Länderberichte U.S.A.:

[Marc of Frankfurt]

K1 Doku - Dokumentationsreihe
Dokumentation | D 2009
60 Minuten

Amerikanischer Traum hinter Stacheldraht

Die Grenze zwischen den USA und Mexiko trennt auf einer Länge von über 3.000 Kilometern, vom Atlantik zum Pazifik, nicht nur zwei Staaten voneinander und teilt den Kontinent in Nord- und Südamerika - in vieler Hinsicht ist sie auch eine Demarkationslinie zwischen zwei Welten. Ein Filmteam reist entlang des Grenzstreifens, zeigt Grenzpatrouillen auf der einen und Grenzgänger auf der anderen Seite, hautnah und oft mitten im Dunstkreis von Drogenhandel, Schleuserei und Prostitution.
AUSSTRAHLUNGSTERMINE

11.03.2009 00:10 - 01:07 Kabel1





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[Marc of Frankfurt]

Öffentliche Debatte der Prostitutionsgegner mit Sexwork-Interessenvertretern/-befürwortern

It's wrong to pay for sex


Die Befürworter:

Sydney Biddle Barrows,
perhaps better known to millions as the "Mayflower Madam," found herself moonlighting as a phone girl at an escort service after having been fired for refusing to participate in a kickback scheme. Less than a year later she opened up her own agency. Relatively small but very upscale, Cachet prospered for 5 ½ years until New York's Finest closed it down, only to later publicly concede that it was the most honest and professionally run business of its kind ever operated in New York City. Her first book, Mayflower Madam, went right to the top of the New York Times bestseller list, and her fourth will be published in January of 2009. She is now in the information marketing business.

Tyler Cowen is Holbert C. Harris
Professor of Economics at George Mason University and director of the Mercatus Center. He has written numerous books on the relationship between commerce, the arts, and morality, including In Praise of Commercial Culture and most recently Discover Your Inner Economist. He co-writes a blog at www.marginalRevolution.com and writes frequently for the popular press.

Lionel Tiger
is the Charles Darwin Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University. Among his books are Men in Groups (1969, 1987), which introduced and developed the concept of male bonding, The Imperial Animal (1971,1989), The Pursuit of Pleasure (1992),and The Decline of Males (2000). He has lectured on all the continents, published widely in general and professional journals and is currently a columnist for Forbes.com.

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Fotos und kompletter Veranstaltungshinweis:
http://www.intelligencesquaredus.org/Ev ... x?Event=41

Analoge Veranstaltung in UK:
http://sexworker.at/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=45321#45321








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[nina777]

3.4.2009

US-Staat Nevada erwägt Besteuerung von Freudenhäusern

Im US-Staat Nevada ist unter den Abgeordneten ein Streit über die Einführung einer Besteuerung von Bordellen entbrannt.

Angesichts eines Haushaltsdefizits von mehr als 2,8 Milliarden Dollar (2,1 Milliarden Euro) dringen Politiker wie der Senator Bob Coffin darauf, die Dienste von Prostituierten mit einer Steuer von jeweils fünf Dollar zu belegen. Beobachter glauben aber, dass Coffins Vorlage bereits im Steuerausschuss des Senats scheitern wird.

Die Parlamentarier wollten sich damit nicht befassen, erklärte Guy Rocha, ein Historiker und früherer Staatsarchivar. Das Thema sei politisch so heiß, dass „sie einfach wollen, dass es vorübergeht“.

Dabei komme es zu ungewöhnlichen Allianzen: Sowohl religiös Konservative als auch Liberale und Feministinnen lehnten eine Besteuerung ab. „Einige wollen der Prostitution keinerlei Anschein von Legitimität geben.“

Die Bordellbesitzervereinigung von Nevada hingegen unterstützt den Vorstoß, der nach Coffins Schätzungen mindestens zwei Millionen Dollar im Jahr einbringen könnte. Ein Teil des Geldes würde dazu verwendet werden, eine Beratungseinrichtung für Sexarbeiterinnen zu gründen.

Zehn Bezirke in Nevada sind die einzigen Orte in den USA, an denen Bordelle erlaubt sind. Seit ihrer Legalisierung vor mehr als 30 Jahren führten sie keinen Dollar Steuern ab. Wie im restlichen Land sind Bordelle in weiteren fünf Bezirken des Staats verboten, darunter jenen, in denen die Spielerstädte Las Vegas und Reno liegen.

http://www.focus.de/politik/weitere-mel ... 86962.html

[Marc of Frankfurt]

off topic
of interest


Verschwörungstheorieangehauchter Dokumentarfilm:

The Obama Deception - Strohmann Obama


Ein Film vom antiautoritären, wertkonservativen US Radiomoderator und Dokumentarfilmer Alex Jones:
http://tinyurl.com/bk4dzm =
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Jones_(radio_host)


Ganzer Film in Youtube Videoclips
als Playliste:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p ... T1EKC0k9Fc
(11 x 10 Min)


Umfangreiche Linkliste / Quellenangaben der Filmdokumente:
http://fakd.blogspot.com/2009/04/obama- ... urces.html


www.obamaDeception.net





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[Angel_friend]

auch off topic, aber trotzdem - mein Kommentar:

Obama weckt in vielen große hoffnungen.
irgendwo hab ich mal gehört/gelesen:
der unterschied zwischen den republikanern und den demokraten ist nur, dass die demokraten besser lügen.
auch der begriff demokratie ist definitionssache. in den usa kannst als politiker nur war werden, wends genung kohle hast. (bei uns reichts manchmal, wenn du gewillt oder fähig bist dich zum idioten zu machen - sprich in einer parteihierarchie hochzudienen, etc.)
zu einigen von Obamas aussagen (aus der rede in prag, etc. - einiges hab ich leider schon wieder vergessen).
Reduzierung der nuklearen Waffen: rein aus wirtschaftlicher sicht schon mehr als sinnvoll.
Türkei soll zur EU: sollte wohl ein rein europäisches Problem sein. warum mischen sich amerikaner da ein? meiner ansicht nach sollten/müssten wir vorher über den balkan und über die osteuropäschen länder reden und die problematik lösen.
(bin vielleicht etwas voreingenommen, da ich aus beinahe allen diesen ländern mal jemand kennengelernt haben - zT beruflich oder auch im zusammenhan mit SW. die problematik kenn ich daher.)
die EU hat für mich hauptsächlich aus 2 gründen eine existenzberechtigung:
- es gibt keine kriege auf dieser teritiorium
- es gibt keine beschränkung der bewegungsfreiheit mehr (schengenraum)
beide punkte sind bei aufnahme der türkei gefährdet (krieg in kurdistan, zu erwartender zusätzlicher zuzug aus anatolien, ...)

must ich mal loswerden
verschörungstheorien waren in amerika immer schon beliebt.

[marlena]

@ angel_friend,

danke, für deinen Kommentar....sehe ich genauso...
Musste ich mal loswerden;-))

LG
Marlena

[Marc of Frankfurt]

10 Min Video

Geschichte der Sexworker Movement U.S.A.


Stacey Swimme
Director and founder of the Desiree Alliance
(Dachverband von 22 Organisationen).

http://demos.codificastream.com/ramp/Vi ... e=WM64Lite


Quelle:
viewtopic.php?p=56080#56080

p.s.
Desiree Alliance hat uns auch beim Protest gegen das EU-Papier unterstützt:
viewtopic.php?p=38171#38171



www.desireeAlliance.org





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[Marc of Frankfurt]

Wohnungsprostitution / Bordellprostitution sollen verboten werden

Rhode Island House approves bill to ban indoor prostitution


http://newsblog.projo.com/2009/05/ri-ho ... rov-1.html



By Randal Edgar
Journal Staff Writer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island House approved Wednesday a bill
that would ban prostitution that occurs indoors, a practice that
currently is legal.

The vote was 62 to 8.

The bill (H 5044 Sub A), which was amended on the floor, is supported
by law enforcement agencies who said it would help them address human
trafficking.

It now heads to the Senate.

Under current state law, only streetwalkers, their pimps and their
customers can be charged.

With the exception of several counties in Nevada, Rhode Island is the
only state in the country that currently allows prostitution that
occurs indoors.

This is the fourth consecutive year that state Rep. Joanne M.
Giannini, D-Providence, introduced a bill to prohibit indoor
prostitution, but the first year that the proposed legislation gained
enough support to be voted out of committee.





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[Marc of Frankfurt]

off topic

Kurze Geschichte der U.S.A.
und warum sie Waffen so sehr lieben


Aus Micheal Moore's Film "Bowling for Columbine"

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwYLDwIKeg4[/youtube]

Mehr:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_for_Columbine





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[Marc of Frankfurt]

Miami Beach

Mobiles Bordell erhitzt die Gemüter in Florida


Miami Beach, 26. Juni 2008 Oral-Sex, Table-Dance und mehr: Den Behörden in Miami fiel eine Strech-Limousine auf, in der Liebesdienste angeboten wurden.


Mehr mit Fotos:
http://www.oe24.at/welt/weltchronik/Mob ... 323374.ece





Kunstaktion
Love Mobil in der Frankfurter Fußgängerzone:
viewtopic.php?p=55771#55771





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[Marc of Frankfurt]

Im US-Bundesstaat Rhode Island droht eine Gesetzesverschärfung und Kriminalisierung gegen Prostitution.

Viele Wissenschaftler unterstützen die bisherige Toleranzpolitik zugunsten der Sexworker:



Letter to Members of the Rhode Island State Legislature

LETTER TO MEMBERS OF THE RHODE ISLAND STATE LEGISLATURE

RE: PROSTITUTION LAW REFORM PROPOSAL, 2009

BY: Ronald Weitzer & Elizabeth Anne Wood, and signatories listed below





Rhode Island is currently the only state in the U.S. without a statute expressly prohibiting prostitution. State law bans loitering [Herumstreifen] in public places, which is used to arrest street prostitutes, but does not ban solicitation [Kontaktanbahnung] itself, which leaves the indoor trade untouched because no loitering is involved.


This may change soon. The state legislature recently passed a bill criminalizing prostitution, although the House and Senate versions differ and will require changes before the bill can be forwarded to the governor.


In the past few weeks, advocates of criminalizing prostitution have lobbied Rhode Island’s legislators and made frequent appearances in the media. Many of their assertions about prostitution are myths. Research shows that there is a world of difference between those who work the streets and those who sell sex indoors (in massage parlors, brothels, for escort agencies, or are independent workers).


Regarding street prostitution, the problems often associated with it are best understood as outcomes of poverty, addiction, homelessness, and runaway youth – suggesting that the best way to deal with street prostitution is to tackle these precursors rather than simply arresting the sellers.


Compared to street workers, women and men who work indoors generally are much safer and less at risk of being assaulted, raped, or robbed. They also have lower rates of sexually transmitted infections, enter prostitution at an older age, have more education, and are less likely to be drug-dependent or have a history of childhood abuse. Indoor workers also tend to enjoy better working conditions, although this is naturally not the case everywhere.


Despite what some activists claim, most of those working indoors in the U.S. have not been trafficked against their will. We oppose coercive trafficking whether for sexual labor, agricultural labor, or any other type of work. But when trafficking is conflated with prostitution, as is so often done now, it confounds law enforcement’s ability to target their efforts to fighting human rights abuses in the trafficking sphere.


Many indoor workers made conscious decisions to enter the trade, and several studies also find that indoor workers have moderate-to-high job satisfaction and believe they provide a valuable service. One Australian study found that half of the call girls and brothel workers interviewed felt that their work was a “major source of satisfaction” in their lives, and more than two-thirds said they would “definitely choose this work” if they had it to do over again. (This study was conducted in the state of Queensland, where indoor prostitution has been decriminalized.) In other studies, a significant percentage of escorts report an increase in self-esteem after they began selling sex. These findings may surprise some people, because they are not the kinds of stories reported in the media, which usually focus instead on instances of abuse and exploitation.


This is not to romanticize indoor prostitution. Some indoor workers work under oppressive conditions or dislike their work for other reasons. We believe that worker safety should be a high priority in all industries. At the same time, there is plenty of evidence to challenge the myths that most prostitutes are coerced into the sex trade, experience frequent abuse, and want to be rescued. This syndrome is more characteristic of street workers, and is associated with the vulnerabilities of poverty, addiction and abuse. While these are issues that need to be addressed, it is important to point out that the vast majority of American sex providers work indoors.


Since street and indoor sex workers differ markedly in their working conditions, experiences and impact on the surrounding community, public policies should be cognizant of these differences rather than a monolithic, broad brush approach. Policy makers would also do well to listen to those doing the work; all too often, the views of the sex workers themselves are marginalized in public debates. Because street-based prostitution has negative impacts on neighbors, policies should address those impacts separately from indoor prostitution. Moreover, the opportunity to work indoors, in itself, helps to reduce the problems associated with street-based prostitution. Rhode Island’s current system of treating indoor and street prostitution differently is a step in the right direction. Criminalizing indoor sexual services is not the answer.





Signed by the following members of the academic community:

Ronald Weitzer, George Washington University

Elizabeth Wood, Nassau Community College, a unit of the State University of New York

Michael Goodyear, Dalhousie University, Canada

Barbara Brents, University of Nevada

Lisa Wade, Occidental College

Janet Lever, California State University, Los Angeles

Elaine Mossman, Victoria University, New Zealand

Susan Dewey, DePauw University

Christine Milrod, Institute for the Advanced Study of Sexuality

Mindy Bradley-Engen, University of Arkansas

Molly Dragiewicz, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada

Ann Lucas, San Jose State University

Frances Shaver, Concordia University, Canada

Ariel Eisenberg, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Juline Koken, National Development and Research Institutes, Public Health Solutions

Larry Ashley, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Barry Dank, California State University, Long Beach

Richard Lotspeich, Indiana State University

Tamara O’Doherty, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Canada

Lauren Joseph, Stony Brook University

Crystal Jackson, University of Nevada

Gayle MacDonald, St. Thomas University, Canada

Lyle Hallowell, Nassau Community College

Daniel Sander, New York University

Gert Hekma, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

John Betts, New York University

Wendy Chapkis, University of Southern Maine

Suzanne Jenkins, Keele University, UK

Benjamin Reed, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Anna Kontula, University of Tampere, Finland

Janell Tryon, New York University

Mindy Chateauvert, University of Maryland

Jessie Daniels, City University of New York - Hunter College

Rachel Hsiung, New York University

Gillian Abel, University of Otago, New Zealand

Deborah Brock, York University, Toronto, Canada

Elizabeth Nanas, Wayne State University

Charles Watson, Curtin University, Australia

Ilona Margiotta, New York University

Jennifer Manion, Connecticut College

Lyle Hallowell, Nassau Community College

Emily van der Meulen, York University, Toronto, Canada

Rebecca Chalker, Pace University

Gilbert Geis, University of California, Irvine

Rachael Stern, New York University

Lynn Comella, University of Nevada

Alessandro De Giorgi, San Jose State University

Martin Schwartz, Ohio University

William Chambliss, George Washington University

Kelley Moult, American University





Original:
http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/letter- ... egislature





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[Lycisca]

Im US-Bundesstaat Rhode Island droht eine Gesetzesverschärfung und Kriminalisierung gegen Prostitution.

Es ist zwar schon älter, doch der Länderbericht CRC/C/OPSC/USA/CO/1 vom 6. Juni 2008, erstellt vom Committee on the Rights of the Child gem Optional Protocol zur Convention on the Rights of the Child der Vereinten Nationen zeigt deutlich, welche verkehrte Schwerpunktsetzung eine polizeistaatliche Bekämpfung von Prostitution bedeutet: Kriminelle Aktivitäten, wie Kinderprostitution nehmen in bedenklichem Ausmaß zu, und die Opfer werden noch dazu als Prostituierte kriminalisiert, müssen also aus Eigeninteresse die Täter decken.

Quelle: Datenbanken am Netherland Institute of Human Rights, Utrecht School of Law
http://sim.law.uu.nl/sim/Dochome.nsf

Child prostitution

24. The Committee notes the State party's efforts in addressing child prostitution, with programmes focused on a victim-centred approach. However, the Committee is concerned at the information that prostitution of children is a widespread and increasing phenomenon in the State party. It is also concerned at the information that enforcement of child prostitution laws is quite low at the state level and that the resources allocated for protection programmes, training and education are not sufficient.

Measures adopted to protect the rights and interests of child victims of offences prohibited under the Optional Protocol

37. The Committee welcomes the measures taken for the protection of child victims of the offences covered by the Optional Protocol in the criminal justice system [...] However, the Committee is concerned at the information that there are instances where child victims, especially those who are victims of trafficking within the United States and those used in prostitution, may be penalized or criminalized, since state laws have not yet uniformly exempted children, notably those involved in prostitution, from arrest and prosecution.

38. The Committee recommends [...] The State party should be also guided in this respect by the United Nations Guidelines on Justice in Matters involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime (see Economic and Social Council resolution 2005/20).

[Marc of Frankfurt]

Politischer Nachfaßbrief:

2. Runde
Unterschriften gesucht


As individuals who have knowledge and experience of sex work and its regulation we wish to express our concerns about the consequences of the proposed legislation. Our intent is neither to condone nor condemn sex work but to express our concern regarding many of the public statements that have resulted from the introduction of these bills, which we believe to be not only untrue but also harmful to the women and men involved in sex work.

A number of these statements are misleading, in that they generalize from studies on subpopulations of sex workers, who make up a very diverse population. In particular statements frequently refer to a subset of outdoor workers referred to as 'survival sex workers' who have multiple health and social problems and are often studied in outreach centers, clinics and detention facilities where they form a convenient sample for researchers. These people often have chaotic lives, and are in effect street people who sell sex in desperation, often for illegal substances, and should be considered from a policy perspective as people with addiction problems, not just as sex workers, the selling of sex often being incidental. Sex workers in this sector represent only a very small proportion of the total population of sex workers, and while the current legislation creates many problems for them, it is totally inappropriate to generalize any research findings from this group, or to make comments about the essential nature of sex work based on these studies.

We appreciate that part of the motive of the proponents and supporters of these bills is to protect sex workers, but the proposed measures will not provide any protection, but rather will inflict much personal and social harm. In addition, this legislation will place a large burden on law enforcement, and the criminal justice and correctional systems and divert resources away from more urgent needs. A number of the problems that outdoor workers face arise from social conditions that urgently require addressing, but reducing economic opportunity and increasing punitive policing can only make conditions worse. A number of studies have shown that it is the effect of unjust laws and the resulting stigma that create many of the problems that have concerned legislators, and make working conditions increasingly unsafe.

The burden of the proposed legislation will fall mainly on those in the indoor market. Despite what supporters of the bills have stated, there is little evidence to suggest that indoor workers pose any threats to social order, or constitute any harm that justifies placing them under the criminal law. Much of the justification of the proposed legislation comes from people who have campaigned against human trafficking – the forced migration of individuals against their will. Yet most researchers, experts and organizations concerned with combating trafficking are completely against criminalizing sex work because of a belief that this will make matters worse not better. The supporters of these bills represent a small but emotionally persuasive minority of opinion on the relationship between trafficking and sex work, relying heavily on rhetoric rather than fact, and do the campaign to combat trafficking a great disservice by deflecting attention away from the many other sectors that exploit trafficking victims, including domestic, factory and farm labor. Only in a transparent and legal environment can victims of trafficking be assisted and protected. Criminalization has always attracted organized crime and violence, lessons that were learned tragically from the prohibition of alcohol and the war on drugs.

Contrary to information provided to the Assembly, many studies on sex workers show no difference in stress levels or health from those employed in other personal service industries. Some studies have also focused on the role of sex workers in counseling, personal care of disadvantaged groups, such as the disabled, and in health promotion. The Government of New Zealand funded sex workers as partners to combat sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS, and similar arrangements have been made in other countries such as Australia. Similarly those countries that have changed their laws to remove sex work from the criminal law have not shown the harmful social effects predicted by opponents. The evidence for this includes the official investigations of the effects of the 2000 law in the Netherlands, contrary to what legislators have been told by the bills' supporters. Sex workers are not asking to be rescued, they are asking for equal protection and working conditions under the law.

Rhode Island may be unique in its laws within the United States, but certainly is not unique on the world stage. If the arguments advanced about the harm of sex work in support of these bills were true, Rhode Island should have a much higher level of social problems than the rest of the United States. No evidence has been advanced to substantiate this, nor does evidence from the rest of the world support such claims.

We strongly advise the General Assembly
- to consider what are credibly established facts over emotion and rhetoric, and
- to examine the likely consequences of criminalizing a consensual sexual interaction between adults. These include
- wasteful use of public funds,
- increased danger for many women and men,
especially those with limited economic opportunities,
- a misdirection of attention away from the realities of human trafficking and
- increased crime and violence.
- We urge you not to pursue a course of action that can benefit no one and that will
- create many new problems for the State of Rhode Island.


Unterzeichner gesucht:
http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/Michael ... -next-step





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[sixela]

          

verschörungstheorien waren in amerika immer schon beliebt.

Viel beliebter sind Verschwörungstheorien GEGEN Amerika. Lassen mit dem Abtritt von Bush glücklicherweise nach und kommen momentan nur bei der extremen Rechten und der extremen Linken beliebt.

(auch off topic)

[Marc of Frankfurt]

SWOP Santa Cruz - First meeting -- Current/Former Sex Worker Only!

Quarterly Worker Support Meeting
of
SWOP of Santa Cruz



The quarterly meeting of the Sex Workers or Providers (“SWOP”) of Santa
Cruz is scheduled for
Sunday, September 6, 2009 @ 3:00 PM.

This meeting is open to all sex workers, past and current, of any
gender, sexual orientation, and age.

Some of the topics we will be discussing:


• Sex worker safety in and around the Santa Cruz area
• Sex work as a viable legal occupation – ‘Decriminalization Now’
• Methods to stop police harassment
• Our physical health as sex workers
• Legal and peer support for sex workers
• Available resources for and by sex workers



We request that all that attend be past, current or transitioning sex
workers. We are here to support
and share resources and information to help others in the sex worker
community. We look forward
to seeing you at this meeting and addressing all your questions,
comments and concerns.

For information on the location of this important meeting, please call the Santa Cruz SWOP info line
@ 313-657-0048. Also, if you have any questions or special needs, please leave a message.





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[Arum]

Da stosse ich auf eine story die an die Schweinfurt-Geschichte (viewtopic.php?t=5004&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0) erinnert...

In Nashville, Tenessee, wird's von den Behörden nämlich genau anders herum gemacht: da gibt es erstens 'John schools', also 'Freierschulen' für auf frischer Tat ertappte Kunden. Damit ihnen mal klar gemacht wird, wie sehr sie beitragen an der Ausbeutung von Frauen. Aber damit nicht genug:

But in Nashville, the johns' faces are shown on a police Web site.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/27 ... hn.school/

[ehemaliger_User]

Tagesspiegel 22.09.2009

James O'Keefe
Der Michael Moore der Rechten
Amerikas Konservative haben einen neuen Helden, eine Art Michael Moore der Rechten, der moralische Fehltritte des gegnerischen Lagers anprangert. Und Barack Obama hat einen Skandal am Hals, der die Öffentlichkeit von seinen politischen Zielen ablenkt.

Eigentlich ist es weder ein Skandal des Präsidenten noch seiner Partei, sondern der Organisation Acorn (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now). Doch die meisten Amerikaner halten Acorn für eine politische Kampforganisation der Demokraten.

James O'Keefe heißt der neue Held der Republikaner. Der 25-Jährige und seine Kollegin Hannah Giles suchten gemeinsam Acorn-Büros auf, gaben sich als hilfsbedürftige junge Leute aus und baten dort um Rat, wie sie gewisse hinderliche Vorschriften für ihre Karrierepläne umgehen könnten, zum Beispiel das Prostitutionsverbot. Den bekamen sie auch bereitwillig. Denn viele Acorn-Mitarbeiter empfinden sich als Vorkämpfer einer Gesellschaft, die sich von den aus ihrer Sicht überholten Moralvorstellungen befreit. Doch was O'Keefe und Giles mit versteckter Kamera filmten, reicht dann doch deutlich ins Kriminelle, fern jeder Moral: Acorn-Mitarbeiter gaben selbst Tipps zu Mädchenhandel und Steuerbetrug - zum Beispiel, wie man Minderjährige zur Prostitution ins Land bringen und ihre Tätigkeit verschleiern könne.

Folgende Geschichte tischte das junge Pärchen Acorn auf. Sie seien überzeugte Demokraten und strebten eine politische Karriere an. Doch das Startkapital müssten sie erst verdienen, und was sie dabei im Sinne hatten, ließ sich leicht verstehen. Man müsse die Tätigkeit der Dame anders nennen, lautete der Rat, zum Beispiel "darstellende Künstlerin". Und wenn sie ihre Einkünfte an einen Freund überweise und der es als politische Spende ihrem Partner, dem Zuhälter mit politischen Ambitionen, zukommen lasse, sei das Geld steuermindern gewaschen. Doch selbst als O'Keefe fragte, wie man 13 "sehr junge Mädchen" aus El Salvador in die USA bringen könne, die hier Männern eine Freude bereiten könnten, wurden die Acorn-Leute weder misstrauisch noch zügelten sie ihre Hilfsbereitschaft. "Nennt sie einfach eure Gäste", war die Empfehlung.

O'Keefe hat zwei prominente Vorbilder: Erstens Michael Moore, der in Deutschland oft missverständlich als "Dokumentarfilmer" bezeichnet wird, aber tatsächlich bitterböse Satirefilme dreht. Darin stellt er die Rechte bloß, prangert Amerikas Gesundheitsystem an oder Konzerne wie Haliburton, die dank ihrer Verbindungen zu Präsident George W. Bush oder dessen Vize Dick Cheney Milliarden am Irakkrieg und dem Kampf gegen den Terror verdienten. Und, zweitens, Sacha Baron Cohen, der sich erst in der Rolle des kasachischen Journalisten Borat und nun als österreichischer Homosexueller Brüno über Moral und Sexualmoral der Amerikaner lustig machte.

Für Acorn sind die Folgen des Skandals dramatisch. Binnen weniger Wochen hat die Organisation einen Großteil der öffentlichen Gelder für ihre sozialen Hilfsprogramme verloren. Demokraten beeilen sich, auf Distanz zu gehen und im Kongress gegen öffentliche Zuwendungen an Acorn zu stimmen. Die Organisation war 1970 zur Hilfe für Arme in Arkansas gegründet worden und hatte sich rasch einen Namen auf vielen sozialen Gebieten gemacht: Unterstützung bei ungeplanten Schwangerschaften, Hurrikan-Hilfe, Wählerregistrierung, juristischer Beistand gegen Kredithaie in der Immobilienkrise.

Den Republikanern war Acorn immer ein Dorn im Auge, weil die Organisation klar Partei für die Demokraten bezog. Mehrfach gab es Vorwürfe wegen Korruption und Fälschung von Wahlunterlagen, aber sie konnten Acorns Nimbus lange wenig anhaben. Seit den O'Keefe-Videos hat Acorn die überwältigende Mehrheit Amerikas gegen sich.

http://www.tagesspiegel.de/weltspiegel/ ... 17,2905281



Nachtrag 2013

Conservative Media Star James O’Keefe Pays $100,000 Settlement For ACORN Pimp Sting

http://thinkprogress.org/media/2013/03/ ... imp-sting/

[Marc of Frankfurt]

hier die Fox-Videos gegen ACORN
von James O'Keefe, Hannah Giles und Glen Beck:
viewtopic.php?p=65503#65503


Untersuchungsbericht Freier-Umerziehung/John-Schools
viewtopic.php?p=65811#65811

[Marc of Frankfurt]

Debatte in den U.S.A.

http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/ ... n-be-legal

[Marc of Frankfurt]

Philadelphia-Fan bietet Sex für Endspiel-Karten
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28. Oktober 2009, 12:15 Uhr

Eine weibliche Anhängerin der Philadelphia Phillies hat im Internet als "verzweifelte Blondine" Sex als Gegenleistung für die begehrten Tickets der Baseball-Endspiele gegen die New York Yankees angeboten. Die Polizei schickte einen verdeckten Ermittler – und verhaftete sie wegen Prostitution.

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