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Judi Lynn

(160,575 posts) Mon Feb 4, 2013, 04:15 AM Feb 2013

Texas Attorney General brands Super Bowl 'greatest human trafficking incident in US'

Source: Huffington Post/ANI

Texas Attorney General brands Super Bowl 'greatest human trafficking incident in US'
Published: Monday, Feb 4, 2013, 12:53 IST
Place: Washington, DC | Agency: ANI

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has claimed the Super Bowl, which is the greatest show on earth, has an ugly underbelly, branding it as the single largest human trafficking incident in the United States.

Advocates claim that the sporting event attracts more traffickers than any other in the US, the Huffington Post reports.

Clemmie Greenlee, a former sex trafficking victim, who was abducted and raped by her captors at 12, claimed she was expected to sleep with 25 to 50 men a day during the Super Bowl, and added that she was ferried around cities in the South to work as a prostitute at large-scale events.

The arrival of fans provides the perfect breeding ground for pimps, who look to increase their sales and profits during the mega event.

Read more: http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_texas-attorney-general-brands-super-bowl-greatest-human-trafficking-incident-in-us_1796010

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Texas Attorney General brands Super Bowl 'greatest human trafficking incident in US' (Original Post) Judi Lynn Feb 2013 OP

so he won't mind the cowboys sitting out future ones, right? SemperEadem Feb 2013 #1

Jerry Jones will see to that, don't worry! Not to make light of the situation which is horrible! Dustlawyer Feb 2013 #4

Yep, don't worry Texas and Dallas haters, Ishoutandscream2 Feb 2013 #7

Jeez, Dan Snyder is only 47, so the 'Skins will stink for decades...... Burma Jones Feb 2013 #11

However, the Houson Texans will. bvar22 Feb 2013 #13

Just to be clear, I am a Cowboys fan from back when Bob Lilly used to play. I can remember Dustlawyer Feb 2013 #18

Oh my lord, this story is insane! a la izquierda Feb 2013 #2

This is the same story that comes out every year and never any evidence. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #3

look up the name "Clemmie Greenlee" she was abducted and raped by her captors at the age of 12, secondwind Feb 2013 #16

One person is not the thousands they claim every year. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #17

the greatest show on earth? not really madrchsod Feb 2013 #5

Greg Abbott is going to be the next governor of Texas. PDittie Feb 2013 #6

Gee a year ago the Huffington Post had this to report LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #8

If they think that the Super Bowl brings out more bad elements then maybe LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #9

"Large scale events..." like the RNC? Daemonaquila Feb 2013 #10

It was mentioned in the coverage last year. Not sure if it was true. freshwest Feb 2013 #14

Did you know that there is more snow plow trafficking LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #12

Human trafficking: serious as a heart attack until a Texan points it out. Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #15

Just like Republicans voting against their own legislation. /nt TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #19

SemperEadem

(8,053 posts)

1. so he won't mind the cowboys sitting out future ones, right?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 07:09 AM

Feb 2013

in fact, he'll insist on it, right?

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)

4. Jerry Jones will see to that, don't worry! Not to make light of the situation which is horrible!

Reply to SemperEadem (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 09:18 AM

Feb 2013

The only good thing about Tx AG Greg Abbott is his focus on sex crimes. Maybe b/c he was crippled/paralyzed in a freak accident. He is also the one who fought for caps on personal injury damages. Caps that would have cut out most of the money he recovered in his lawsuit, except that he fought for this soon AFTER he made HIS money!

Ishoutandscream2

(6,662 posts)

7. Yep, don't worry Texas and Dallas haters,

Reply to Dustlawyer (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 10:23 AM

Feb 2013

The Cowboys will never again go to a Super Bowl as long as Jerry Jones is alive. So relax, don't obsess about it (what am I talking about, haters obsess all the time), and enjoy. And good news for the haters - Jones' mother just passed at the age of 90. So, because of genetics, I can see ol rubber face living for another 15 years or so. So rejoice haters!

Burma Jones

(11,760 posts)

11. Jeez, Dan Snyder is only 47, so the 'Skins will stink for decades......

Reply to Ishoutandscream2 (Reply #7)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 11:17 AM

Feb 2013

Who knew the rivalry stretched to crappy owners too.........

bvar22

(39,909 posts)

13. However, the Houson Texans will.

Reply to Ishoutandscream2 (Reply #7)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 11:25 AM

Feb 2013

Probably next year.

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)

18. Just to be clear, I am a Cowboys fan from back when Bob Lilly used to play. I can remember

Reply to Ishoutandscream2 (Reply #7)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 03:37 PM

Feb 2013

players like Robert Newhouse, Harvey Martin, and of course, Roger Staubach! Once Jerry fired Tom Landry by phone, he was dead to me! While I agreed that Coach Landry needed to go, and I welcomed Jimmy Johnson, the total lack of class exhibited by Jones cemented my dislike for this egotistical piece of cow shit!

a la izquierda

(11,795 posts)

2. Oh my lord, this story is insane!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:05 AM

Feb 2013

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

3. This is the same story that comes out every year and never any evidence.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 08:33 AM

Feb 2013

and if Abbott said it was raining, I'd go outside and look before believing him.

secondwind

(16,903 posts)

16. look up the name "Clemmie Greenlee" she was abducted and raped by her captors at the age of 12,

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 02:56 PM

Feb 2013

and was passed around at sporting events for days, sometimes 50 men a day.

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

17. One person is not the thousands they claim every year.

Reply to secondwind (Reply #16)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 02:59 PM

Feb 2013

Much less the large criminal organization.

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)

5. the greatest show on earth? not really

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 09:34 AM

Feb 2013

nothing new...a google search shows this happens every super bowl.

PDittie

(8,322 posts)

6. Greg Abbott is going to be the next governor of Texas.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 10:18 AM

Feb 2013

Perhaps as soon as 2014. And he will be president of the United States not too long after that. I hope I am dead before it happens.

LiberalFighter

(50,983 posts)

8. Gee a year ago the Huffington Post had this to report

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 10:35 AM

Feb 2013

There is debate among organizations involved in stopping trafficking over the accuracy of claims that the "demand effect" is real. In 2011, the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) concluded in it's, report that "an increase in trafficking for prostitution during large sporting events is unlikely" and that a mythologizing of the issue actually distracts from legitimate and thoughtful consideration of other types of trafficking. Rachel Lloyd echoed this concern earlier this week, when she asked whether it matters if trafficking increases during the Super Bowl -- isn't the truth about trafficking bad enough?

The reason the myth exists is because there so much more focus and reporting.