Every single person who lamented the seizure of #backpage #backpageseized needs to read this. Especially page 31, the beginning of Section E.
Don't cry for these people that were arrested.
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Fun fact: a lot of the women and minors being exploited in the illegal sex trafficking trade -get this! - don't get to keep any of the money they 'earn' by being bought and sold.
Let's dispense with the fantasy that BackPage didn't know that many of the girls being trafficked for sex on their site were underage.
The heartbreaking facts of the case of Victim 6.
Since a minor can't legally give consent, yes, 'rape' is the appropriate word to use here.
And I hope that uncle gets life in prson.
I want long prison sentences for these BackPage employees. When you are helpfully editing ads to hide the fact minors are being raped, you know exactly what you are doing.
Oh my God....
We used to hang rapists. I'm not convinced we're a better civilization now that we don't.
BackPage is a WONDERFUL idea, they said.
It'll be a safe haven for sex workers, they said.
At least all the millions of bucks these creeps got from facilitating all this illegal activity is going to be seized by the feds. A lot of the $ should be put in a fund established for the victims of the sex trafficking industry.
This is a big reason why the asset forfeiture stuff was done early in Jeff Session's tenure. He's gonna make SURE people quit doing this stuff.
We'll not only send you to PRISON, we're gonna seize all your stuff.
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