Operation Northern Spotlight â?? Thunder Bay Police Help Suppress Human Trafficking

[Guest N***he**Ont**y]

During the first Operation Northern Spotlight there were stories from the escort's perspective. I haven't seen any since then. This article makes it seem so benign, but I still don't understand how sex workers are supposed to trust cops when they are approachec with a lie in the first place (the cops pretend to be a john)

 

Question: how do you think it would work if the cops actually said that they were cops?

[Phaedrus 209521]

A lot depends on whether or not they've learned from the mistakes they made during the first Northern Spotlight. If they're up-front about who they are and why they're getting in touch, and if they're a bit smart about who they contact (independent ladies who are involved in pro-Sex Work activist groups are probably not victims of trafficking), then perhaps this might be OK. I haven't heard much about this iteration of it. It seems to have been a bit better at identifying people who really need help than previous ones, although that's not exactly a high bar.

 

Also: article is at http://www.netnewsledger.com/2015/06/25/operation-northern-spotlight-thunder-bay-police-help-suppress-human-trafficking/ (original link is broken).

[fortunateone 156618]

During the first Operation Northern Spotlight there were stories from the escort's perspective. I haven't seen any since then. This article makes it seem so benign, but I still don't understand how sex workers are supposed to trust cops when they are approachec with a lie in the first place (the cops pretend to be a john)

 

Question: how do you think it would work if the cops actually said that they were cops?

 

 

i think now they make sure they are not contacting ads that specify over 21, and with web sites and professionals. that was their mistake before that the sps of that type are not afraid to react, and react loudly. now they have become more stealthy, actually looking thru the ads for actual red flags, is my guess, anyone easily intimidated, or who may not have ads elsewhere and so won't say anything to anyone.

 

it is revealing that in the first NS they 'interviewed" (aka accosted) 330 sps, but the most recent one they used 90 LE from over 20 cities to interview (aka accost) just under 125 different women.

 

there is nothing in the OP article indicating that even one single person was found and charged with trafficking, or that anyone was 'rescued' and yet, you see the headline is implying that.

[Guest N***he**Ont**y]

It is reported as written. Blame the article slant on the author of the interview.