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Johnny2X2X

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14. This is a very complex issue

Thu Mar 18, 2021, 10:17 AM

Mar 2021

At face value I am in favor of freedom and not criminalizing prostitution, but it's not that simple in that so few prostitutes do the work of their own free will, even when it is legal in their location.

No prostitute should be arrested for prostitution, the enforcement of it should 100% be focused on their customers and more importantly their traffickers. If you're going to make prostitution legal, you have to strictly enforce rules against anyone but the prostitute financially benefitting from the activity.

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Asian Massage Parlors Too Often Equal Human Trafficking [View all] Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 OP

I think we should delay labeling these particular businesses. spooky3 Mar 2021 #1

+1 luckone Mar 2021 #7

Were they all licensed massage therapists? eShirl Mar 2021 #9

I'd believe it. ShazzieB Mar 2021 #64

Here in Tampa, many of these establishments, have one licensed therapist amuse bouche Mar 2021 #91

Same. Some of the suburbs would charge $10,000 to practice there, Habibi Mar 2021 #100

Agree entirely. Blanket defamation is the definition of bigotry. Hortensis Mar 2021 #18

I'd like to know why this racist piece of crap post/comment/article is still on this site. NotHardly Mar 2021 #53

:) Human fallibility? Everyone knows bigotry against AA is bad Hortensis Mar 2021 #60

Thank you. I also think the monitors should remove this racist piece of crap h2ebits Mar 2021 #67

right ?! uponit7771 Mar 2021 #68

If you go to the OP and look at the bottom sarisataka Mar 2021 #75

1000+ FlyingPiggy Mar 2021 #78

He's referencing an article in THE NEW YORK TIMES! Grins Mar 2021 #79

NYT article and OP title don't match, not legitimate uponit7771 Mar 2021 #98

Me too. CrackityJones75 Mar 2021 #88

You are entirely correct. h2ebits Mar 2021 #65

the owner was a licensed massage therapist mainer Mar 2021 #19

+1 eShirl Mar 2021 #40

Exactly... radical noodle Mar 2021 #49

Ditto here. And recently a neighbor asked on the listserv if anyone spooky3 Mar 2021 #63

They visit because they ARE Legit. Grins Mar 2021 #80

Although I knew there MuseRider Mar 2021 #2

Broad brush, though I have no doubt this is occurring and should be investigated. hlthe2b Mar 2021 #3

Something tells me this type of trafficking doesn't bother the QMAGAts at all Celerity Mar 2021 #4

Every ***SINGLE*** one of them? Thx in advance uponit7771 Mar 2021 #5

Careful BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #6

Every time? All of them? MineralMan Mar 2021 #8

They are separate issues Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #11

I just find it interesting that people are suddenly interested MineralMan Mar 2021 #23

Good post and you said that very well. Treefrog Mar 2021 #27

In my city, they get raided every now and then Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #30

The problem I have is that you are making highly inflammatory allegations against specific people thucythucy Mar 2021 #42

+1, the OP doesn't match the NYT article that was posted to. Looks like rodent sex uponit7771 Mar 2021 #102

+1000 ismnotwasm Mar 2021 #37

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 uponit7771 Mar 2021 #101

Yeah, this isn't sitting right with me Sympthsical Mar 2021 #21

I'm not even a potential customer for those businesses. MineralMan Mar 2021 #29

You and I are in 100% agreement Sympthsical Mar 2021 #59

The block I live on in St. Paul MineralMan Mar 2021 #61

Minnesota has a huge Hmong population Sympthsical Mar 2021 #73

You beat me to it. A life is a life and probably an important life to a child or parent. joetheman Mar 2021 #66

And why is it always white men who have excuses made for them? MineralMan Mar 2021 #70

No doubt that it is a serious problem that should be tackled genxlib Mar 2021 #10

This is a very complex issue Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #14

That is all part of the regulation genxlib Mar 2021 #24

It is legal a lot of places Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #44

Be cautious in painting with too broad a brush ChicagoRonin Mar 2021 #12

I've never been to King Spa but looking at the Phoenix61 Mar 2021 #17

I hope that's not your sole take-away ChicagoRonin Mar 2021 #31

No, it's not. There's lots of Asian massage places Phoenix61 Mar 2021 #38

Human trafficking through massage parlors is a real thing Abnredleg Mar 2021 #13

9000! Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #15

Sorry, you are wrong. Tommymac Mar 2021 #83

Glad Pittsburgh cracked down Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #89

Link to proof! Nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #90

You're post is about "illicit" establishments the OP posted "too often" not qualifying the illicit uponit7771 Mar 2021 #103

7 Asians are murdered and this is the kind of BS post we get? WTF! triron Mar 2021 #16

It's an opportunity to focus on how they were likely victims before they were murdered Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #22

Seems Like Blaming The Victim That Will Inspire A Series of Stings By Racist DAs Parading... TomCADem Mar 2021 #82

Who's blaming the victims? Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #84

The people leaving "illicit" out of description regarding a business related to an ethnicity? tia uponit7771 Mar 2021 #104

Thank you. quaint Mar 2021 #25

It appeals to people's racial biases and stereotypes. nt IronLionZion Mar 2021 #57

right ?! uponit7771 Mar 2021 #69

I want you to be careful with this sentiment Sympthsical Mar 2021 #20

All 3 of these locations were listed on Rubmaps as a place you can go for sex Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #28

That's my working assumption based on information so far Sympthsical Mar 2021 #52

There are both kinds. Elessar Zappa Mar 2021 #26

I changed my thread title Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #33

Someone's bigotry is showing Blue_Adept Mar 2021 #32

Fuck this shit. Iggo Mar 2021 #34

People don't really care about human trafficking. The replies in this thread are examples of proof Squinch Mar 2021 #35

Agree Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #39

Human trafficking is not exclusive to Asian massage parlors. Beastly Boy Mar 2021 #81

They don't kcr Mar 2021 #93

I'm always amazed at the knee jerk BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #36

Walking and chewing gum isn't the problem here this Post is right place wrong time time uponit7771 Mar 2021 #71

No it isn't kcr Mar 2021 #94

Irrelevant to the racism suggested in the OP uponit7771 Mar 2021 #97

How? kcr Mar 2021 #106

Thank you for posting this obamanut2012 Mar 2021 #41

You're welcome Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #43

Huh? Nail salons and many Chinese restaurants? Treefrog Mar 2021 #48

+1, I'm reading some really racist shit in this thread uponit7771 Mar 2021 #72

We have plenty of racism on the left IronLionZion Mar 2021 #76

+1, I'm thinking Biden should come out with a PSA saying racism is wrong uponit7771 Mar 2021 #77

+1 A lot of blaming the victim. Rather than calling out racism and mysogyny TomCADem Mar 2021 #85

100% agree with prosecuting the Robert Krafts of the world Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #92

Trafficking is another form of slavery dlk Mar 2021 #45

Globally, slavery never went away Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #46

Slavery still exist Roc2020 Mar 2021 #47

Sex trafficking, and sex work are different than getting murdered. Sometimes ismnotwasm Mar 2021 #50

Generations of American males have patronized "massage parlors" in the Far East Klaralven Mar 2021 #51

The shooter's RW supporters are already using that for sympathizing with him IronLionZion Mar 2021 #54

Robert Kraft got lucky. NT SayItLoud Mar 2021 #55

Funny you bring that up BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #62

You nailed it n/t rictofen Mar 2021 #96

Now I got it. Only Asian massage parlors are speaknow Mar 2021 #56

right ?! Is it me or is this some really racist shit on this op? uponit7771 Mar 2021 #74

I'm guessing that cases are very hard to make, especially to take them back to the source. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #58

They are easy to raid Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #86

Did he bump off the customers as well? bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #87

DU didn't mind the sex trafficking angle when it involved Bob Kraft rictofen Mar 2021 #95

I'm not, negatively generalizing ethnicities without qualification should never be allowed on DU uponit7771 Mar 2021 #99

Because the Kraft story wasn't about the murder of 8 people. Iggo Mar 2021 #105