BC visitor said:
It sounds like guilt by association.
You are absolutely correct. It IS guilt by association. The reason why the ethics of the SP would also be called into question here is that this type of bad behaviour occurs so often that choosing to be associated with it can be considered in itself unethical.
(Did that make sense? - it might not of... kinda getting late...)
BC visitor said:
Under the idea of social contract theory, we make laws that define what is wrong, and as has been established already, outcall is not illegal, so therefore it is ethical.
Again you are correct. Under SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY, this is true. But in reality, most of the time that laws are slow to be changed is that politicians lack the balls to bring up a political hot potato that is potentially difficult to resolve and requires compromise from all parties.
Consider an possible amendment to the statutory rape laws (which is much needed). In Canada, it is legal for a 75 year old to have sex with a 14 year old. Let's face it, that's wrong regardless of where you stand on the political spectrum. By why have successive Liberal and PC governments chosen not to deal with something that most people would support? Because politically, you can never satisfy everyone (i.e. how far it should go) and it is best to keep it away from public debate.
Just because a law remains a law doesn't make it any more ethical. While I'm citing a rather extreme example, we only have to look at the Jim Crow laws to realize that unethical laws have passed and stayed in place for long periods of time...
BC Visitor, thanks for the link; it was interesting
