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Elizabeth Nolan Brown
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I've been receiving a lot of pushback today from people who think adult sex workers are acceptable collateral if it's necessary to save kids
But it's not necessary at all. (And in fact harms cause) Let's take a look at some of the FBI's individual Operation Cross Country stings...
Cheektowaga, NY: #FBI helps arrest 5 women for prostitution. No children or traffickers found #OCCXI cheektowagachronicle.com/cheektowaga-po…
Portland, Oregon: 1 minor found, 20 adult sex-workers arrested, 1 man arrested for promoting prostitution of adult kptv.com/story/36628385…
Louisiana: police across NO find 1 minor (w/out a pimp) & arrest her; arrest untold number of sex workers & 4 pimps ksla.com/story/36630155…
In Utah, police arrested 7 for prostitution + one man in conjunction with an adult woman. No minors or traffickers #OperationCrossCountry
Oklahoma: FBI helps arrest 19 or prostitution, 1 man for driving adult to hotel for prostitution, 1 man for human trafficking. 1 minor found
Atlanta, Georgia: 58 people arrested, almost all adult sex workers. 4 teenagers picked up #OperationCrossCountry @USOXI
Savannah, Georgia: FBI helps arrest 2 people for prostitution. 0 traffickers or minors found ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/art… #OperationCrossCountry
El Paso: 1 16-year-old found, 21-yr-old woman working w/ her arrested for sex trafficking along w/other adult woman officer.com/tactical/swat/…
San Francisco: 1 "child" (age 17) found, 27 women + 12 men arrested for prostitution, 4 adults arrested for parole violations, 4 for pimping
Jackson, Mississippi: #FBI nabs 13 for prostitution, finds 0 victims or traffickers in Operation Cross Country msnewsnow.com/story/36635999…
Mighigan: FBI finds 12 teens selling sex, arrests 8 for trafficking, arrests 46 unrelated people for prostitution clickondetroit.com/news/massive-f…
FBI NY "worked round the clock for 4 days," found 2 teens engaging in prostitution + detained 28 adult sex workers whiteplains.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/fb…
Pueblo, NM: No minors found. No traffickers found. 10 adults arrested for prostitution #FBI #OperationCrossCountry chieftain.com/news/pueblo/pu…
New Jersey: no minors recovered, no traffickers found, 42 adults arrested for prostitution and related charges nj.com/news/index.ssf…
San Diego: one 16-yr-old NOT being trafficked found w/sex worker & her driver; sex worker & driver arrested #OCCXI sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-sa…
Indiana Operation Cross Country: FBI finds no minors & no traffickers; arrests two people on unspecified charges wishtv.com/2017/10/18/2-s…
Norwich, Connecticut: #FBI takes down 4 women, 1 man for prostitution in Operation Cross Country. 0 victims found theday.com/policefirecour…
Sacramento, California: 31 people arrested for prostitution in #OCCXI. One 17-year-old girl (w/out pimp) picked up sacbee.com/news/local/cri…
Denver, Colorado: 5 face pimping/sex-trafficking charges. 14 unrelated people arrested for prostitution koco.com/article/almost… #FBI #OCCXI
Alameda Co: 8 people under age 26 arrested for prostitution in Operation Cross Country. 0 minors, trafifckers found eastbaytimes.com/2017/10/02/ele…
Myrtle Beach: Three women (ages 19, 20, 22) arrested for prostitution by FBI in Operation Cross Country. 0 minors or traffickers found
Harrison County, WV: FBI helps arrest 5 women for prostitution. 0 minors found or traffickers arrested #OCCXI #FBI #OperationCrossCountry
Salina KS: Cops + FBI arrest one 26-year-old & one 22-year-old for prostitution. Zero kids or sex-traffickers found ksal.com/sting-nets-2-a…
Independence, KS: 22 arrested for prostitution, 14 on outstanding warrants. FBI finds zero sex-traffickers or minors #OperationCrossCountry
North Dakota Operation Cross Country: FBI helps take down one man for agreeing to sex with undercover cop wday.com/node/4344473
Casper, WY: 2 adult women + 5 men arrested for prostitution. Zero kids rescued or sex traffickers found #OCCXI #FBI #OperationCrossCountry
Wyoming + Colorado: 17 minors found. Only four sex-trafficking or pimping arrests. 37 prostitution arrests
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And lest you think this is an anomaly, check out some FBI Operation Cross Country results from past years reason.com/archives/2017/…
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