinctly different rules for the rich than their are for the normal. White men with power are given priviledges while normal people are screwed. Women who choose to escort or who choose to run these businesses have power over men. And NO ONE wants to admit that sex is power-and give women the credit they deserve for making a conscious decision to view it as such and capitalize on it.
I know some of you have a misconception that hookers or escorts must come from the streets, must have been abused by a family member, have drug addictions and are forced into this industry. I will continue to tell you THIS IS NOT THE CASE. My girls were beautiful, working towards goals and choose this profession as a mean to an end.
What is ridiculous is that we as a society give the real criminals time to come up with bail while they are still in their home and we cut them slack. Its absurd that I did 4 months in RIKERS ISLAND while my other clients have devastated and ruined people's lives and they are sitting in their Park Avenue apartments eating caviar.
Its about time these issues were addressed and I'm going to make it my mission in life to do so. To make sure we stop spending tax payer money on investigating crimes like mine while people like Bernie Maddof defrauded thousands for years right under ELLIOT SPITZERS nose. Who is the real criminal here?
Feel free to email me your thoughts on this, as always, I am open to hearing them
kristin@manhattanmadam.com