Friends, bros, fellow webmasters lend me you ear...
You always see people say "so and so is going to bring down the industry because they went too far". For me, those people and the situations they get into and the consequences they face as a result are far less of a problem than the masses of people that only care if they are still getting a paycheck from xyz-about-to-be-in-serious-hot-water-companies. Those industry "bad guys" are very isolated compared to the masses of affiliates that tend to support them enthusiastically with zero concern about anything but whether or not they are going to get paid on time.
Friends come out to support HIGR, and say, "this is an honorable program because they paid on time". Who is to say otherwise? For any program that pays is of course just and true and right... Affliates say, "this is a great program because they convert like mad and I make more money" and who is to say that they are wrong? Are we not all here to make a decent wage and be our own Caesars?
But who still asks, "Does any of that make it ok to shoot a performer that is under 18?"
If you are an affiliate and not concerned with anything but whether or not you are still going to get paid by a company that allegedly worked with an underage performer then all I can say is you certainly are not part of the solution you are part of the problem. Beware the Ides of March, because you are the ones that will have played a part in supporting and profiting from such affiliations and you are the ones that may be liable for thinking all that matters is whether or not you are getting paid.
But you have nothing to fear, right? Because you are such honorable friends, bros, webmasters and your program always paid... on time...
