Sure, it's old hat now. The general hypocrisy that we expect from the Social Conservatives and their motto of "do as I say, not as I do."
Still, when a Federal Judge is busted by the FBI in such a manner as described by the AP story to follow, one can only wonder how these people live with themselves. A federal judge, known for handing down stiff sentences for drug offenses is busted for buying drugs for his girlfriend (yes, he is married) that he met at a strip club while carrying guns to the meeting place with the dealer and bragging to her that "I not only have my little pistol, I've got my big pistol so, uh, we'll take care of any problems that come up."
Read the whole story if you have time. It's another abject lesson to other Social Conservatives that if you must portray one personality and actually live another, it just might bite you in the ass.
FBI: Stripper, drugs, guns and judge don't mix
A 67-year-old federal judge's wild relationship with a stripper started with a lap dance, prosecutors said, and quickly escalated into escapades of prostitution and gun-toting drug deals for cocaine and prescription pills.
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Camp, a Vietnam War veteran who was appointed by Ronald Reagan, built a reputation for handing out stiff sentences, including for drug convictions. He could face years behind bars on drug and gun charges. The judge's attorney has said he intends to plead not guilty.
The stripper, who previously had a felony drug trafficking conviction, had been secretly working with the FBI since the spring to build a case against the judge. In exchange, prosecutors pledged not to charge her.
Camp's relationship with the dancer, who was not identified in court documents, began earlier this year. A day after receiving his first dance, he returned to the Goldrush Showbar for more dances, and added sex and cocaine to his tab, authorities said.
Over the next few months, the two used cocaine and other drugs together, sometimes at the strip club, and the judge would pay $40 to $50 to join her getting high, according to a sworn statement.
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In June, the judge followed the stripper to a house in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta to buy drugs, carrying a semiautomatic handgun with him he later told her he brought to protect her, the affidavit said.
The relationship finally unraveled Friday. Camp told the stripper he would try to help with her criminal record and advised her to tell a potential employer who had rejected her application that "it was a minor offense and that one of the judges on the court can explain that to him," according to the affidavit.
A few hours later, the dancer asked Camp to follow her to the Publix grocery store parking lot in northeast Atlanta to meet a drug dealer. When she said she feared for her safety, authorities said he responded with a dash of bravado: "I not only have my little pistol, I've got my big pistol so, uh, we'll take care of any problems that come up."
Camp, who is married with two grown children, then gave the stripper $160 to buy the drugs from an undercover officer. When the agent, posing as a dealer, told Camp he had given the two a few extra pills, the judge sounded pleased. "We'll call you again," the judge said.
FBI agents swarmed the judge's car about 10 minutes later when he drove to the Velvet Room, a nearby night club. They recovered the plastic bag containing blue pills and a white substance, along with two guns from his front seat.
Damn! Seriously, read the entire article. Judge Camp presided over a number of cases while he was being investigated including the case of a pilot transporting over 150 kilo's of cocaine, who coincidently was acquitted, even after prosecutors showed the shitload of cocaine to the jurors repeatedly.
There is also the question of whether Judge Camp was under the influence of illegal drugs at any time where he rendered decisions or presided over cases. If there is any question, must these cases be overturned?
In typical fashion, Judge Camp's attorney had this to say:
This is really a case between Judge Camp and his wife. It's not about Judge Camp being a judge. It's about him being a husband. It is not a case about judging. It's a case about judgment.
I think it's a case of serial hypocrisy and breaking the law. What do you think?