For those who haven't heard and seen, former NFL football star Lawrence Taylor has been arrested and arraigned. He has been charged with third degree rape of a prostitute, a 16 old runaway. See the video below.

Lawrence Taylor is in trouble, maybe big trouble, because he is Lawrence Taylor, because he is famous. He's been trapped by his name. Seems that cops were cracking down on prosecution, hauling in a pimp, who was pimping underage girls. Seems that Lawrence Taylor found himself caught up in this. Not condoning prosecution. Certainly, not condoning having sex with children. According to press reports, Lawrence Taylor told police that he paid for sex. Was told by the pimp the girl was legal, was nineteen.  He was wrong. The cops, I'm sure, checked the girl's birth certificate and Mr. Taylor did not. The girl may have looked nineteen or twenty seven. It is hard to tell the difference by sight, of whom is nineteen and whom is sixteen. Anyway, the cops have a big fish, a big football hall of famer.  Note how full the courthouse is. This is a big show. All over the Internet. All over cable. Cops have what they want, to send a message to American men to get your sex at home. Lawrence Taylor looks like he has had and is still having a long, very bad night..