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The next problem is the assumption that both parties are freely consenting. Consent revolves around the concept of choice—that a person is presented with a wide variety of viable options and makes an informed decision about which one is best for them. But how does this “choice” play out for the estimated 100,000 to 300,000 youth in the sex trade in the United States? Or for a woman who is being pimped by her boyfriend or husband? Or for someone surviving due to homelessness or limited economic options? Or a woman feeding some type of addiction? Or with the untold numbers of women who are trafficked both from foreign countries and forced into prostitution in the United States under threats of violence by pimps and traffickers? If prostitution is truly a choice, then why did a study find that 92% of women in prostitution want to leave it immediately?
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And there was no changing it. My hard Gold Ticket didn’t make a difference. Another person’s ticket, printed additionally “just in case,” didn’t make a difference either, regardless of the fact that he had his credit card and state ID matching the numbers and name on the ticket and his broken wristband in hand. All of us had our broken wristbands and we were simply asking for a replacement, or even just an explanation. After only a minute or two, security was called and threatened to arrest us if we didn’t disperse immediately. Jack McCarty, who titled himself “Director of Operations,” said that they “[could] not replace any wristband that had been lost, stolen, or tampered with,” even citing the 8.5 x 11-inch sign that hung above the tent. It only said “lost or stolen” and failed to mention anything about defective materials.
