Josh Hawley blames sex trafficking on ‘sexual revolution’ of 1960s in leaked audio

KC Star ^ | 1/31/18 | Bryan Lowry

[DoodleDawg]

The trafficking in the US has never been greater.

And that claim is based on what?

[ifinnegan]

In the U.S., human trafficking tends to occur around international travel-hubs with large immigrant populations, notably California, Texas and Georgia. The U.S. Justice Department estimates that 14,500–17,500 people are trafficked into the country every year. The 2016 Global Slavery Index estimates that including U.S. citizens and immigrants 57,700 people are victims of human trafficking.[1] Those being trafficked include young children, teenagers, men and women and can be domestic citizens or foreign nationals. According to the Department of State’s statistics from 2000, there are approximately 244,000 American children and youth that are at risk for sex trafficking each year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_the_United_States

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Are you claiming it was higher in the past?

[Impy]

I don’t support Austin Peterson but he got in a sick burn about this.

Ugh.

I don’t think this a Todd Akin cutting his own *ohnson off moment (and I think we’re passed having nonsense like that matter that much to people) but this kind of comment is not helpful.

[DoodleDawg]

I don’t think this a Todd Akin cutting his own *ohnson off moment (and I think we’re passed having nonsense like that matter that much to people) but this kind of comment is not helpful.

Not yet, but it could be a sign of things to come. Hawley's first and only political race was for Missouri Attorney General. Nobody really knows if he's ready for prime time and the national exposure of a senate race. This comment of his made national news, and any other misstatements will do the same. If it doesn't make people a little bit nervous then they haven't been paying attention.

[Republican Wildcat]

He didn’t say it caused it - said it made it worse. Difficult to argue how that isn’t true - portraying people - particularly women - as merely objects to be used certainly devalues humanity and encourages untoward behavior when people are conditioned to exploit each other for selfish purposes. He’s spot on accurate.

I will agree he needs to be a bit more careful in how he chooses to express such views as the media can create something that isn’t there. The headline doesn’t match his words. In addition I’m seeing where it is being reported the expansion of “women’s liberation” and “sexual liberation” were what he was saying lead to human trafficking which is total bunk - said nothing even remotely similar to that.