Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind. – Les Emmerson
Lately the number of idiotic “signs of sex trafficking” have been proliferating to absurd levels; just recently, for example, the Department of Homeland Security (a name which makes me feel like a fascist just for typing it) told hotel staff that all of the following were to be included in the already-bloated “sex trafficking sign” list:
- garbage cans containing many used condoms
- frequent use of “Do Not Disturb” sign on room door
- excessive foot traffic in and out of a room
- “excessive sex paraphernalia” in room
- an “overly smelly room” that reeks of “cigarette, marijuana, sweat, bodily fluids, and musk”
- a guest who “averts eyes or does not make eye contact”
- individuals “dressed inappropriate for age” or with “lower quality clothing than companions”
- guests with “suspicious tattoos”
- the presence of multiple computers, cell phones, pagers, credit card swipes, or other technology
- the presence of photography equipment
- minibar in need of frequent restocking
- guests with too many personal hygiene products, especially “lubrication, douches”
- guests with too few personal possessions
- rooms paid for with cash or a rechargeable credit card
- “individuals loitering and soliciting male customers”
- “claims of being an adult though appearance suggests adolescent features”
- refusal of room cleaning services for multiple days
I might point out that when I travel, I leave the “Do Not Disturb” sign on the door the entire time and don’t take maid service unless I feel it’s absolutely necessary. But I’m a “prostituted woman”, so there you are. Anyhow, it started me thinking; just how many of these moronic “signs” have been claimed so far? Here’s a list of all the ones I could easily locate: 
- barbed wire
- being drunk
- being popular
- being young (too many examples to link)
- bruises
- burglar bars
- denying strangers’ creepy suspicions
- eating in a hotel room
- escorts who don’t do outcalls
- a “feeling of sadness“
- generous boyfriend
- going to a beauty parlor
- going to a doctor
- hunger
- long sleeves
- looking like a whore
- malnourishment
- moving for work
- not talking to strangers
- open-mindedness
- resenting busybody questions from strangers
- sleeping bags
- small amount of luggage
- speaking a foreign language
- staying out late
- “suspicious situations“
- tattoos (too many examples to link)
- traveling in a group
- traveling with one’s father
- wigs
- working long hours
There are probably others I’ve missed, and I’m sure more will be added before the collapse of the panic, so I’ll copy this into a static page for easy updating. Happy pimp-and-victim-hunting!