Today on my local news, they discussed the codes that human traffickers use on backpage.com to advertise/sexually exploit children and women. I had never heard of this code before.
I tried but was unable to find a link to my local news story, but i did find this:
http://www.hope4justice.org/our-newsletter/2017/6/14/emojis-trafficking-those-cute-little-symbols-may-have-a-not-so-innocent-meaning-on-craigslist-or-backpage
Turns out this info was published back in June, but these codes are news to me, and we should all be aware of this coded language... Similar to "cheese pizza", etc. The local news story presented this yesterday as breaking news.
Hearts, Crowns, airplanes, cherries and other pictures are used to symbolize things like "underage", "victim being flown in" and "virgin." This shit makes me sick.
What i also found at the following link is that two days ago the woman who helped uncover these codes got an award, which means increased recognition of this sick code language.
https://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2018/01/30/DC00570
How and why the FUCK is backpage still getting away with this horror? Sickening.
think- ago
FWIW, here's a report about a new lawsuit against backpage.com:
https://www.click2houston.com/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-child-trafficking-lawsuit-against-backpage-local-hotels-truck-stops
3141592653 ago
Wow, thanks. This deserves its own post for sure
think- ago
Please feel free to post it, if you like.
3141592653 ago
Thanks!
think- ago
:-)
ProudPatriotGal ago
Thank you for this. I have children that love these emoji's and wear them on their clothes. It's so scary out there. I worry everyday about them. I also see a lot of references to eating taco's. It may be nothing; but instead of pizza on clothes and eating on TV, it's all about Taco's now. I need to look deeper into this. Like I said, it could just be me; but I also thought the pizza references were nothing until I became red-pilled.
3141592653 ago
You're very welcome. Yes, what you said is very scary. And i agree about tacos
migratorypatterns ago
These people are the lowest of the low.
Thanks ... definitely a redpill kind of post.
3141592653 ago
Thank you
Sackajahweeda ago
Fucking backpage...as if they were not making enough through CONSENTING ADULTS. I hope they lose their asses in court arent they already in court for some other shite involving minors? May you lose IT ALL!!
3141592653 ago
YES to this. I wanna see them go DOWN
Mr_White77 ago
I'm new to voat so bare with me please. Here is the links to my FB page and my Twitter page, what I would like anyone that is interested to do is WATCH and LISTEN to Linkin Parks song/video called "Battle Symphony" and Eminem's song/video "Not Afraid". If you see what I see I could use the help to break this code. I have some of the "CODE" figured out and a maps going on Google Maps and Google Earth, I'll post the links and if anyone wants the Google Earth files I can share them as well.
FB https://www.facebook.com/vernon.white.3979
Twitter https://twitter.com/VWhote
Google Maps (NOTE 3 to 4 pins are missing from the Original list and panoramio has shut off the old photo layer but I know which photos go to each pin and will finish attaching the real photos to the pins by Gary M Matthias. The 3 to 4 missing are of Swans in sheepsheadbay and 1 or 2 others I couldn't find/pin yet.) https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1PLpkpOddhf48ydA1UQBmT0uaQrtCxyMS&ll=45.316814251582514%2C-85.98652299999998&z=5
I sure could use the help on this to break it wide open, I'll be checking back here when I can or get a hold of me through Twitter (I don't like FB) Thanks for reading.
3141592653 ago
Thanks for the comment. Keep up the good work
Immelda ago
Thank you so much for this info, learnt something knew and made this world even more darker. I will never look at emoji's the same way again!
UnicornAndSparkles ago
๐น Rose ๐ Crown ๐ธ Cherry Blossom ๐ Growing Heart โ๏ธ Aeroplane ๐ Cherry ๐ต Rosette?
3141592653 ago
Thx unicorn!
sore_ass_losers ago
Oh shit. I always thought the presence of those symbols meant 'I am a whore'. Backpage got rid of the direct prostitution ads but under massage there are lots of Asian Massage Parlors in my locality that are using these symbols. These AMPs are of course totally unlicensed and illegal but somehow have proliferated in the past few years.
sore_ass_losers ago
I forgot to mention, that while the AMPs are ostensibly there for massage therapy (but still violate licensing laws for that) they actually provide prostitution.
They are heavily advertised in Backpage and Craig's List.
TrishaUK ago
In response to your comment above. I am sharing this comment by SoldierofLight............... sore_ass_loser I hope you will consider it getting them on video and their vehicle registrations! if this is going on near you.
@SoldierofLight 1 points (+1|-0) 5 hours ago
If by chance someone knew that a kid was being held under house arrest, and saw vehicles coming and going at the child's house at odd times, they might be witnessing trafficking. If that someone had a very good camera with a long lens, they could take photos of the license plates. If anyone reading this fits this description, I hope they consider looking into this.
@gothamgirl @Cc1914 @Carmencita @Pby1000
sore_ass_losers ago
License plates of johns?
AMPs are a well-known phenomenon across the entire US. As I understand it the workers are basically trafficked, misled to get into the business. However these are generally legal age Asian women.
I'm not sure how they flourish. Kickbacks? No one wants to deal with the Chinese Triad gangs, or whoever is behind it?
TrishaUK ago
Oh, I am obviously not familiar with any of this, YES please do NOT get into any danger with Chinese Triads ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฌ
3141592653 ago
What are Chinese triads?
pby1000 ago
I will look! Thank you!
SoldierofLight ago
Good post. Emojis as code came up during Elsagate. I looked for more but only found this, where it's briefly mentioned: https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1964827
I made a post awhile back asking if anyone knew of an online dictionary of codes used by pedos but didn't get very far. There are some mentions in Urban Dictionary but quite frankly, I think we need the help of either an honest LE officer who works these kinds of cases (I know, I know) or a pedo who somewhere spelled out all the codes. The next challenge would be to post the codes somewhere that certain mods can't delete.
Vindicator ago
I've been looking for a definitive source on this for over a year. If you put togethr a megathread with all of our research, I will sticky it. As God is my witness.
SoldierofLight ago
K, you're on.
Nana66 ago
You would have been around for it and may remember a long time ago there were huge posts in regards to Trolly park and a foreign woman's pic that included codes and symbols that we were all investigating.
Someone found an Instagram account that had the code wcqn so I tried requesting the account but it was a couple months after and while I was banned from pizzagate when I was briefly accepted and able to take screen shots.
I never made a post about it but here is a link of my comment to Jem777 about the subject with those screenshots.
This boy is definitely for sale....
https://voat.co/v/pizzagatewhatever/2208012/10878357
3141592653 ago
Thx for this info
Nana66 ago
Welcome.
SoldierofLight ago
Yes, I remember now about Trolly park. Thank you for reminding me. Very valuable info. I'm going to start collecting everything we've already found and then we can add to it.
That picture of the boy for sale is disturbing.
Nana66 ago
I remember the Trolly park Facebook had creepy Halloween pics with oddly unattractive adults that seemed to be holding onto kids that looked like they were having a horrible time and would be running away if they weren't being gripped onto.
Vindicator ago
Ping me so I don't miss it. If you post it at night, I will see it before MF.
SoldierofLight ago
Gotcha. Will do.
Funny. When I see "MF" the two words that immediately come to mind aren't the ones he uses.
Vindicator ago
I know. :-( I've tried to tell him but he just chalks all of the complaints up to shills. Shareblue has succeeded in that regard.
carmencita ago
https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/how-sex-traffickers-use-emojis-to-sell-children.1186246/ Please read the remarks on Lipstick Alley about the emojis and child sex trafficking. Some are pretty informed and others not.
3141592653 ago
Thx Carmencita!
carmencita ago
<3
carmencita ago
According to the research, the most prominent emoji indicators of trafficking are the rose, rosette, cherry, cherry blossom, growing heart, airplane, and crown. The growing heart and cherry, for instance, highlight that the victim being trafficked is a minor, whereas an airplane relates that a person will be in town for a temporary amount of time. IT SAYS the Most Prominent. I wonder if there are others. I always thought the post popular were the pizza heart triangle, etc. Now these are considered most prominent. This is a Real Shocker to me. If I find out the Crown meaning I will post. Others please do same @Gothamgirl @think @pby1000 @SoldierofLight @Cc1914
Cc1914 ago
Thanks for the ping that I wouldn't of seen if I hadn't read your comment ๐๐ .. typoed my name ..
carmencita ago
:)
3141592653 ago
I finally found the crown info. See my response to gothamgirl
Gothamgirl ago
You're amazing thank you. I think I figured out a whole ratline of child trafficking based on the information you gave me. The crowns are also being used in business logos as well.
3141592653 ago
YOU are amazing!
carmencita ago
Thanks. This is really some news! More to add to the list :(
Gothamgirl ago
Just curious do you know what the crown stands for? I have seen it myself and couldn't figure it out.
3141592653 ago
Ok, i finally found it... Here you go Gothamgirl
"They said the cherry symbol means virgin. The number of roses implies the price and an airplane means new in town.
A crown symbol indicates a girl or boy is under house arrest and the growing heart emoji letโs the buyer know the girl or boy is childlike and still has some growing to do."
think- ago
Maybe 'house arrest' means they are held at home like the 13 children recently rescued in Perris, Ca.?
Children who are home schooled and held like prisoners?
Vindicator ago
Have you got a referrence to support this theory?
To me it seems patently obvious that a crown symbolizes "a little princess" or "prince" -- innocent and exapensive. (Excuse me while I hurl).
Are_we_sure ago
You can find the academic papers online. They say this is not intended for classification, but an approach for law enforcement to more easily find potential trafficking in online ads. They examined 8000 women seeking men ads on Backpage and identified 35 potential instances of trafficking
I'd be very interested in seeing what peer review says about their conclusions. Their research comes from the field of knowledge management, using tools like analyzing text or emojis to establish correlation.
I wonder how much crosschecking they do with as someone like sociologist specializing in prostition. .....looks like they interviewed law enforcement as their experts.
This is the summary for the crown. ๐๐ Crown Indicated that the poster is usually a minor with a pimp controlling them.
Are_we_sure ago
Does anyone else think it's patently obvious?
That's seems to me to be an idiosyncratic interpretation.
SoldierofLight ago
Under house arrest? As in, by the court? That suggests complicity between the justice system and the traffickers in terms of alerting them to which child is under house arrest and where they live, and if a parent is at home. It also suggests the possibility of the parent(s) offering their child up. We've seen all of this in spades, but maybe not in such an organized way.
If by chance someone knew that a kid was being held under house arrest, and saw vehicles coming and going at the child's house at odd times, they might be witnessing trafficking. If that someone had a very good camera with a long lens, they could take photos of the license plates. If anyone reading this fits this description, I hope they consider looking into this.
YogSoggoth ago
House arrest is old ghetto talk as explained by a wigger chick I used to know 20 years ago, it means to keep ones girlfriend in the house by force because he caught her smiling at another man, or actually cheating on him. In this case I believe it just imprisonment by pimp
SoldierofLight ago
Sometimes, like now, I'm reminded of what a different world I live in.
YogSoggoth ago
Just go downtown USA and strike up some conversations. Bus station is a good start. A pack of cigarettes will get people talking, but don't wear them where everyone can see them. Just say something like I'm fresh out, I only got two and take one out of pocket.
carmencita ago
Thank You! That certainly deserves an Upvoat! What a valuable idea. Many times when we research and there is a car outside on the Google map, I think wow if only we could get the # on the car. This is one great way to catch those pimps or parents in the act. Hallelujah!
mobbA1115 ago
You're thinking about it wrong. You go to them. They don't come to you.
Blacksmith21 ago
Incall vs outcall.
3141592653 ago
Idk... I took it to mean being held as a slave, but im not sure. Ive never ever heard of a child being under house arrest... ? Appreciate your insight
TrishaUK ago
Have you never seen the movie Disturbia? (parental guide 13) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486822/ ---- Nothing to do with pizzagate, but it is a re-make of Alfred Hitchcocks movie Rear Window, in modern day America not 1950s. It is very well done if you like thrillers - oh the boy is 'under house arrest' .... my whole point of mentioning it haha
Gothamgirl ago
Oh wow you just really pieced together something I have digging into for months. Thank you very much.
3141592653 ago
So glad i could help!
think- ago
I recommend the documentary 'I Am Jane Doe' about human trafficking at backpage.com.
It's incredible that these things are still going on at the backpage site.
3141592653 ago
Infuriating. Thanks for the reminder to watch that documentary
Vindicator ago
Utterly astounding, given our intelligence apparatus has eyes on everything and everyone. Makes me want to kill people. Slowly.
Are_we_sure ago
You are vastly overestimating our intelligence capabilities
scarlettm512 ago
But even the dullest tool in the shed could track down child sex traffickers who advertise on backpage. They don't track them down because they don't want to. And if you watch the "I Am Jane Doe" movie, you'll see judges who rule that those ads may be just "old men who like to be seen in the company of young women" which translates to there are obviously a LOT of judges using this service. This is why they are "inept" at tracking this stuff. People in high places don't want to put an end to it because they rather enjoy child sex slaves.
think- ago
Hahaha. That was a good one.
3141592653 ago
Much appreciated