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One of the men goes for her phone. The other grabs at her hands. Ozturk screams. Shock and fear ripple through her voice. Two masked women join them, tugging at her backpack, peeling the straps from her shoulders. “I’m going somewhere, I need to call someone,” she pleads. “We’re the police. Relax,” one of the men says in response.

They surround her. Then, one by one, they pull their neck gaiters up to cover their faces. “You don’t look like police,” a voice off screen says. “Why are you hiding your faces?” The questions continue, but the figures don’t respond. Instead, they cuff Ozturk, cross the street, and put her in an unmarked SUV. She is gone.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Well, President Musk has been accused of helping Epstein's trafficking, we know for sure that his Oval Office puppet was involved.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Your argument is that because Trump and Musk engage in sex trafficking personally that "federal agents" do more broadly.

Searching online for "federal agent sex trafficking," I see a news article from a few years ago that undercover federal agents purchased sex from a victim during an investigation; that's about all.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

It's the same principle as what you call 9 people at a table with a Nazi. These agents deserve no nuance.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I don't believe that if you work for a sex pest that makes you a sex pest. That would mean everyone who's ever worked for Weinstein is a sex pest.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Believe as you wish, but if a person works for a boss that they know to be a sex trafficker, doing things sex-trafficking-adjacent, or at least illegal, for him, that's good enough for me to declare that person a sex-trafficking POS.

Also, I don't think for a microsecond that goons given this kind of power and impunity over detainees are going to refrain from sexual assault. We just haven't heard about it yet (this time).

But, well, pick your lane.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

A lot of them where. Way more of them knew something but said nothing than should ever be possible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Just because something is new doesn’t mean it’s not real. Culture comes from the top…