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From Nicholas D. Kristof at nytimes.com:

Jasmine Caldwell was 14 and selling sex on the streets when an opportunity arose to escape her pimp: an undercover policeman picked her up.

The cop could have rescued her from the pimp, who ran a string of 13 girls and took every cent they earned. If the cop had taken Jasmine to a shelter, she could have resumed her education and tried to put her life back in order.

Instead, the policeman showed her his handcuffs and threatened to send her to prison. Terrified, she cried and pleaded not to be jailed. Then, she said, he offered to release her in exchange for sex.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/the_realest2004/ the_realest2004

    First all the gold digger stories, now this. This is where the gold digging eventually leads you. If you have sex to get your water bill paid, why not just get the cash directly? LOL Like I said in the gold digger blog and the scrub blog “gold diggers are beneath prostitutes in the slore hierarchy”.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shango24/ shango24

    THIS IS A SIGN THAT THESE WOMENS MEN IN THERE COMMUNTIYS ARE SELFISH HEARLTEESS GUTLESS PUNKS WHO HATE WOMEN FOR HOW COULD ANY MAN ALLOW A SISTER OF HIS OWN RACE TO BE DEGRADED IN A SUCH A MANNER?

    9me shaking my head)

    as far as the latinas lol no such thing latina’s r from southern europe they should of said the descdents of indians .

    as far as afrakan amerikan females we afrakan brothers have failed u and now its time for us to get to work because this shet is getting worse females growing up to become w***es wow there ya go another nubian queen.

    this is neither shocking nor surprising this is what happens when the men of races fell to provide and protect the european amerikan man has now become the daddy of the afrakan woman in the world and amerika as well as the indian man but not so much because atleast the indian men some what protect and provide on there women.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Miss_BeLLa_B/ Miss_BeLLa_B

    I feel that NO MATTER WHAT RACE YOU ARE if you are prosituting you are automatically putting yourself into a dangerous situation…there should never be a time when you wouldnt think otherwise!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kaypasa2/ kaypasa2

    I don’t know why anyone was shocked that an officer requested sex from that
    young girl..know one is policing the police..they do anything they want..I call them them
    the ” THE BLUE MAFIA ” WE ARE PAYING THEM TO ABUSE US WITH CITY DOLLARS AND ACCORDING TO THEM NOT ENOUGH…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/goldeneyes45/ goldeneyes45

    I TOTALLY AGREE SOME BODY NEEDS TO TAKE A STAND FOR THESES KIDS OUT THE ON THE STREETS. AND THE CROKED COPS NEEDS TO BE LOCK UP WITH THE PIMPS. AND THERE SHOULD BE A NATIONWIDE AMBER ALERT.FOR ALL
    OF GODS CREATIONS NOT MATTER WHAT COLOR OF ONES SKIN MAY BE.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/COOL_BENTLEY/ COOL_BENTLEY

    HELLO EXCUSE ME

    CRACK(BASE) WAS STARTED BY THE
    WHITE COLLAR CLAN TO DESTORY
    BLACK HOODS(GHETTOS)A CROSS AMERICA ALONG WITH
    PROSTITUTES
    (SOME ARE BASE HEADS)/PIMPS
    TO MESS IT UP,
    THEN WHEN BASE HEAD WHITES STARTED COMING TO THE HOODS
    THEN THEY WANT TO HAVE A
    ” DRUG FREE AMERICA ”
    ” JUST SAY NO ”

    BUT BEFORE THEY WASNT SAYING NOTHING ABOUT IT “JUST SAY NO”
    OR DRUG FREE AMERICA UNTIL
    IT BACK FIRED

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/COOL_BENTLEY/ COOL_BENTLEY

    NOW ITS A PROBLEM
    SHOULDNT START NONEING WOULDNT BE NONING

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/YoungTwan21/ YoungTwan21

    i was so interested in the story bc i thought that the cop was takin her in and gonna take down her pimp until i came across the part when the cop said he would do it all in return for sex that kinda made me laugh and turned me off to the whole story i mean its all to predictable and hilarious in my thought !!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cooosta/ cooosta

    once again, as a society we dont understand this is not our country, these are man made laws, govern to control the majority, man made laws for the people not for the person, whoever makes the rules, is the boss, im pretty sure money and power is more important than life and love in the world of business, this is a business, by any means, get the job done and make a profit, sad but this is what we have, make due

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/novadave62/ novadave62

    after reading some of the comments, i came accross the finger pointing, its sad in this day and age we as people still want to point the finger; its the black mans fault or its the white mans fault ect., its neither and its both, its the society we the human race have created! so next time you want to point a finger at a certain race look in the mirror, last time i checked all humans bleed the same color, no matter what color there skin is!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/loving67/ loving67

    It’s not about who to blame, its about the problem. These pimps don’t understand is that they are putting weapons on the street to kill our own people in our own community. I say that because these are women who might carry diseases that have no cure. Its all about the problem and that is just man in general who think that the only way to get what they want is to take advantage of what God created beautifully.This must end, especially in the black community.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ramses_NY/ Ramses_NY

    Our whole community needs to take responsibility for this problem, and stop pointing fingers. I was actually kicked out of a BP group called “a few good men” After suggesting that people in the group watch a doc**entary called “Very Young Girls” About this organization called Gems-girls, based in NYC that helps girls get off the streets. Needless to say, the moderator of the group informed me that topics like that, are too heavy for BP, and deleted me.

    In my opinion, the issue with teen prostitution, goes back to how we view sex in our society. In a sane society, adults would have the option to purchase sex from another adult, without it being a crime. Than our tax dollars, and law enforcement resources can be put to good use by locking up pedophiles, pimps, kidnappers and all criminals that prey on our children. These young women, and men, need other avenues besides the prison system. A lot of these young men and women are kidnapped, and brainwashed by pimps as well as other prostitutes. Many get turned out at 12 and 13. Most are seeking affection, protection, and anything resembling a family structure they can find. Which is why I firmly feel, that our black churches for the most part have failed us. Jesus walked where he was needed the most. And it damn sure was the fur shop, the Caddie dealership etc.

    Yall can google gems girls, if you want to find info on how to do something.

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