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Seems like this would all boil down to knowledge and intent. I have no love for salesforce but it seems like a big of a stretch to go after a tools manufacturer

• wl 8y ago
  There's a term for this kind of thing: deep pocket. The folks actually responsible for the wrongs these people have suffered are likely imprisoned and are relatively poor compared to Salesforce.
• LanceH 8y ago
  As a tools provider, sure, it makes no sense. But aren't they also a big services company as well, like Oracle? Will there be some record of an engagement on how to manage these particular pages? And it would also be nice of "journalists" would differentiate between prostitution and sex trafficking. The cops, of course, are using the most inflammatory term possible to justify their actions.
  • save_ferris 8y ago
    > And it would also be nice of "journalists" would differentiate between prostitution and sex trafficking. The cops, of course, are using the most inflammatory term possible to justify their actions. This is a civil suit, not criminal, brought by women who claimed they were abused by traffickers, which was enabled by Salesforce. I can't find a single reference to the police in this piece, and the article clearly states that the plaintiffs allege trafficking in their case. So the piece is exactly correct to use the term "trafficking".
• muzani 8y ago
  It's not just "tools". It's closer to service, as they would have been aware taking money from a shady company. It seems similar to banks participating in money laundering. They could well have guessed what it was for, but closed an eye to it. The case really boils down to proving that they had good knowledge of what was going on.