Here is an article I just read. It's a few months old, but very scary. I never saw Paige but was interested. Was she legit?
[URL]http://www.examiner.com/list/report-reveals-strong-correlation-between-backpage-com-and-human-trafficking[/URL]
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Here is an article I just read. It's a few months old, but very scary. I never saw Paige but was interested. Was she legit?
[URL]http://www.examiner.com/list/report-reveals-strong-correlation-between-backpage-com-and-human-trafficking[/URL]
[QUOTE=RebelKnight13;2370681]Here is an article I just read. It's a few months old, but very scary. I never saw Paige but was interested. Was she legit?
[URL]http://www.examiner.com/list/report-reveals-strong-correlation-between-backpage-com-and-human-trafficking[/URL][/QUOTE]She still post and was reviewed here and on the Clarksville fourmn.
[URL]http://www.usasexguide.info/forum/showthread.php?11935-Clarksville&p=2200489&highlight=Paige[/URL]+Clarksville#post2200489.
[URL]http://www.usasexguide.info/forum/showthread.php?9057-BackPage-Advertiser-Reviews&p=2271731&highlight=Paige[/URL]+Clarksville#post2271731.
[URL]http://www.usasexguide.info/forum/showthread.php?9057-BackPage-Advertiser-Reviews&p=2274617&highlight=Paige[/URL]+Clarksville#post2274617.
[QUOTE=RebelKnight13;2370681]Here is an article I just read. It's a few months old, but very scary. I never saw Paige but was interested. Was she legit?
[URL]http://www.examiner.com/list/report-reveals-strong-correlation-between-backpage-com-and-human-trafficking[/URL][/QUOTE]Yes Paige was legit and she was 19, I just got 2 call's from her today. She is a very sweet little girl and has now quit this and moved out of state, but she keep's in contact with me regularly. The first picture of the girl with her face distorted is 21, I also know her personally, me and her has spent the last 2 cold day's together, and yes human trafficking is a big problem in our fair city, and yes Paige had management but we all know what that really is, the other girl has alway's been independent but has been attacked severely by pimp's because she would not work for them. God only know's how bad I hate a PIMP!
[QUOTE=RebelKnight13;2370681]Here is an article I just read. It's a few months old, but very scary. I never saw Paige but was interested. Was she legit?
[/QUOTE]The article quoted is just an opinion blog, with no more "journalism" cred than an [URL]about.com[/URL] entry. The writers there get paid per click, so sensational subject matter makes money.
The story makes several assumptions that would not get past an editor of a "real" media outlet (which are vanishing, I know, but at least they attempt to adhere to some basic standards of conduct).
First, it implies that the majority of sex for pay is trafficking. Trafficking exists, but the blanket statement is an insult to the ranks of smart independent women who make careers of pleasuring others. It's true that many choose escorting as the most lucrative vocation they can find, but that has more to do with low-paying opportunities for women in other fields than any direct "exploitation" .
Second, it asserts that the listing of an age of 18 or 19 as evidence that the providers are much younger. Again, it happens but it's rare; it appears much more common that providers are [I]older[/I] than claimed, as evidenced by the escort ad search engines that show all the ads from a particular phone number. Any casual examination shows many providers list more than one age, perhaps as they fine-tune their marketing messages.
Third, the author says that photographs made in cheap hotels are potential evidence of trafficking. Huh? By this logic, pictures made in other settings indicate non-trafficked providers.
Fourth, the copying of random images from Backpage, along with captions such as "The face of human trafficking?, " are pure sensationalism designed to boost page clicks. The writer presents no evidence that the individuals portrayed are involved in trafficking, but now they will stand forever accused.
There's certainly more that we can refute there, but I've rambled enough. The blog tells us nothing, except that this self-professed "Crime & Courts Examiner" has found a way to both decry intimacy for hire, and to make a buck from it herself.
I am including the text of the story below, so that we don't profit the author with additional clicks, After all, that would be exploitation of our crowd.
-Jeepster1.
[I]Report reveals strong correlation between Backpage.com and human trafficking
Human trafficking is a crime garnering more attention for law enforcement officers, as it has become the second largest global industry (drug trafficking a close first). Experts explain many of the persons trafficked end up as escort ads on Backpage.com.
Backpage is an online classifieds website listing nearly anything, from items for sale to jobs. To post an ad, people sign up for an account, provide an email and a phone number for verification, and begin selling. Backpage includes a section, Adult Escorts where some women advertise willingly as prostitutes the advertisements also contain victims of slavery and human trafficking. (Source)
In August of 2011, a Nashville undercover sting operation targeting backpage.com resulted in the rescue of women trafficked from Atlanta (the hub of U.S. human trafficking). One of the kidnappers placed the ads on backpage.com. In 2014, A Tennessee man received 50 years in prison for kidnapping a teenaged girl for the purpose of human trafficking. Part of the evidence that helped convict him was his cell phone, showing the Backpage.com ads he used to prostitute the girl.
According to a 2012 study conducted by Operation Broken Silence and End Slavery Tennessee on Backpage Escort ads:
The age of the average escort was 25, but experts feel the ages are lower, as Backpage has a policy people under 18 may not post for escort services or search the ads.
Of 136 listed area codes in the escort ads, 41% originated from Tennessee.
34% of the overall total of national area codes originated from the 615 area.
Origin area codes outside of Tennessee that appear frequently reveal that commercial sex is moving across state lines into Nashville.
Aside from Tennessee (the most frequent), the #1 state by frequency of area code appearing in adult ads is Georgia.
Backpage is not legally required to regulate the ads.
The sex-purchasing community seeks phrases like barely legal or just turned 18 on the ads. Often, this indicates the girl is a minor.
Girls younger than 18 are not uncommon to Backpage.
2,051 unique ads were posted advertising sex for sale to the Nashville area, an average of just over 22 a day.
The average cost of sex that is purchased through Backpage in Nashville is $154 if in-call (the john travels to the motel) and $216 if out-call (the girl travels to the john).
If the photo in the girl's ad is taken in motel rooms, it is a strong potential sign of trafficking.
For information on the first ever study on human sex trafficking in Tennessee, CLICK HERE.
For information on the Operation Broken Silence study, CLICK HERE.
The face of human trafficking?
The ad with this photo reads: Cougar moma and her daughter ... Looking to have fun you're in the right place we are very energetic and have the best sense of humor your pick mother or daughter or even both that's our specialty" The adult advertises herself as 32 & the daughter at 18. (Photo distorted for privacy)
The face of human trafficking?
Paige in Nashville lists herself at 19 years old. The age of the average escort on Backpage is 25, but experts feel the ages are lower. Backpage has a policy that people under 18 may not post for escort services. (Photo distorted for privacy)
The face of human trafficking?
Payton at 47. "Location: Murfreesboro, murtfeesboro and surrounding areas." The study reveals some women are on Backpage willingly prostituting themselves, but there is also a high amount of sex trafficking. (Photo distorted for privacy)
The face of human trafficking?
Lists her age as "19... Location: Chattanooga, Clarksville, Cookeville, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville, Tri-Cities, 10 minutes away." The study reveals traffickers move around frequently. (Photo distorted for privacy)
The face of human trafficking?
Posts she is 19 and "new in town." Notice photo is taken in what appears to be an inexpensive motel room. Photos taken in motel rooms are a potential sign of trafficking. (Photo distorted for privacy)[/I]
Well said Jeepster.
The article is mostly nonsense. I read the entire Vanderbilt study yesterday (which I had to Google because the author of the article conveniently failed to properly link the study) and there a lot of assumptions not backed up by any facts, like you mentioned. The first hand accounts of women being mistreated by pimps is heartbreaking, though.
There was an article in Rolling Stone this summer detailing the exaggerated numbers of trafficked women that were working the World Cup. It also mentions how (GASP!) a vast majority of woman work willingly.
If you're interested in reading the article, search "Rolling Stone world cup inside brazils most famous brothel". I cannot seem to link it. A good portion deals with how there's a lot of propaganda out there hoping to paint the industry as one with widespread trafficking (pimping), which is not the opinions of experts who actually study it, including a professor from Williams College. He says there are groups out there with agendas to end prostitution by putting out completely made up information not backed up by facts.
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[QUOTE=Jeepster1;2372169]The article quoted is just an opinion blog, with no more "journalism" cred than an [URL]about.com[/URL] entry. The writers there get paid per click, so sensational subject matter makes money.
The story makes several assumptions that would not get past an editor of a "real" media outlet (which are vanishing, I know, but at least they attempt to adhere to some basic standards of conduct).
First, it implies that the majority of sex for pay is trafficking. Trafficking exists, but the blanket statement is an insult to the ranks of smart independent women who make careers of pleasuring others. It's true that many choose escorting as the most lucrative vocation they can find, but that has more to do with low-paying opportunities for women in other fields than any direct "exploitation" .
Second, it asserts that the listing of an age of 18 or 19 as evidence that the providers are much younger. Again, it happens but it's rare; it appears much more common that providers are [I]older[/I] than claimed, as evidenced by the escort ad search engines that show all the ads from a particular phone number. Any casual examination shows many providers list more than one age, perhaps as they fine-tune their marketing messages.
Third, the author says that photographs made in cheap hotels are potential evidence of trafficking. Huh? By this logic, pictures made in other settings indicate non-trafficked providers.
Fourth, the copying of random images from Backpage, along with captions such as "The face of human trafficking?, " are pure sensationalism designed to boost page clicks. The writer presents no evidence that the individuals portrayed are involved in trafficking, but now they will stand forever accused.
There's certainly more that we can refute there, but I've rambled enough. The blog tells us nothing, except that this self-professed "Crime & Courts Examiner" has found a way to both decry intimacy for hire, and to make a buck from it herself.
I am including the text of the story below, so that we don't profit the author with additional clicks, After all, that would be exploitation of our crowd.
-Jeepster1.
[I]Report reveals strong correlation between Backpage.com and human trafficking
Human trafficking is a crime garnering more attention for law enforcement officers, as it has become the second largest global industry (drug trafficking a close first). Experts explain many of the persons trafficked end up as escort ads on Backpage.com.
Backpage is an online classifieds website listing nearly anything, from items for sale to jobs. To post an ad, people sign up for an account, provide an email and a phone number for verification, and begin selling. Backpage includes a section, Adult Escorts where some women advertise willingly as prostitutes the advertisements also contain victims of slavery and human trafficking. (Source)
In August of 2011, a Nashville undercover sting operation targeting backpage.com resulted in the rescue of women trafficked from Atlanta (the hub of U.S. human trafficking). One of the kidnappers placed the ads on backpage.com. In 2014, A Tennessee man received 50 years in prison for kidnapping a teenaged girl for the purpose of human trafficking. Part of the evidence that helped convict him was his cell phone, showing the Backpage.com ads he used to prostitute the girl.
According to a 2012 study conducted by Operation Broken Silence and End Slavery Tennessee on Backpage Escort ads:
The age of the average escort was 25, but experts feel the ages are lower, as Backpage has a policy people under 18 may not post for escort services or search the ads.
Of 136 listed area codes in the escort ads, 41% originated from Tennessee.
34% of the overall total of national area codes originated from the 615 area.
Origin area codes outside of Tennessee that appear frequently reveal that commercial sex is moving across state lines into Nashville.
Aside from Tennessee (the most frequent), the #1 state by frequency of area code appearing in adult ads is Georgia.
Backpage is not legally required to regulate the ads.
The sex-purchasing community seeks phrases like barely legal or just turned 18 on the ads. Often, this indicates the girl is a minor.
Girls younger than 18 are not uncommon to Backpage.
2,051 unique ads were posted advertising sex for sale to the Nashville area, an average of just over 22 a day.
The average cost of sex that is purchased through Backpage in Nashville is $154 if in-call (the john travels to the motel) and $216 if out-call (the girl travels to the john).
If the photo in the girl's ad is taken in motel rooms, it is a strong potential sign of trafficking.
For information on the first ever study on human sex trafficking in Tennessee, CLICK HERE.
For information on the Operation Broken Silence study, CLICK HERE.
The face of human trafficking?
The ad with this photo reads: Cougar moma and her daughter ... Looking to have fun you're in the right place we are very energetic and have the best sense of humor your pick mother or daughter or even both that's our specialty" The adult advertises herself as 32 & the daughter at 18. (Photo distorted for privacy)
The face of human trafficking?
Paige in Nashville lists herself at 19 years old. The age of the average escort on Backpage is 25, but experts feel the ages are lower. Backpage has a policy that people under 18 may not post for escort services. (Photo distorted for privacy)
The face of human trafficking?
Payton at 47. "Location: Murfreesboro, murtfeesboro and surrounding areas." The study reveals some women are on Backpage willingly prostituting themselves, but there is also a high amount of sex trafficking. (Photo distorted for privacy)
The face of human trafficking?
Lists her age as "19... Location: Chattanooga, Clarksville, Cookeville, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville, Tri-Cities, 10 minutes away." The study reveals traffickers move around frequently. (Photo distorted for privacy)
The face of human trafficking?
Posts she is 19 and "new in town." Notice photo is taken in what appears to be an inexpensive motel room. Photos taken in motel rooms are a potential sign of trafficking. (Photo distorted for privacy)[/I][/QUOTE]Thank you Jeepster! I really appreciate it.
[URL]http://wgnsradio.com/two-arrested-in-la-vergne-on-prostitution-drug-charges-cms-25010[/URL]
[QUOTE=CurveChaser;2376332][URL]http://wgnsradio.com/two-arrested-in-la-vergne-on-prostitution-drug-charges-cms-25010[/URL][/QUOTE]"recognized _ _ when he saw her driving".
I smell a rat!. Unless Ms Walls happened to be driving in a convertible with the top down on a rainy day with 30 something degree temperatures outside. Either that or I guess the officer got lucky and just happened to get a perfect view through a clear window, yea right, and assumed she looked like a provider on BP. There must of not been much going on in La Vergne and checking out the BP ads was the next best thing to do. And I'm sure he just stumbled upon her and somehow figured there must be drugs involved by virtue of a vehicle registration violation, which somehow meant "we need to find where she is staying!" and search. Think about it people, who here has been pulled over for a registration violation which led to a search of the place you are staying at? I can understand them doing a search of the vehicle but that is usually done when you are in an area known for drugs, not driving on Enterprise Blvd in La Vergne. My point is, someone had to had tipped LEO on them. And to providers who happen to read this, don't overstay at one place too long, people catch on to you, even more so if you are doing drugs.
[QUOTE=CurveChaser;2376332][URL]http://wgnsradio.com/two-arrested-in-la-vergne-on-prostitution-drug-charges-cms-25010[/URL][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=CurveChaser;2376332][URL]http://wgnsradio.com/two-arrested-in-la-vergne-on-prostitution-drug-charges-cms-25010[/URL][/QUOTE]Their latest ad, before getting busted.
[URL]http://nashville.backpage.com/FemaleEscorts/sweet-southern-busty-knock-out/11854841[/URL]
And then some.
[QUOTE=TrueDezine;2376977]Their latest ad, before getting busted.
[URL]http://nashville.backpage.com/FemaleEscorts/sweet-southern-busty-knock-out/11854841[/URL][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=TrueDezine;2376977]Their latest ad, before getting busted.
[URL]http://nashville.backpage.com/FemaleEscorts/sweet-southern-busty-knock-out/11854841[/URL][/QUOTE]I don't buy the cop saying I saw their ad and then saw her driving. Sounds more like a disgruntled customer or his buddy. Of course the girls made a whole list of mistakes.
[QUOTE=CurveChaser;2376332][URL]http://wgnsradio.com/two-arrested-in-la-vergne-on-prostitution-drug-charges-cms-25010[/URL][/QUOTE]A registration violation should never lead to any law enforcement official to search your residence. Maybe someone's hotel room was being watched, to see what car to watch. Maybe.
[QUOTE=TrueDezine;2376977]Their latest ad, before getting busted.
[URL]http://nashville.backpage.com/FemaleEscorts/sweet-southern-busty-knock-out/11854841[/URL][/QUOTE]There is no place on this ad that says the word "La Vergne".
So the person looked through all the ads / pix on BP, memorized the faces, and mystically spots a female driving, whose pic is NOT on the ad?