Nine women face felony prostitution charges and hundreds of their customers have been arrested. Florida says it's the real victim.
By now, the idea that Florida police busted up an international sex slavery ring operating through Chinese massage parlors has firmly taken hold in the national narrative, even though most of the charges, including those levied at Patriots owner Robert Kraft, were misdemeanors for soliciting prostitution. A closer look at the arrests in this operation reveals just how shoddy the reporting on the case has been—and just how little the police statements on TV resemble what they've put in their actual reports.
No one in this case was arrested on suspicion of sex trafficking, forced labor, compelling prostitution, or any other charge that implies force, fraud, or coercion in the arrangement.
Of the workers we know of from police documents (including those who were arrested and those who weren't), all have official massage therapy licenses in good standing. The Asian-owned massage and spa businesses raided across four counties were also licensed and in good standing with the state of Florida.
Police from Vero Beach said in a press release that one woman had been arrested for human trafficking, and Florida news outlets are still running with that story. But a simple check of county court records shows that this is not the case. Like her colleagues, the woman is charged with engaging in prostitution herself, "deriving support" from prostitution, and "racketeering," which sounds serious but just means working with others to accomplish something illegal.
Well,I have lacked any alcohol today,but you know deep down in your heart,I care about you.That weird stuff the other week wasn't on me. I'm tired,not drunk and baseball is over,so I'm going to sleep. Much lurves to you,C.
We're good. I know. Don't expect me to dismiss it. Lovin' on you too.
it was a joke, and only a joke, and not intended as a threat to women per se - as you see the in context of sird's post he indicated chickens were too fast for him. I am merely joking that women are too fast for me, a self-deprecating remark rather than anything else.
here we go again. . . later
I thought it was rude, misogynistic and expected better from you. Now i am going to sleep in my bed, not nodding out in my chair while trying to keep up on baseball. I haven't even cared about it the last couple weeks. If you would care to converse, tomorrow is a new day
Keep it up dude,and watch your 6. It's our own government coming after honest,decent people at the bequest of the scumbag we have as our POTUS, He means to kill us all.
However, I find threats towards women to be uncool.
it was a joke, and only a joke, and not intended as a threat to women per se - as you see the in context of sird's post he indicated chickens were too fast for him. I am merely joking that women are too fast for me, a self-deprecating remark rather than anything else.
Well, I have lacked any alcohol today, but you know deep down in your heart, I care about you. That weird stuff the other week wasn't on me. I'm tired, not drunk and baseball is over, so I'm going to sleep. Much lurves to you, C.
Keep it up dude,and watch your 6. It's our own government coming after honest,decent people at the bequest of the scumbag we have as our POTUS, He means to kill us all.
However, I find threats towards women to be uncool.
