It’s amazing how strong the groupthink can get here

All media is covering this story in this way and that’s because the police made a huge stink about it, and, secondly, you know exactly why it’s relevant. Stop playing dumb. If you have a point, make it rather than asking somebody else to.

I have nothing against BLM, and am generally supportive of it and its goals while realizing that it’s not a cohesive enough movement to support across the board. But the comments here are disheartening to me, because they remind me once again that for so many people (women included; maybe women especially here, since…

Actually leadership does reflect on the movement. That’s why it’s leadership.

No but sometimes shitty people use movements or organizations as a cover for shitty behavior. For example Catholic priest, Muslim clerics, Jared Fogle, politicians and Jerry Sandusky. Let's also not forget Bill Cosby holier than though behavior.

This right here. Wolves dress in sheep skin

I’m surprised there so much suspicion and downright defense of this guy. I usually err on the side of innocent until proven guilty but pimping is such a nefarious, shitty and down right evil act that I can’t even muster an ounce of empathy for him. Add to the fact that this is CLASSIC pimping layout and strategy (girl…

It’s a lot harder to book a hotel room as an underaged person. Pimps tend to book it in their name and then give the girl a key. It’s despicable and motels/hotels in Chicago are trying their best to spot this behavior more and more (I dunno how efficacious it is but it’s good to know they’re trying). I’m USUALLY 100%…

Really disheartening to see so many comments along the lines of “well, let’s wait and see, this sounds fishy.” What happened to believing victims? This is a 17-year-old, a child, who was raped and trafficked. I’m choosing to believe the victim. (And equally, it’s depressing that Republicans will try to use this to…

No, we disagree, and that’s okay, buddy. Really, it is. See, he has spouted on and on about blacklivesmatter.. and it now appears, pending legal, that he has a thing for young white girls, illegal sex, and making money off the same, as a “manager”. You see? He is, to me, among the worst types of human males - those…

I was 100% positive this was a massive organize setup until I got to the three phones part. Two phones is ‘I keep my personal and professional life separate’. Three phones is ‘I do dirt’.

Really? Calling out an *alleged pimp is racist? Is he black? Thought so. Now perhaps it’s not *funny - to you - and that’s all good. But racist? Nah, you lost me there, pal.

Horrible people worm themselves into even the most noble of organizations.

commentary on HIM, no her.

It’s College Park, MD

ya, more of a commentary on HIM, not the victim.

This is what predators do to get their victims, so I’ll just wait for all the evidence to come forward. The entire movement isn’t awful but this guy might be.

Women are arrested for human trafficking regularly. A friend of mine in NOLA is an advocate and posts articles on it all the time. It’s pretty horrifying.

Even the best and most needed movements will have a victimizer among them. It’s a shame. No good deed goes unpunished?

The details of this situation (backpage ad, motel, young girl, “manager”) sadly sound exactly like the situation we are dealing with right now involving our young daughter. And it sucks.