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February 10, 2022 10:47 AM UTC
18 Comments
This guy should be investigated. Clearly needs a check up from the neck up.
“Just take a look at what happened when they legalized ice fishing in Las Vegas!”
I'm sorry but this is not even remotely funny to anyone who follows human trafficking.
The evidence is clear that whenever men gather for "manly" activities such as fishing tournaments, hunting, and large sporting events, human trafficking and prostitution are present. This weekend's Superbowl will almost certainly be the number 1 human trafficking event in the country again this year (followed closely by both parties' political conventions). And the problem is so severe with pheasant hunting in the Dakotas that numerous NGOs train and send "spies" to rescue girls from all over the country.
Instead of making fun of this Mayor, perhaps as reasonably informed progressives, we should actually be paying attention to the research.
You can, but definitely should not compare the Super Bowl to a few ice fishing huts.
Actually, both huffpost and Washington Post have published articles debunking the Super Bowl Hookerfest myth. It just ain't so, apparently because increased traffic and extra cop presence discourage the sex for cash trade.
Google Super Bowl sex trafficking myth.
Now, ice fishermen? Wonder what they do with those pike between catch and release?
So is the reasonable response to that concern to prohibit ice fishing?
By "pay attention to the research" do you mean misleading post from right wing nutjobs about hundreds of thousands missing children?
Absolutely not. I'm referring to research by legit organizations like https://www.notforsalecampaign.org/, and and https://combathumantrafficking.org/ here in Denver. And yes, I used to teach about this subject at a Colorado university.
And wow, I'm shocked that a paper like the Post, or Huff Post would go out their way to debunk a "myth" like that about Superbowl. The very fact that there is increased police presence suggests the reality of the problem, as does this piece from the lead up to last year's Superbowl. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28607449/the-super-bowl-remains-target-human-trafficking
My point is not about Mayor Shubert, but that this is no laughing matter wherever it occurs.
It's a hilariously laughing matter and hilarious you are choosing to defend this pathetic weak slippery slope argument.
There are many debunking stories about the Super Bowl Sex Trafficking myth. Try thishttps://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/02/08/sex-workers-trafficking-super-bowl/
He called it a joke and resigned! You called his joke no laughing matter hahaha
So then, why are these two guys so damn grumpy???
Little did the wives of the ice fishers know that when their husbands were discussing fishhooks, they were really referring to the camp followers of General Hooker.
"camp followers of General Hooker….."
Perhaps you're not aware that "hooker" is a legitimate job title that has been listed in the US Department of Labor's "Dictionary of Occupational Titles," and related documents. It's a job in the steel manufacturing industry, as I recall.
The complete silence in the room afterwards is priceless. But leads me to wonder if it is stunned silence, or oh-God-here-he-goes-again-don't-encourage-him silence.
Ice houses properly heated can get cozy. Toss in the drink of choice and you never know. Snowshoe grog (brandy & peppermint schnapps) is popular in North Dakota. Gawd only knows what Ohio might use.
Note to self: Do not accept invitation to ice fish with Mayor Shubert. He has peculiar ideas about how to spend time between bites. Like all Christian conservatives, he mistakes his own personal freakiness for the sins of the entire populace.
Everything else leads to Satanic temptation. Surely ice fishing, being an earthly pleasure (to some), is also one of the Devil's ploys.