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redqueen

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9. Color me not surprised by the effort to make it legal.

Reply to MattSh (Original post)

Sun Apr 1, 2012, 03:21 PM

Apr 2012

As if that would stop men from wanting to find ways to buy sex from underage girls, and stop them from being forced to participate as the supply in this sickening 'industry'.

So that can't be what it's really about, can it? The people arguing that fighting this problem would actually make it worse would seem to have some kind of an agenda.

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Financiers and Sex Trafficking (Goldman Sachs) [View all] MattSh Apr 2012 OP

I think Erik Holder thinks the persuit of medical marijuana smokers takes crunch60 Apr 2012 #1

So the real question is... Kevin Spidel Apr 2012 #2

You want to minimize the size of the criminal class to reduce hiding spaces. napoleon_in_rags Apr 2012 #3

so off the question... Kevin Spidel Apr 2012 #6

I take it English is not your first language. napoleon_in_rags Apr 2012 #8

Goldman Sachs, REALLY?? Disgusting and a damn shame. Ecumenist Apr 2012 #4

It's involved in sex trafficking fasttense Apr 2012 #5

is it that black and white? I think not... Kevin Spidel Apr 2012 #7

Color me not surprised by the effort to make it legal. redqueen Apr 2012 #9

This does not suprise me, however.. Noodleboy13 Apr 2012 #10

On the contrary... I think we've barely even begun to scratch the surface. redqueen Apr 2012 #11

City Pages has another article about this Noodleboy13 Apr 2012 #12

55% are female, but the "typical" person selling sex on the street is not a "tween girl". redqueen Apr 2012 #13

Personally, I think a lot of it is tied to homelessness Noodleboy13 Apr 2012 #14

City Pages is Rubbish callista Apr 2012 #16

City Pages is Rubbish 2 callista Apr 2012 #17

If you could point me in the direction of an academic study Noodleboy13 Apr 2012 #18

City Pages/Academic Study callista Apr 2012 #20

Thank you for taking me seriously Noodleboy13 Apr 2012 #21

Actually, that's only one thing they do Boops Apr 2012 #15

Why am I NOT suprised? Odin2005 Apr 2012 #19

it would be ironic if this was the thing that finally forced Obama to cut ties with yurbud Apr 2012 #22