Should human trafficking be legal?

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Assistant D.A. Rhonnie Jaus, forensic pediatrician Dr. Sharon Cooper, ex-streetwalker Louise, and Judge Curtissa Cofield have all simultaneously and independently noted the same disturbing phenomenon.

There are more young American girls entering the commercial sex industry—an estimated 300,000 at this moment—and their ages have been dropping drastically.

“The average starting age for prostitution is now 13,” says Rachel Lloyd, executive director of Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (gems), a Harlem-based organization that rescues young women from “the life.”

Krishna Patel, assistant U.S. attorney in Bridgeport, Connecticut, invokes the easy money. Criminals have learned, often in prison—where “macking” memoirs such as Iceberg Slim’s Pimp are best-sellers—that it’s become more lucrative and much safer to sell malleable teens than drugs or guns. A pound of heroin or an AK-47 can be retailed once, but a young girl can be sold 10 to 15 times a day—and a “righteous” pimp confiscates 100 percent of her earnings.

“There are basically two business models: manipulating girls through violence—that’s called ‘gorilla’ pimping—and controlling them with drugs,” says Patel.


http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2011/05/sex-trafficking-201105

Or her calling him "Master" may be part of the dynamic of their relationship. If she entered into it willingly, then they are just one of many couples who enjoy such play. As for the prostitution, I have long said it should not be illegal. I saw nothing in the article that suggested the women were held against their will.

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Underage prostitution should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

[Big Money]

Underage prostitution should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

It is.

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It is.

And well it should be. And so should the instances in which women are forced to participate.

[Big Money]

And well it should be. And so should the instances in which women are forced to participate.

They are.

How do you know if a woman is forced to participate or not?

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They are.

How do you know if a woman is forced to participate or not?

I answered this in the other thread. You ask, or you set up ways they can get out.

[Big Money]

I answered this in the other thread. You ask, or you set up ways they can get out.

Who's "you"?

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Who's "you"?

The same people who set up the hotlines and protections for women suffering under domestic abuse.

[anatta]

I thought this was about selling body parts..which is illegal - should it be?

If I want to sell my kidney - it IS mine to do so, right??

[anatta]

how about selling my dead body, instead of donating it? i can leave the money to my family.

* baby boomers want to know*

[Big Money]

The same people who set up the hotlines and protections for women suffering under domestic abuse.

Who is that?

[Minister of Truth]

how about selling my dead body, instead of donating it? i can leave the money to my family.

* baby boomers want to know*

Baby Boomers are worthless, anyway.

[Big Money]

Baby Boomers are worthless, anyway.

How much are they per pound?

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Who is that?

Some gov't agencies, some private organizations and charities and even some religious groups all have help for those being hurt by domestic violence.

[anatta]

Baby Boomers are worthless, anyway.

agreed we screwed up much of what we touched.
Though I haven't seen a whole lot of activism from the rest of Milleniums/Gen X's etc.