Secret Online Emoji Code Used by Criminals Trafficking Children for Sex aka Rape- Massively Increased Recognition and New-to-me Symbology using Hearts, Crowns and Others Emojis (pizzagate)

submitted ago by 3141592653

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.

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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 let’s the buyer know the girl or boy is childlike and still has some growing to do."

think- ago

A crown symbol indicates a girl or boy is under house arrest

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. 👑👑 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!