Sex Trafficking

[scottish-guy]

...maybe outrage is appropriate...

Or a large pinch of salt.

[kittyboy]

Or a large pinch of salt.

Possibly a pinch of salt. Possibly true. I tend towards it being true but I do not know.
The guys I teach are generally no bullshxt guys. They are combat veterans who generally do not engage in drama. They were discussing the issue amongst themselves and I overheard it and sat down and listened.

[scottish-guy]

Well, Kittyboy, it must have been a large audience you were part of - given the same story has been all over the internet for at least 2 years.

I'm not accusing you of lying - it just seems to me that it's a well-known story that has been doing the rounds for a considerable time and may have grown arms and legs with the passage of time - a bit like Hitler having one ball - and the sort of thing that military types would bandy about to disparage their enemies or even their unwelcome allies!

[kittyboy]

Well, Kittyboy, it must have been a large audience you were part of - given the same story has been all over the internet for at least 2 years

No it was in a classroom. I teach graduate classes to USA army officers. As I said it was a private conversation between army officers. I overheard and sat down and listened.
I suspect the experiences they related to each other are true.
I suspect that child prostitution happens in Afghanistan . How prevalent it is? I have no idea.

[scottish-guy]

I suspect it happens in every country in the world, don't you?

[kittyboy]

I suspect it happens in every country in the world, don't you?

I suspect it does exist in every country.
It sounds like child prostitution is more widespread and socially accepted in Afghanistan. I do not know. I have never been to Afghanistan. I suspect the UN or some other international organization tracks human trafficking. Which might give insights into the frequency of child prostitution in Afghanistan

[sglad]

The guys I teach are generally no bullshxt guys. They are combat veterans who generally do not engage in drama. They were discussing the issue amongst themselves and I overheard it and sat down and listened.

Oooh...and what did they say about the rape and abuse of prisoners in Abu Ghraib by American soldiers?

[kittyboy]

Oooh...and what did they say about the rape and abuse of prisoners in Au Ghraib by American soldiers?

They condemned it. They almost universally said it was wrong and moralky repugnant. I brought it up in class and we discussed it.
We discussed it in the context of the Stanford prison experiment.

[sglad]

They condemned it. They almost universally said it was wrong and moralky repugnant.

I hope they condemned this too:

https://genderandsecurity.org/sites/...uthorities.pdf

[paborn]

They condemned it. They almost universally said it was wrong and moralky repugnant. I brought it up in class and we discussed it.
We discussed it in the context of the Stanford prison experiment.

Really? Are people still discussing the Stanford experiment? It has been widely debunked for unscientific practices, secret instructions to some participants ( esp. the guards ) and when scientific method is deployed no researcher has been able to duplicate the results. So, to what end?