Because they have very little social experience, children living in poverty who face various problems, such as inadequate housing, become easy targets as cheap sex partners or as workers in horrible w

People who prey on these children and young adults are the lowest of the low.

Do they have a better viable choice?

Welcome to the real world where the poor and the needy are exploited directly and indirectly by the rich and famous. This happens in every society.

ArtistAlLarge

People who prey on these children and young adults are the lowest of the low.

True, but punishments for such exploiters are low or non-existent.

I would assume if they are living in poverty, then they are dirty, sloppy looking and malnourished. Why would someone prey on that for cheap sex? Humans are a strange animal.

Welcome to the real world where the poor and the needy are exploited directly and indirectly by the rich and famous. This happens in every society.

So no-one should do anything because that's the way of the world? Hopefully you'll never be in charge of anything if that's your attitude....

@Lloyd Weems: I should have been a bit clearer in my viewpoint. Why doesn't this professor try to highlight the motivation and parties involved behind these exploitation of poor and needy? We are always given the "half truth" from the media and the experts on these kind of issues.

@ Garfield1275

I see your point and agree. Very often these Quote Of The Day comments are just taken directly from the original without providing a link to them so we can read the whole thing for ourselves - it may well be in this case that the professor did just that.

Because they have very little social experience, children living in poverty who face various problems, such as inadequate housing, become easy targets as cheap sex partners or as workers in horrible working conditions.

And whose fault is that? How about the politicians who spend tax money for their own amusement instead of welfare programs? How about the cops who take bribes to let it go on and the ordinary citizens who look the other way because it makes them uncomfortable?

Yes of course those who prey on the weak are despicable, but if we closely examine the reasons, we wil find ALOT more despicable people who can be labeled as culpable than just those predators.