Innocence Sold: Florida hotels have stacked up thousands of violations of a 2019 sex-trafficking law

I saw there is a big lawsuit that's been filed. It appears the DBPR rule requires training of employees, so they should have to at least keep up with that requirement. But I could see that it would be hard for a hotel receptionist to know when there's enough suspicion to call the trafficking hotline or notify law enforcement. Also, I don't think trafficking applies to consensual prostitution, and I'm sure there's a ton of that going on everywhere, too - much less affairs where people may be acting nervous, etc.

 

Blame DeSantis, oh wait, he traffics immigrants, maybe not the right guy for the job.

 

imagine if desantis made half as much effort going after sex trafficking in Florida as he did about anti woke bills.


“Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration has declined to issue fines after over 14,000 violations of a sex trafficking law by Florida hotels and lodging establishments.”



https://www.salon.com/2022/11/21/desantis-goes-easy-on-hotel-trafficking-violations_partner/

 

Sex trafficking is ultimately a past time for the wealthy. They are not going to go after themselves. It is a lot easier to pick out a tiny, defenseless minority like Jews in 1930's Europe or the Trans community in 2022 America and make them the root of all evil and keep all hatred focused there while sex traffickers move about Florida without any fear.

 

Looks like it is behind a paywall.
The headline suggests they are using the statutory definition of sex trafficking. Fair enough. If rendered illegal, arguably it should be enforced. However, the term "sex trafficking" is way overused. Actual incidents of what most people would consider "sex trafficking" are extremely rare. Most the time we're talking about runaways voluntarily acting as sex workers in a business arrangement with some adult, which is a problem of its own but not sex trafficking. This sounds like solid reporting - I think I am making a different point, in that it seems hard to believe that actual "sex trafficking" in the way most of us understand the term is that pervasive, without reference to enforcement

Some links to the always excellent Michael Hobbes talking about overuse of the term

 

Is that last one also a 9/11 conspiracy group?

 

Yes - it was an addon to the episode. Have not listed to that episode in a long time, but they debunked both about the beams and the stats on "human trafficking"

 

I don't think this is necessarily true. Lots of migrant workers are engaged in paying for sex, even knowing that the "workers" are basically slaves. I am acquaintances with someone who helps women escape from such situations. Now if we are talking about the beautiful women in nice hotels getting $300 + per hour I would agree but there are also lots of $50 per session illegal immigrant women being sold out of trailers and workk camps. I would guess that the high-end workers servicing the wealthy are much less likely to be victims than the migrants trapped in the work camps.

 

How much of this would go away of prostitution was legal and regulated? Should it be?

 

It wouldn't go away, their wanting kids

 

Imagine if Trump would have made a statement like "less attractive migrant women". I understand that you meant nothing by it but had Trump used similar words in a tweet the media and too hot libs would have been all over it.

 

It's a legitimate question. At the very least, law enforcement could then dedicate more resources to investigate and prosecute people who are targeting kids or others who can't consent.

 

rephrased. not sure how to say it without seeming cruel and insensitive

 

Poor Trump. Always the victim

 

Agree. The high end call girls servicing the rich are the top 1%. Your average working girl is a victim of traffic or more likely an addict that has ran out of options. Trafficking might not be the correct term for those, but consensual or voluntary does not paint an accurate picture either. These women are trapped by addiction and abusive pimps/enablers. The opioid pandemic has made matters worse.