But the sex-abuse scandal has exposed the city's seedy underbelly – and sparked revulsion that such crimes were able to take place without detection for so long.
"It has contributed to a climate of mistrust of politicians, one of a number of different affairs which have sparked revulsion in France," said Hofnung, co-author of the Scandal of the Ill-Gotten Gains.
Of course, an awful lot of art and music is made and sold and much of it isn't particularly worthwhile; plenty of movies are deadening to watch, and the attempt to give a neutral parsing of something that sparks revulsion or even boredom is a task made in hell, because it's a further deadening of the writer's emotional responses.
E-mail address GO SIGN UP Share Tweet Of course, an awful lot of art and music is made and sold and much of it isn't particularly worthwhile; plenty of movies are deadening to watch, and the attempt to give a neutral parsing of something that sparks revulsion or even boredom is a task made in hell, because it's a further deadening of the writer's emotional responses.
Some experts believe it can be used to expose many more offences committed by individual sex offenders, who may have a greater incentive than some other criminals to cover up crimes that spark public revulsion.
The killings sparked worldwide revulsion and a campaign that brought thousands on to the streets brandishing pens and candles in support of free speech.
The revelation that Milly's voice mail was hacked into and tampered with by The News of the World during the frantic search for her that year sparked widespread revulsion last week.
Another case that sparked public revulsion was that of Victoria Climbié, who was beaten, burned with cigarettes and forced to sleep in a binliner in a bath during her short life.
Following the near-collapse of the western banking system and the expenses scandal that sparked mass public revulsion it has become common to assert that "the whole model needs changing" and "we need a new way of doing things".
When the Panorama programme ethically and honestly told the story of a campaign of hatred and abuse waged against the learning-disabled residents of the private hospital Winterbourne View, the reaction and outrage sparked inquiries and widespread revulsion.
