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Very Former Georgia Deputy Gets Caught Doing A Slavery

Of course this was based in Florida.

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traffic stop pulled over by police for speedingThomas Jefferson. Robert Kelly. Queen Elizabeth II. People who have either directly had slaves or benefited economically from the slave trade really get under my skin. One of the saving graces of maintaining police departments amid the (valid and documented) accusations of police brutality is that they are the final line of defense against criminals the innocent have. Unfortunately, the boys in blue have also done their fair share of criminal offense. And not just the borderline stuff of racially profiling while they give out tickets to increase police department revenue — I’m talking full on dabbling in slavery.

A sex sting operation that resulted in the arrests of 160 people also busted Georgia Police Officer Jason DiPrima. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday that their week-long sting, called “Operation Fall Haul II,” discovered at least two sex trafficking victims. Sheriff Grady Judd said during a press conference that there could potentially be more victims.

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The Cartersville Police Department said in a press release that DiPrima had resigned Thursday following the department placing him on administrative leave pending an internal investigation.

Now that’s pretty bad, up there with officers accepting bribes, committing perjury, and planting drugs on people so frequently they had to dismiss ~400 convictions bad. Things only get worse once you realize that some of the other crooks involved in the sex-ring sting were also Florida teachers.

Among the arrested was high school IT expert Cameron Burke from Ocoee, Fla. who was busted during the sting for soliciting a prostitute.

Burke had been out on bond after being arrested for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student.

Other people arrested as a result of the sting include Carlos Gonzales, an Osceola County math teacher as well as John Layton, an Orange County physical education teacher.

I know that it is in vogue to think of CRT and the Don’t Say Gay bill as the primary culprits when it comes to protecting children from threats, but it may be a better service to the children of Florida if they made sure that the kids are still being protected from old standbys like sexual assault. It seems like you can’t even send your kids to a nice Floridian Christian school anymore without a 39-year-old throwing booty meat at some teenager and trying to get them drunk at a school event. No, before you think this is a one-off joke line, that shit really happened recently. I’d take a dictionary donation over this nonsense any day.

Here are some signs to look out for Human Trafficking; given that not all officers are doing their job to prevent it, the duty falls on you to educate yourself and remain vigilant:

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Who is Most Vulnerable?
Anyone can experience trafficking in any community, just as anyone can be the victim of any kind of crime. While it can happen to anyone, evidence suggests that people of color and LGBTQ+ people are more likely to experience trafficking than other demographic groups. Generational trauma, historic oppression, discrimination, and other societal factors and inequities create community-wide vulnerabilities. Traffickers recognize and take advantage of people who are vulnerable.

People may be vulnerable to trafficking if they:

  • Have an unstable living situation
  • Have previously experienced other forms of violence such as sexual abuse or domestic violence
  • Have run away or are involved in the juvenile justice or child welfare system
  • Are undocumented immigrants
  • Are facing poverty or economic need
  • Have a caregiver or family member who has a substance use issue
  • Are addicted to drugs or alcohol

Who Are the Traffickers
There is no evidence that traffickers are more likely to be of a particular race, nationality, gender, or sexual orientation. They may be family members, romantic partners, acquaintances, or strangers.

This website goes on to give further details, but the information set is clearly incomplete — they’ve yet to mention dirty cops. Ideally, the information will be update soon in light of current events.

Florida Sex Trafficking Sting Nabs 160 People Including Georgia Deputy Police Chief Jason DiPrima [NY Post]

Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s.  He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.

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