Do we have a thread for SlackerInc yet? Maybe we should

[Skywatcher]

Won’t somebody think of the johns? :rolleyes:

@SlackerInc

It’s definitely weird that he went to a strip mall for any reason. And I hate the Patriots like most people.

BUUUT…the CBS Evening News led with this story, and the anchor talked about it with the somber tones and gravely serious face of someone describing a torture dungeon being discovered under Kraft’s house or something. “Stunning” and “shocking” were bandied about. Srsly? I’m not able to muster any outrage, personally.

And to hide video comeras in this place? Jesus. Whatever you think of the morality of any of this, is this a good priority for taxpayers to fund?

@Happy_Lendervedder

If they were able to rescue women who were trafficked and forced into prostitution, yes.

@SlackerInc

I don’t have hard facts to bring to bear here, but on a recent episode of the Slate feminist podcast “The Waves” (which used to be called “DoubleX” before they changed it so as not to exclude XY transwomen) they made a convincing case that most of the talk of “human trafficking” is just cover for the same old moralistic criminalizing of sex work, and that the vast majority of female sex workers are not enslaved and would benefit more than anything from legalization and licensing.

ETA: Furthermore, if that is what the sting is about, why arrest the johns?

@Atamasama

Reportedly the women weren’t allowed to leave the premises and were forced to work and live there.

Orchids of Asia Day Spa: Jupiter Police describe deplorable conditions at spa in Robert Kraft sex sting - CBS News
“Authorities described how the women worked in deplorable conditions, were lured into the sex trade, and averaged 1,500 men a year.

Robert Kraft Arrest Part of Major Sex-Trafficking Ring Bust: Police
**The victims were forced to live in the spas for days, sometimes months, “for the purpose of sexual servitude,” according to the charges. Many of them came from China on temporary work visas, believing they’d get legitimate jobs in the US, Vero Beach Police Chief David Currey said in a press conference.

“These girls are there all day long, into the evening. They can’t leave and they’re performing sex acts,” he said. “Some of them may tell us they’re OK, but they’re not.”**

These aren’t just women making a choice to go into prostitution and being treated like victims/criminals for bad choices. They’re sex slaves, or at least indentured servants according to law enforcement.
By arresting Johns they are trying to curb the demand, which will hopefully hinder the sex trafficking industry. And it’s not just the criminal charges that will dissuade johns, but the public humiliation and destruction of reputations. Especially for a powerful person like Kraft.

@SlackerInc

People clucking their tongues and agreeing with the johns getting arrested are no different from those who agreed with the harsh NY State drug laws, with stiff penalties even for possession of small amounts of marijuana. Buying black market weed funded bad guys who committed murders. That doesn’t make weed users morally culpable: it’s the government at fault for prohibition laws that create an illicit market and associated violence. The real answer is to legalize, license, and regulate.