Being fired is not enough.There would have been a reaction, but probably not much different from the reaction we saw with this incident. As I recall, the staffers involved were fired, which would likely happen to a man and woman couple caught doing the same thing.
In my country that would result in a civil trial.
(and maybe even criminal trial).
The fact that no trial has followed clearly shows the juridical doublestandardism...that is even the judiciary has psychiatric bias...
because if a senator had had sex in the Hearing Room with a woman, he would be in jail by now.
The issue here is that they profaned a state-owned establishment. An institution.Compare this other story I found:
Brazen couple has sex romp in packed NYC park in full view of kids: ‘Society is so f—king gross’
“I want to see them be hit with sex offender charges for having sex in front of children,” one outraged viewer raged.nypost.com
This case is different since it was in a public park where there were kids present.
The point here is the difference of reaction: what if a senator and his mistress had had sex in that room.But my point is not about the legality, but about the public reaction, which seemed to be mixed:
Here's another older article which outlines similar events:
Sex in public: Churches, court rooms and a clock tower - strangest places lovers were caught romping
You'll never believe some of the places these overly amorous couples have beenpictured with their pants downwww.mirror.co.uk
One couple even got caught having sex on the Queen's lawn back in 2009. I don't get the impression that very many people were particularly outraged over these things, but maybe just slightly amused and perhaps even titillated by these somewhat humorous events. Most people are just giggling teenagers at heart when it comes to stories like this.