Recent, afirmatiile despre prevalenta traficului de sex la Super Bowl au starnit scepticism, unii oameni afirmand chiar ca traficul de sex la Super Bowl este o legenda urbana. Aceste afirmatii retin apa?
Recunoasterea Hype
Pentru inceput, este important sa recunoastem ca, in trecut, unii indivizi si grupuri bine intentionate au supraevaluat sfera traficului de sex la Super Bowl. Declaratiile lor exagerate au fost ridicate si difuzate pe larg in mass-media. Din pacate, hype-ul a dat motive scepticilor de a se intreba daca traficul sexual se intampla sau nu in timpul Super Bowl. Dupa cum stim acum, nu exista mii de victime traficate pe site-ul jocului, iar in acest moment nu exista niciun studiu care sa sustina afirmatia ca Super Bowl este cel mai mare eveniment de trafic de sex din SUA
Contorizarea distorsiunilor si a intereselor vestite
Dar, in timp ce unii au marit problema, altii denatureaza problema in sens contrar, sustinand ca nu exista trafic de sex in legatura cu Super Bowl. Surse ale acestei dezinformari sunt grupuri precum Proiectul legal, educational si de cercetare a furnizorilor de servicii erotice si furnizor de servicii erotice (ESPLERP), un grup care se ocupa in prezent de actiuni legale impotriva statului California, sustinand ca legea prostitutiei statului incalca drepturile constitutionale ale cei din industria sexului si care sustin un efort care se desfasoara in New Hampshire pentru a decriminaliza complet prostitutia in acest stat.
Grupuri precum ESPLERP au un interes deosebit de a promova mitul ca nu exista trafic de sex la Super Bowl, deoarece avocatii si profitorii industriei sexuale au multe in joc atunci cand vine vorba de orice lucru care ar putea atrage atentia fortelor de ordine asupra activitatilor lor. . Ar putea fi faptul ca arestarea cumparatorilor de sex in timpul Super Bowl ii face pe alti potentiali cumparatori de sex sa se gandeasca de doua ori inainte de a cauta sa cumpere sex? S-ar putea ca mana grea a aplicarii legii cu privire la comertul sexual in timpul Super Bowl sa reduca profiturile industriei sexuale? Desi raspunsul la aceste intrebari este incert, merita cu siguranta sa tinem cont de motivatiile celor care sustin ca Super Bowl este fara trafic de sex.
Deci, ce stim?
Statisticile din eforturile de aplicare a legii FBI sunt luminante. Luati in considerare faptul ca, in Phoenix, anul trecut, au fost arestati 360 de cumparatori sexuali si 68 de traficanti, iar 30 de victime minore au fost recuperate. In 2014, au fost efectuate 45 de arestari in legatura cu New Jersey Super Bowl, fiind recuperate 16 tineri. In 2013, la New Orleans Super Bowl, au fost facute 85 de arestari si cinci victime recuperate. Hmm. Nu exista trafic de sex la Super Bowl?
Cercetari gresite
Confundant chestiunea este un studiu de la Scoala de munca sociala din Arizona, intitulat „Exploring Trafficking and Prostitution Sex in the Super Bowl 2014.” In ansamblu, studiul ofera o examinare edificatoare a reclamei de prostitutie online care au loc pana si in timpul Super Bowl. Cercetatorii au evaluat anunturile conform „Matricei traficului sexual”, care a examinat anunturile pentru indici de trafic de sex si a catalogat anumite reclame drept „cu risc ridicat”, ceea ce inseamna ca aceste anunturi reprezentau probabil anunturi ale persoanelor traficate sexual.
In „rezumatul rezultatelor cercetarii” autorii raportului afirma:
- Volumul mare de anunturi care ofera sex comercial va depasi probabil capacitatea oricarei agentii de aplicare a legii de a raspunde astfel incat sa descurajeze traficantii sa vina in jurisdictia lor.
- Sex trafficking is a national, regional and local issue that is highly profitable for the traffickers and is comprised largely of loosely affiliated networks of suspects and victims who feed a significant demand for commercial sex.
- Research identified distinct victim movement and marketing trends that tend to correspond with the build up towards the Super Bowl.
“The conclusion of the study is that the Super Bowl, or any large event which provides a significant concentration of people in a relatively confined urban area, becomes a desirable location for a trafficker to bring their victims for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation.
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Yet, despite a summary of findings and other data in the report that clearly correlates the Super Bowl with a spike in sex trafficking, this study is being cited as “proof” that the Super Bowl does not cause sex trafficking. How is that possible?
We believe it has to do with one unfortunate sentence. Here it is in context (emphasis added):
“This would appear to lend credence to the idea that the presence of the Super Bowl or other large national event is a key factor in attracting an increased amount sex trafficking activity. It is important to note, however, for law enforcement and for general discussion that the Super Bowl itself does not create the conditions in which trafficking flourishes. Rather, it is the traffickers who seek to exploit and increased concentration of people in a relatively limited geographic area that tends towards an atmosphere where recreation and self-satisfaction are common and the availability of discretionary income in increased.”
The Upshot
So what’s the upshot of all this? The first question we need to ask is: “Does the Super Bowl provide an ‘increased concentration of people in a relatively limited geographic area that tends towards of an atmosphere where recreation and self-satisfaction are common and the availability of discretionary income is increased?’” Answer: “Yes.”
Second: “What is the makeup of that concentration of people?” Undoubtedly there will be a lot of men (if not a considerable majority) in attendance at the game. Thus, it’s reasonable to conclude that sex traffickers are seeking to take advantage of an influx of men to a concentrated geographic area there to attend an event that is of particular interest to men. Let’s face it, no one’s sex trafficking anyone to meet the influx of demand for prostitution at Mary Kay Conventions!
So, does football, or the NFL, the Super Bowl, cause sex trafficking? No. But is the influx of demand (i.e. potential male sex buyers) associated with the Super Bowl correlated with sex trafficking the Super Bowl and similar events? That answer is, sadly, a resounding yes.
